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| | Nearly 40 murals can be found around Chico. Some are historical and some are whimsical, but all were painted with care and intricate detail. Pick up a brochure to help you locate the different murals at the Chamber office, or visit the Chico Art Center website to see photos and locations of all the murals. | |
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| | Annie and John Bidwell
Building: Perche No!
Location: West wall
Street: 2nd Street near Broadway
Artist: Scott Teeple |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | "Beatles" Mural
Location: Outer wall, on Main Street near 2nd Street
Artist: Gregg Payne | |
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| | Racing Bicyclist
Street: Ninth Street & Main Street
Artist: Scott Teeple |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Racing Bicyclist
Street: 4th Street & Main Street
Artist: Scott Teeple | |
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| | Castle on Hill
Building: Residence Garage
Location: Outer wall facing alley
Street: 5th Street
Artist: Unknown |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | CSU,Chico Department of Education
Building: Modoc Hall
Location: North Wall
Street: CSUC Campus behind Bidwell Mansion
Artist: Student Teachers | |
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| | CSU, Chico Department of Education
Building: Modoc Hall
Location: South Wall
Street: CSUC Campus behind Bidwell Mansion
Artist: Student Teachers |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Car and Window
Building: Wakefield & Sons Glass
Location: West wall
Street: Humbolt Street & Park Avenue
Artist: Greg Payne | |
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| | Compund History-Compound Images
Building: Municipal Center
Location: Inside Lobby
Street: 3rd Street & Salem Street
Artist: Lynn Criswell |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Moxie Dogs
Building: Moxies Cafe
Location: West wall
Street: Parking lot behind El Rey theatre
Artist: Unknown | |
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| | Greek Columns
Building: Taylor Hall
Location: Main outer wall
Street: E. 1st St. at Salem
Artist: John Pugh |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Gianella Bridge
Building: Gas Station Wall
Location: South wall
Street: Mangrove
Artist: Unknown | |
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| | Window & Moon
Building: Wakefield & Sons Glass
Location: North wall
Street: Humbolt Street & Park Avenue
Artist: Greg Payne |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Music and Grafitti
Building: Dukes Liquor Store
Location: North wall
Street: Mangrove
Artist: Unknown | |
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| | Grafitti
Building: Sorenson Moving
Location: South wall
Street: Near Train Tracks off of Orange Street
Artist: John Dunbar |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Painter
Building: Long Term Parking
Location: West wall
Street: 1st Street
Artist: Scott Teeple | |
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| | Victorian Language Houses
Building: Mid Valley parking lot
Location: West wall
Street: 6th Street & Main Street
Artist: Unknown |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Man and Dog
Building: Ital Imports
Location: West wall
Street: Main Street & 4th Street
Artist: Unknown | |
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| | Mountain Climber
Building: Herreid Music
Location: Above Awning on Outer Wall
Street: Main Street and 2nd Street
Artist: Rasmussen |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Old Town Hall
Building: Viewed from Municipal Center & 5th Street
Location: South Wall
Street: 4th Street viewing
Artist: Scott Teeple | |
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| | Palms
Building: Apartment wall
Location: West wall
Street: Hazel Street & 5th
Artist: Unknown |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students | |
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| | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students | |
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| | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students | |
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| | School Mural
Building: Pleasant Valley High School
Location: Outside Gymnasium wall
Street: East Avenue
Artist: Various Students |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Pony Express
Building: Downtown Post Office
Location: West wall
Street: Broadway & 5th Street
Artist: Andrew Crane | |
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| | Rainbow People
Building: Discovery Shoppe
Location: North wall
Street: 3rd Street & Wall Street
Artist: Greg Payne |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Downtown Chico Kaleidoscope
Building: Ringel Park Restroms
Location: North wall
Street: 1st Street & Broadway
Artist: Jesus Ramierez | |
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| | Sherwood Forest
Building: Campus Bicycles
Location: South wall
Street: 4th Street & Main Street
Artist: Scott Teeple |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Salem Street Art Walls
Building: Parking Structure
Location: West wall
Street: Salem Street between 3rd & 4th
Artist: Dayton Claudio | |
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| | Space Walker
Building: Old Chico Hotel
Location: South wall
Street: 4th Street & Broadway
Artist: Rasmussen and Scott Teeple |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Truck Mural
Transport: Sometimes parked, sometimes moving
Location: On the go
Street: Around town
Artist: Norm Dillinger | |
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| | Trees
Building: Washington Mutual Parking Lot
Location: Nouth walls
Street: 2ns Street & Salem
Artist: Scott Teeple and Rasmussen |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Tubing
Building: Liquor Store
Location: South wall
Street: Ivy & West 5th Street
Artist: Greg Payne | |
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| | Windows
Building: Collier's Hardware
Location: South Wall
Street: Broadway & 1st Street
Artist: Scott Teeple |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center | Whale in San Francisco Bay
Building: Between two Medical Buildings
Location: North wall
Street: Esplanade at 8th Avenue
Artist: Scott Teeple | |
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| | Wood Duck
Building: All Wood Furniture
Location: South wall
Street: Mangrove Avenue
Artist: T. J. Reider |  Photo courtesy of Chico Art Center |
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|  The Silver Plow | Our Hands: Municipal Center Building, East Plaza. Large hands made of cement and terrazzo with images of Chico embedded in them. (Donna Billick 2000)
Compound History-Compound Images: Municipal Center Building Lobby. A collage made up of a collection of glimpses of Chico from various archives, local historians, senior members of the community and personal
experiences of the artist. (Lynn Criswell 1998)
Dancing Trout Fountain: The design of this fountain, located at the City Municipal Center (411 Main), includes six identical bronze trout poised in a chorus line on top of a Sierra White Granite stone. (Patrick Collentine and Susan Larsen, 2003)
Diamond Alley: Diamond arches, between third and fourth streets and Salem and Broadway.
