Utility Boxes

Graves Brothers – Hattiesburg Sounds

Thomas Jackson

Located in front of T-bones Records and Café, the Hattiesburg Sounds utility box celebrates Hattiesburg’s vibrant music scene.

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Playful Pets

Claire Kinnell

Across from Presbyterian Christian Elementary School

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Blooming Death

Hector Boldo

This utility box located at Hardy St. and 34th St. is based on “El Dia de los Muertos;” a Mexican tradition that has been around for centuries. On November 1 and 2, people await the return of their deceased family members and prepare an offering with food, drinks, sugar skulls or cigarettes; depending on what the person ate, drank, or did while they were alive. Part of the tradition is visiting their gravestones and decorating it with beautiful flowers for the deceased to see. This particular piece entails the whole tradition into one; the iconic sugar skull from the offering and the flowers used to decorate their gravestone.

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Blue Jay and Cardinal

Spence Townsend

Located on Hardy Street by Hattiesburg Zoo, “Cardinal & Blue Jay” is a vibrantly colored, geometric abstraction depicting familiar birds common to the Hattiesburg area. The cardinal and the blue jay are “singing” to each
other, which serves as a signifier for open discourse in our society. The limited color palette and dynamic color contrasts represent differing points of view between the two characters.

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DK Unity

A.C. Bledsoe

Designed to celebrate significant Mississippians, DK Unity represents the ideals of unity. The box features the stories of Vernon Dahmer and Clyde Kennard, two local heroes who lived and died in the name of Civil Rights.

Education

Andrea Kostyal

A phase 2 box, this work is a nod to Hattiesburg’s strong education community and sits across from The University of Southern Mississippi. Look closely and you’ll see that the art was created to line up perfectly with its real-life surroundings.

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Flutterby

Shanna Nicole Britt

“Flutterby” An old story tells us the Butterfly was named mistakenly by a little girl trying to call it a Flutterby. This girl full of wonder has the will to call a butterfly any name she pleases because in her world, she is the one who discovers it for the first time.

In the City

Jennifer Porter

This design depicts iconic Hattiesburg buildings including the Historic Train Depot, USM, and more!

All That Jazz

Aubri Sparkman

This colorful design is an imaginative piece featuring jazz musicians bringing music to life.