Art is part of the soul of Oakland. From Jingletown to Uptown, art is on its streets, its walls, its residents and even at the bottom of some of its telephone poles. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that as you look around for a can in which to toss your empty coffee cup, your eyes will be drawn to a mosaic of color that not only holds your attention but also may result in a civic-inspired smile. … Read the rest of the article here. 

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OAKLAND — As the mascot at Montclair Elementary School, the sea otter delivers an important message.

“We have a saying here that otters don’t do anything less it’s fun, and we want the kids to know learning is fun, too,” said Nina Senn, of Montclair, Oakland Unified School District board member for District 4.

A colorful new mural celebrated June 10 will give schoolchildren that reminder daily.

The 25-foot-long mural is a mosaic that features sea otters playing in a kelp forest amid bright red and pink anemones, crab, octopus and other ocean creatures.

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The Oakland Tribune published a tribute entitled “A Bow to Paradise” commemorating the five tile mosaic panels, “Panda’s Paradise” at Lincoln Elementary School’s New Caroline Yee Memorial Building.

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