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EQUITY

In Perris, California, public art is helping to
develop equitable opportunities to support a
built environment that boosts economic vitality
and celebrates the diverse culture in the city.

Painting the Way to an Equitable Built
Environment Through Public Art
By Crystal Lopez, MPH

W

ith a growing population as an urban small city, Perris,
California, has transformed its approach to public art by
prioritizing equitable and sustainable opportunities that
cultivate its rich history and celebrate its vibrant community. Public art has traditionally served as a beautification element for city
streets, community parks and social gathering spaces. For the city of Perris,
public art was one of the missing elements in developing equitable opportunities to support a built environment that boosts economic vitality and
celebrates the diverse culture in the city.

Over the past year, Perris has
introduced a Public Art Initiative
that provides a blank canvas for
the community to paint works of
art that support the city's vision for
creating an identity that reflects its
diverse community. The city's leadership believes that public art can
be used as a powerful tool of expression to raise public awareness
on social issues, preserve a com36

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munity's history, influence the lives
of individuals, enhance the level of
civic engagement, and transform
the small hometown feel of the city
into a vibrant cityscape.
In 2019, the city of Perris adopted an ordinance that implemented
a public art fee on new industrial
developments within the city that
would fund the new Public Art
Initiative. The initiative allows

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the creation of public art projects
throughout the city that provide art
enrichment activities for the community and celebrate Perris' past,
present and future through an equitable lens and scope. Simultaneously, the city is working on the revitalization of the parks and recreation
master plan, which will incorporate a sustainable approach to set
the vision in motion for public art
in open spaces through policy development and implementation of
equitable programs.

Launching the Public
Art Project
A kick-off mural project inaugurated the public art initiative and future
artistic cityscape vision. A city priority was to ensure that the mural



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