Last year, we received input from the community on the vision for the public art that will be featured in the center of a new traffic circle in the Barrio at Pine Avenue and Harding Street, one of the gateways into the Barrio. 

After issuing a statewide call for artists qualifications to recruit potential artists or artist teams for the project, the city received nine qualified applications. Now, we’re getting ready to select the artist. 

On Nov. 13, a Public Art Advisory Subcommittee made up of two community members, two members of the city’s Arts Commission and one arts professional, will meet for the first time to review the applications. 

• The subcommittee will discuss and score each application. 
• The goal is to narrow the field down to the top qualified artists who will be invited to make presentations at the next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 19. 
• The selected artist will gather public input to help shape the public art design concept in early 2025.

Public Art Advisory Subcommittee meeting
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 5 p.m.
Council Chamber
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive

The city’s website contains links to all the artist applications and agenda. You can also sign up for email updates about the public art project.

How to participate

1. Provide feedback via email before the meeting to arts@carlsbadca.gov.
2. Sign up to speak at the meeting on Nov. 13

How to watch

1. Follow the meeting live on the city's website
2. Watch a recording of the meeting afterward

Barrio art 

The city involved the community at the earliest stages of the project’s development to gather feedback about how the new art could best reflect the Barrio’s neighborhood identity and cultural and historic heritage.

Here is a summary report that includes some of the common themes heard so far.

Thank you for your support of the arts in Carlsbad. 

Related topics 

Barrio traffic circle project
Chestnut underpass public art
Art in Public Places program