Five Artists Selected for Colorful Communities Poster Series
Published on March 03, 2026
Every neighborhood has many stories. In Culver City, those stories are being told through art. Culver City: Colorful Communities (CC:CC) is a new poster program that invites visual artists to capture the character, history, and lived experience of the city’s neighborhoods, creating a collectible series that reflects who we are and where we live.
For the 2025-2026 poster program, the City of Culver City awarded commissions to four individual artists and one artist team. Applications were reviewed and scored by a panel of five neighborhood representatives, each representing one of the neighborhoods featured in this year’s iteration of the program. The Cultural Affairs Commission Public Art Subcommittee provided feedback and guidance throughout the development of the program. Each artist or artist team will receive an $8,000 commission.
"The City of Culver City is proud to foster a history of providing artistic and cultural initiatives to its residents and visitors. 'Culver City: Colorful Communities' is no exception. This collectible poster series celebrates our City’s diverse and beloved neighborhoods through the unique perspective of visual artists," said Mayor Freddy Puza. "Culver City continues to inspire civic engagement, support creative growth, and promote community pride, especially with the 2028 Games on the horizon. I am excited to see the five posters from this year’s offerings.”
For the 2025-2026 cycle, Culver City: Colorful Communities artists are:
- AQMNI LLC (Culver/West)
- Buena Johnson (Fox Hills)
- Deborah Aschheim (Sunkist Park)
- Lori Escalera (Blair Hills)
- Stephen Holman (Lucerne/Higuera)
Future cycles of the program will showcase other neighborhoods.
CC:CC is a program of the City of Culver City’s Cultural Affairs Division, implemented through the Art in Public Places Program in coordination with the Culver City Cultural Affairs Commission and funded by the City’s Cultural Trust Fund.
The five, inaugural posters of this program will be completed by Fall 2026.
Learn more about the Culver City: Colorful Communities Program.