The Cubberley Project activates an urban site by celebrating a vibrant but little-known Silicon Valley community. Selected by the City of Palo Alto Public Art Program and awarded the Oakland Stock grant by public vote, the project stems from intensive community engagement and field research at the Cubberley Community Center.
From June to September 2019, the collected audio interviews and visual documentation became a series of oversized wall murals and site-specific sound installations. Every element—from the voices and projects to the captured objects and spaces—was sourced directly from the campus. A centerpiece of the exhibition, The Flower Wall, is a 39-foot mural honoring the Avenidas Bloom volunteers. This tribute highlights their work recycling donated flowers into bouquets for vulnerable and elderly community members, introducing the women’s work to the wider city. Audio interviews and text by Jennifer Lee.