The Silver Plow: Corner of Park Avenue and Meyers. (John T. Young 2001)
Arches at 20th Street Community Park: Various “Arches” done with recyclable materials.
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| | Visit local Galleries, Showrooms and Art Glass Studios!
Galleries
24hr Drive By Gallery
117 W. 7th Street, Chico
Fridays, 5-8:00 p.m.; Saturdays, 12-4 p.m. Or, drive by!
(530) 343-0202
or visit www.24hrdrivebygallery.com
Butte College – Campus Center and Coyote Gallery
3536 Butte Campus Drive, Oroville
10am-2pm Monday-Friday.
(530) 895-2511
www.butte.edu
Cal Ling Paperworks
441 Cherry Street, Chico (530) 893-0882.
10am-5pm Monday-Friday or by appointment.
Chico Paper Company
345 Broadway, Chico (530) 891-0900.
9:30am-6pm Monday-Fridays, 10am-5pm Saturdays
www.chicopapercompany.com
deSouza Gallery
152 E. Third St., Chico
Hours: Tues.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
James Snidle Fine Arts and Appraisal
254 E. 4th Street, Chico (530) 343-2930.
Noon-5pm Monday-Friday or by appointment.
www.jamessnidlefinearts.com
Humanities Center Gallery
Trinity Hall, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4642.
Open during University hours.
www.csuchico.edu/hfa/hc/gallery.html
1078 Gallery
738 W. 5th Street, Chico, (530) 343-1973.
12:30-5:30pm Tuesday-Saturday.
www.1078gallery.org
Third Floor Gallery
Bell Memorial Union, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-6002.
Open during BMU hours.
Turner Print Collection and Gallery
Laxson Auditorium mezzanine, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-4476.
11am-4pm Monday-Friday and during auditorium events, or by appointment.
University Art Gallery
Alva Taylor Hall, CSU, Chico, (530) 898-5864.
10am-4pm Monday-Friday, 1-5pm Sunday.
The Vagabond Rose
236 Main Street, Chico (530) 343-1110
10am-5pm Monday-Saturday.
Thomas Kinkade Secret Garden Gallery
Chico Mall, 1950 East 20th Street, Chico (530) 343-1813.
10am-9pm Monday-Friday, 10am-7pm Saturday & Sunday.
Showrooms
Bird in Hand Gallery
320 Broadway, Chico (530) 893-1414.
10am-5:30pm Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm Sunday.
Chico Paper Co.
345 Broadway, Chico (530) 891-0900.
9:30am-6pm Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday.
www.chicopapercompany.com
Honey Run Quilters
1230 Esplanade, Chico (530) 342-5464.
10am-5:30pm Monday-Saturday, 11-5pm Sunday.
Lumina
821 Orient Street, Chico (530) 343-1582.
Call for appointment.
Bee Sting Lips Art Studio
1730 Laurel Street, Chico (530) 345-4138.
Call for appointment.
Art Glass
Devereaux Architectural Glass
2155 Park Avenue, Chico (530) 342-2074.
Call for appointment.
Orient and Flume Art Glass
2161 Park Avenue, Chico (530) 893-0373.
10am-5pm Monday-Saturday
www.orientandflume.com
Nantucket Art Glass Studio
932 W. 8th Avenue, Chico (530) 894-4001.
1-7pm daily.
Satava Art Glass
819 Wall Street, Chico (530) 345-7985.
10am-5:30pm Wednesday-Friday, 9am-4pm Saturday.
www.satava.com | |
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