Our Projects

Downtown San Pedro and its immediate surroundings are home to over 90 visual artists as well as restaurants, performing arts venues and art galleries. The district is anchored by the Warner Grand Theatre, a 1,500 seat historic art deco movie palace, Little Fish Theatre, which presents repertory theater in a converted garage, the Grand Annex (a project of the Grand Vision Foundation) and the Loft Studios, a three-story warehouse with a concentration of fine artists. The Arts District’s streets are lined with artists’ live work spaces and each month everyone collaborates on the First Thursday Art Walk. The San Pedro Waterfront Arts District knows that public art is a vital way to enliven the downtown core and is making plans to have artists paint more DOT Utility boxes, along with a wall mural. The goals of the new Arts District are to:

  • to cultivate sustaining partnerships;
  • evolve the accomplishments of the past;
  • generate new opportunities to support local arts, culture and entertainment;
  • and fulfill the mission to nurture the cultural roots of San Pedro through arts advocacy, education and promotion.

We have completed three rounds of beautifying San Pedro with artist-painted DOT utility boxes and the vinyl mural on the side of Wellington Signs.  The DOT boxes were all created with the theme of Unexpected Pedro.

Storm Drains

San Pedro Storm Drains

San Pedro Storm Drains

Del Taco Mural Commission painted by Mer Young

Del Taco Mural Commission painted by Mer Young

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 9th Street, painted by Regina Argentin

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 9th Street, painted by Regina Argentin

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 11th Street, painted by Cherry Wood

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 11th Street, painted by Cherry Wood

Lilyan Fierman Walkway Mural by Luis Sanchez

Lilyan Fierman Walkway Mural by Luis Sanchez

Harbor & O’Farrell, SW corner, painted by Nuria Ortiz

Harbor & O’Farrell, SW corner, painted by Nuria Ortiz

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Miki Yokoyama

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Miki Yokoyama

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Garen Novruzyen

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Garen Novruzyen

Harbor & 1st St, SW corner, painted by Luis Sanchez

Harbor & 1st St, SW corner, painted by Luis Sanchez

Harbor & 1st Street, SW corner, painted by Erick Sanchez

Harbor & 1st Street, SW corner, painted by Erick Sanchez

Miner & 22nd, NW corner, painted by Adrienne Wade

Miner & 22nd, NW corner, painted by Adrienne Wade

Wellington Signs Mural

Wellington Signs Mural

Harbor and 5th, painted by Julie Bender

Harbor and 5th, painted by Julie Bender

Harbor at 5th,  painted by Miriam Jackson

Harbor at 5th, painted by Miriam Jackson

Harbor at 7th, painted by Monte Thrasher

Harbor at 7th, painted by Monte Thrasher

Harbor and 6th – painted by Adrienne Wade

Harbor and 6th – painted by Adrienne Wade

Pacific and Ninth – painted by Monte Thrasher

Pacific and Ninth – painted by Monte Thrasher

Pacific and Seventh – painted by Adrienne Wade

Pacific and Seventh – painted by Adrienne Wade

Ninth and Grand – painted by Zahra Bejaune

Ninth and Grand – painted by Zahra Bejaune

Pacific and Fifth – painted by Casey Courey-Pickering

Pacific and Fifth – painted by Casey Courey-Pickering

Pacific and Sixth – painted by Miriam Jackson

Pacific and Sixth – painted by Miriam Jackson

DOT Boxes

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 9th Street, painted by Regina Argentin

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 9th Street, painted by Regina Argentin

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 11th Street, painted by Cherry Wood

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 11th Street, painted by Cherry Wood

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 7th Street, painted by Luis Sanchez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 7th Street, painted by Luis Sanchez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 1st Street, painted by Ricky Hernandez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 1st Street, painted by Ricky Hernandez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 5th Street, painted by Kate Kelton

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 5th Street, painted by Kate Kelton

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 15th Street, painted by Mer Young

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 15th Street, painted by Mer Young

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 13th, painted by Victoria Jean Jimenez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 13th, painted by Victoria Jean Jimenez

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 8th Street, painted by Monika Petroczy

Gaffey Street DOT Box at 8th Street, painted by Monika Petroczy

Harbor & O’Farrell, SW corner, painted by Nuria Ortiz

Harbor & O’Farrell, SW corner, painted by Nuria Ortiz

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Miki Yokoyama

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Miki Yokoyama

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Garen Novruzyen

Harbor & Swinford, SW corner, painted by Garen Novruzyen

Harbor & 1st St, SW corner, painted by Luis Sanchez

Harbor & 1st St, SW corner, painted by Luis Sanchez

Harbor & 1st Street, SW corner, painted by Erick Sanchez

Harbor & 1st Street, SW corner, painted by Erick Sanchez

Miner & 22nd, NW corner, painted by Adrienne Wade

Miner & 22nd, NW corner, painted by Adrienne Wade

Harbor and 5th, painted by Julie Bender

Harbor and 5th, painted by Julie Bender

Harbor at 5th,  painted by Miriam Jackson

Harbor at 5th, painted by Miriam Jackson

Harbor at 7th, painted by Monte Thrasher

Harbor at 7th, painted by Monte Thrasher

Harbor and 6th – painted by Adrienne Wade

Harbor and 6th – painted by Adrienne Wade

Pacific and Ninth – painted by Monte Thrasher

Pacific and Ninth – painted by Monte Thrasher

Pacific and Seventh – painted by Adrienne Wade

Pacific and Seventh – painted by Adrienne Wade

Ninth and Grand – painted by Zahra Bejaune

Ninth and Grand – painted by Zahra Bejaune

Pacific and Fifth – painted by Casey Courey-Pickering

Pacific and Fifth – painted by Casey Courey-Pickering

Pacific and Sixth – painted by Miriam Jackson

Pacific and Sixth – painted by Miriam Jackson

Contact Us

San Pedro Waterfront Arts District
880 West 18th Street, San Pedro, CA 90731
310-732-0010
Email Us

Support the San Pedro Waterfront Arts District

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with tax ID number IRS EIN# 47-1551519. We receive no direct government support and rely upon grants and donations to do our good work! Please consider a donation or sponsorship.