Carlsbad Art and Culture

On Dec. 21 –Dec. 24, artist Bryan Snyder painted his newest mural at Poinsettia Elementary School in Carlsbad.–He has painted at this school each winter beak for the past three years, each year covering a different large buildings with color, creativity and inspiring imagery for the students. Snyder can’t wait to see faces of all […]

8+ years and 36 murals later, it was finally my turn to paint the Carlsbad Art Wall. I’ve collaborated on this wall in the past with Sean Dominguez, Alex Gall, Visit Carlsbad and friends and family of Jack Munday, but never have I painted the wall independently. I originally created the ‘Dripping Boy’ design for […]

Rest In Peace my friend ‘The Pit’. When we wanted to skate, we built ramps in you; when we wanted to runaway, you were our Neverland; and when I wanted to learn to paint murals, you were my classroom. I snuck in one last Doodle before The Pit was demolished. I began teaching myself how […]

A peaceful feeling can be felt in the comfort of a recognizable locale among a familiar community. Wether a tree, a building or a power plant, this project explores the concept of finding peace through the presence of iconic local landmarks—and attempting to reestablish that peaceful feeling when the iconic landmark is removed. The bond […]

The Carlsbad Village Power Plant Art Resin SculptureStarting at $40 plus tax The demolition of this iconic landmark will be complete in the near future. Preserve its memory with a unique hand crafted resin art sculpture. Each sculpted resin art reproduction is hand crafted by Bryan Snyder in his Carlsbad Village based studio. • Resin […]

Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder paints a basketball hoop backboard in a geometric shape pattern. See another example of this pattern style.

Carlsbad Village-based artist Bryan Snyder was recently asked to paint a bench as a gift to the Carlsbad Barrio community. Have you found it yet?

This wood structure has brought my family even closer during COVID quarantine while also resurfacing memories of my childhood growing up in Carlsbad. In the mid 80’s after buying me my first skateboard from Witt’s Surf Shop, my dad would take me to all the backyard ramps from Garfield to Taco Land, and every ramp […]

A huge thanks to everyone who submitted daily votes and shares for the mural contest. Although we showed up big with 3k+ votes, we were unable to advance into the 1st or 2nd winning places. I don’t see it as what we lost, but rather what we gained. We were brought together through art! Culture […]

On March 6–9, 2020, Carlsbad based artist, and VMS alumni, Bryan Snyder painted a large scale mural at Valley Middle School in Carlsbad. Along with creating a more stimulating and inspiring campus atmosphere through public art, the goal of the project was to educate the students about the creative process of developing an idea, collaborating […]

Bryan Snyder paints a Doodle cadet live at the Army and Navy Academy

On Saturday, August 18, Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder finished his most recent public art installation titled ‘Doodle’s Umbrella’ at Cafe Ground Up in the Carlsbad Village. Snyder’s installation includes a painted Doodle character, a halved umbrella specifically created for this installation and real flowers growing out of flower pots placed on top of the umbrella. “The growing […]

  On July 27-28, Carlsbad based artist Bryan Snyder painted a mural at SEA LIFE Aquarium at LEGOLAND California Resort in Carlsbad. Snyder painted his rendition of a Sea Turtle in bright colors as hundrends of aquarium visitors experienced his creative process over the weekend.

Bryan Snyder Paints a Mural at the Dollhouse Boutique in the Carlsbad Village. On July 14, Carlsbad Village based artist Bryan Snyder painted a cactus themed mural at the Dollhouse Boutique located on State Street.

On June 21, Bryan Snyder’s hugely popular, and now sanctioned by the land developer, street installation titled ‘A Homebreak Ambush’ was featured on CBS Channel 8’s Zevely Zone highlighting Carlsbad as a creative North County San Diego hotspot.

On June 16, Carlsbad Village based artist and Carlsbad Art Wall founder Bryan Snyder painted a Carlsbad themed mural titled ‘Colors of Carlsbad’ in collaboration with Visit Carlsbad.