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The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We fulfill our mission by providing services and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations; professional development opportunities; commissioning civic artworks and managing the County’s civic art collection; implementing countywide arts education initiatives; research and evaluation; career pathways in the creative economy; free community programs; and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues. This work is framed by the County’s Cultural Equity and Inclusion Initiative and a longstanding commitment to fostering access to the arts.

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Sea Dream

Artist: Warren, Dakota

Date: 2008

Medium: Ceramics, glass, aluminum, and stained cement

Artwork Dimensions: 1440 x 96 in.

County Department: Parks and Recreation

Artwork Site: Mona Park

Supervisorial District: 2

Location Status: Permanent

About the Artwork:

Artist Dakota Warren's mixed media mural Sea Dream depicts a euphoric ocean scene. The wave imagery is painted on a color-stained concrete top coat. Flying fish and dolphins, made of powder coated aluminum, are mounted on the surface and ceramic tile and mirrored glass embellish the spaces between bricks. The mural is located on a wall facing the pool.

About the Artist:

Los Angeles-based artist Dakota Warren has created numerous public artworks in cities throughout the United States. He has produced murals in California for the City of Merced Redevelopment Agency and the Mountain View Medical Center in Modesto and has also completed mosaics for the Human Services Building in Irving, Texas and the Vanston Pool in Mesquite, Texas. His private commissions include works for the New York Mercantile Exchange and the Inter-American National Bank in Washington, DC.

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