For the past few months, snatches of color have been popping up on downtown street corners, as local artists put their stamp on traffic signal boxes as part of a public art initiative launched by Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. Photo by Virginia Schreiber Credit: Virginia Schreiber
Artist(s): Nathan Robertson Location: Corner of State & Pearl Credit: Virginia Schreiber
Artist(s): Ormond White Location: Corner of President & Pearl
Artist(s): Tom Harmon Location: Corner of Pearl & Congress Credit: Virginia Schreiber
Artist(s): Levernon Perry Location: Corner of West & Pearl
Artist(s): Bill Wilson Location: Corner of Pearl & Lamar
Artist(s): Justin Schultz Location: Corner of Pearl & Farish Credit: Allie Jordan
Artist(s): Justin Schultz Location: Corner of Pearl & Roach
Artist(s): Ming Donkey Location: Corner of Pearl & Court
Artist(s): Chung Fan Chang Location: Corner of Pascagoula & Court
Artist(s): Michelle Cambell Location: Corner of Lamar & Court
Artist(s): Scott Allen Location: Corner of Court & West
Artist(s): Shawn Palmer Location: Corner of State & Pearl
Artist(s): Katie White Location: Corner of State & Tombigbee
Artist(s): Tony Davenport Location: Corner of Pascagoula & State
Artist(s): Roy Adkins Location: Corner of Pascagoula & President
Artist(s): Thomas Morrison Location: Corner of Pascagoula & Congress
Artist(s): Clay Hardwick Location: Corner of Pascagoula & West
Artist(s): Shannon Valentine Location: Corner of Pascagoula & Lamar

For the past few months, snatches of color have been popping up on downtown street corners, as local artists put their stamp on traffic signal boxes as part of a public art initiative launched by Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr.

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