Article: From gallery to the alley: Boynton Beach plans to paint Dumpsters: Boynton plans to paint murals on Dumpsters.

Byline: Erika Pesantes

Sep. 23--BOYNTON BEACH -- They're large, bulky, smelly and tough to ignore. And now the city could draw even more attention to them. Officials are proposing transforming the steel-green Dumpsters into pieces of art by splashing color and creating murals on them.

The idea springs from an unlikely partnership -- Boynton Beach's arts commission and the public works department.

On Tuesday, the arts commission will discuss the possibility of launching a public art program that converts 20 city-owned Dumpsters into artwork by engaging local artists and youths. The project would ultimately need commissioners' blessing.

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