the billboard creative brings art to the streets of los angeles

non-profit arts organization the billboard collective presents the seventh iteration of its public billboard exhibition opening on april 5 and taking over the streets of los angeles. featuring the work of 30 emerging and established artists, the project turns billboard advertising spaces into open-air art exhibitions. this year’s show includes works from guest artists ramiro gomez, phung huynh, narsiso martinez, and calida rawness.

images courtesy of the billboard creative
artwork © nadine rovner

‘the billboard creative expands the audience for fine art into the public realm, exposing new artists to los angeles drivers and pedestrians alike,’ said show curator victoria burns. ‘this exhibition is meant to be thought-provoking and addresses some of the most important issues of our time through a variety of artistic voices.’

artwork © rollence patugan

founded in 2014, the billboard creative has been committed to staging public art on billboards in los angeles with a mission to help emerging and undiscovered artists and bring art into the everyday path of the city’s inhabitants. the organization accepts submissions from all disciplines and enlists professional artists and curators to lead its blind-submission selection process.

artwork © cornelia hediger

‘since launching the billboard creative in 2014, our goals have always been to provide emerging and underrepresented artists with a platform to elevate their profile through massive exposure and to bring art to the public via billboards,’ says TBC founder and executive director adam santelli. ‘with los angeles museums closed to the public for roughly a year due to the pandemic, now is more important than ever to continue to bring this art experience to the streets and create an opportunity for angelenos to discover their new favorite artists.’

artwork © lissa rivera

artwork © laurie simmons

artwork © bill durgin

exhibition info:

name: the billboard collective

where: los angeles

when: from april 5, 2o21

guest artists: calida rawles, narsiso martinez, phung huynh, ramiro gomez

submitted artists: adele quartley brown, alicia aldama, amber allen, andrea davis kronlund, andrew decaen, deborah kennedy, dimpy bhalotia, eric mccracken, gisele olson, humaira abid, jay wilson, john keatley, julia fullerton-batten, jw throgmorton, nancy burson, ora clay, pamela littky, raymond bonavida, sandra cattaneo adorno, shelby alexander, shell bird, sherry s. knutson, suzan mandla, thu nguyen, tom atwood, vicki dasilva