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Palo Alto Public Art Program, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, CA (2026)

10/13/2026

Wild Color is now on display!

All four mural panels from Wild Color, a community art project led by artist Zoe Caron Zoe Caron, are now installed at Cubberley Community Center!

Created through a series of free, hands-on workshops, these colorful murals celebrate California’s native wildlife and the creativity of our community. Participants of all ages and experience levels helped bring the artwork to life, one painted section at a time.

The completed murals will be on view through the end of the year, so stop by and take a look!

Location: Cubberley Community Center, L-wing wall facing E- and F-wings.

Wild Color is presented as part of the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program’s ArtLift Grant Program.

10/07/2026

CODE:ART 2027 CALL FOR ARTISTS IS NOW OPEN!

We are looking for artists and artist teams to bring interactive media art to downtown Palo Alto for Code:ART 2027.

Two opportunities. Open nationally and internationally. No application fee.

Apply by Monday, November 16, 2026.

Learn more + apply at the link in bio.

09/24/2026

SUMMON AN ASTEROID ON CAL AVE TONIGHT

Join artist Miguel Novelo Miguel Novelo tonight during Thursday Live: Jazz & Harvest Fest and experience his interactive augmented reality artwork, Benny W

09/24/2026

GO ON A HIDDEN BIRDS SCAVENGER HUNT TONIGHT!

Heading to California Avenue for Thursday Live: Jazz & Harvest Fest? While you’re there, see how many Hidden Birds you can find!

Fifteen tiny ceramic birds by artist Inna Razmakhova Inna Ra are tucked into unexpected places along California Avenue. Each represents a bird species found in California and invites you to slow down, look closely and discover a little art along the way.

Tonight, September 24 | 5–8 p.m.
Thursday Live on Cal Ave.: Jazz & Harvest Fest
Free music, activities and more along car-free California Avenue

09/24/2026

GO ON A HIDDEN BIRDS SCAVENGER HUNT TONIGHT!

Heading to California Avenue for Thursday Live: Jazz & Harvest Fest? While you’re there, see how many Hidden Birds you can find!

Fifteen tiny ceramic birds by artist Inna Razmakhova Inna Ra are tucked into unexpected places along California Avenue. Each represents a bird species found in California and invites you to slow down, look closely and discover a little art along the way.

Tonight, September 24 | 5–8 p.m.
Thursday Live on Cal Ave.: Jazz & Harvest Fest
Free music, activities and more along car-free California Avenue

Hidden Birds is a temporary installation funded through the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program’s ArtLift Grant Program.

09/12/2026

☄️ AN ASTEROID IS LANDING ON RAMONA STREET.

Tonight during the Palo Alto Art Walk, encounter an interactive asteroid by artist Miguel Novelo Miguel Novelo, popping up on Ramona Street from 5–7 p.m.

Inspired by Bennu, an asteroid about a third of a mile wide, the brushed aluminum sculpture becomes a portal. Scan it with your phone and a full-scale asteroid appears in augmented reality, hovering in your environment and responding to your movement and presence.

Bennu has a 1-in-1,750 chance of hitting Earth between 2178 and 2290, with its closest potential encounter on September 24, 2182.

Who might be standing here in 2182? What will their world look like? And if Bennu could hear you, what would you say?

Saturday, September 12, 5–7 p.m., Ramona Street

09/10/2026

This Saturday at Downtown Library Palo Alto City Library!

Join The Rhinoceros Project with artists Michelle Wilson & Anne Beck on Saturday, September 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a free community sewing circle.

Add your stitches to a collaborative embroidered map exploring place, movement, and migration. All ages and skill levels are welcome. No sewing experience needed, and all materials are provided.

Part of the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program’s ArtLift Grant Program.

09/10/2026

Join artist Zoe Caron Zoe Caron for the final “Wild Color” hands-on community mural workshop at Cubberley Community Center this Saturday, September 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Designed with public participation in mind, this ArtLift project invites community members of all ages and experience levels to help bring a large-scale mural to life.

Participants will collaborate on the mural through a guided paint-by-numbers process. No art experience is needed, and all materials will be provided.

Workshops are free and open to the public and presented as part of the ArtLift Grant Program through the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program.

Saturday, September 12, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Cubberley Community Center (between the L-, E-, and F-wings)

Come for an hour or stay for the full workshop and help create a vibrant community mural together!

09/09/2026

A little unexpected magic has appeared among the trees at California Avenue Caltrain Station.

“Whispers Through the Trees”, a participatory public art installation by artist Sophia Lee Sophie Sophia Lee, is now on view through October 2026.

Soft sculptural fortune cookies are tucked among the trees, each handmade from reclaimed canvas and other materials during community workshops. Inside each one is a hidden message contributed by a participant: kind, playful, reflective, or quietly hopeful.

Created together by community members of all experience levels throughout Palo Alto during the summer, the installation brings small moments of care, creativity, and connection into an everyday public space.

On view through October 2026
California Avenue Caltrain Station, Palo Alto

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