Meadville, Read Between the Signs
Sign Art Murals

PennDOT and Allegheny College's Arts & Environment Initiative Since 2001 Allegheny College's Arts & Environment Initiative has partnered with PennDOT on an ongoing collaborative community based public art project. Read Between the Signs (RBTS) is a 1,200' x 9' sculptural relief made entirely from reclaimed roadsigns. RBTS depicts the gently rolling hills of the Allegheny Mountains and the French Creek watershed, as well as the rural landscape surrounding the city of Meadville. When complete, the project will present a collective cognitive map of our community representing what is most valued locally. To date we have completed just over 700' of the project, and anticipate that it will take an additional three years to complete. Images of the project can be found by clicking here.

Located along Route 322/6/19 at the gateway into Meadville, RBTS has stimulated local revitalization efforts that place the arts and the environment at the heart of community and economic development efforts.

Interns will assist in community engagement efforts, develop designs to integrate imagery from local school children into plans for this year's additions to the project. Once designs are developed interns will then fabricate and install the new section(s) of this rural roadside intervention.