# Audio - Public Art Commission - November 9, 2026

The City of Escondido Public Art Commission met on November 9, 2026, to consider public-art grants and installations. Commissioners supported a $6,755 Project Expansion Grant for Escondido Alley Art’s mural expansion. For Escondido Creek Trail projects, the commission approved a Neighborhood Healthcare mural by Kwame Olivier and Adele Reno for $150,000, Sasha Primo’s “Invisible Creek” mural series for $100,000, Becca Dwyer’s Washington Park control-box artwork for $1,500, and a $30,000 sculpture by Glass House Arts, including a five-year maintenance plan. Commissioners selected the Glass House Arts sculpture after raising durability and safety concerns about the highest-rated proposal. The Creek Trail program has $310,000 allocated, with $285,000 for artist awards and $25,000 available for unforeseen site preparation costs; the project approvals passed unanimously, 6–0.

The commission also approved Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month 2027 grants totaling $60,233: seven projects for $49,483 and two additional projects for $10,750. Commissioner Rogers recused herself from the latter two proposals, including “Hot Glass, Cold Beer” and the Escondido–Guadalajara International Art Exchange. The commission additionally moved to formally deaccession Juan Andres Marin’s “Ad Astra” traffic-signal-box artwork because the box was beyond repair; the transcript does not capture the vote result. No vendor contract awards were discussed; the principal spending actions were grants and public-art project awards.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 09, 2026

### Sources
- [Audio - Public Art Commission - November 9, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OSi3rQygvY) - City of Escondido