Artwork, including designs by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One, can be downloaded and displayed to encourage mask wearing. (photo courtesy of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s office)

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti recently announced the addition of 11 artists to the L.A. Mask Print Project – an initiative to remind people to wear a mask in public.

Building on the campaign to encourage businesses to display the open-source artwork across Los Angeles, the city and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently installed 15 banners designed by Shepard Fairey’s Studio Number One on Sunset Boulevard.

“With case counts skyrocketing and COVID-19 surging, wearing a mask remains one of the most powerful and effective ways to fight this virus and stop its spread,” Garcetti said. “By bringing new voices to the L.A. Mask Print Project and highlighting the creativity of a diverse array of Angelenos, we are reaffirming a central message: we can only defeat this pandemic together, with everyone doing their part, playing a role and contributing to the effort to save lives.”

The latest additions to the LAMPP artwork represent communities from across the city and include works in Spanish and Korean. The new artists include TAVi, Gustavo Arellano, Phil Kho, Stephanie Varela, Robin McCarthy, Lindsey Burwell, Sakol Mongkolkasetarin, Vange, Yash Nasikkar, Maryl Simpson, Paula Goldman and Mira W.

To keep driving home the message about the importance of wearing masks, the mayor’s office and the Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting worked with CHLA and the companies Ideaology and Gold Metropolitan Media to post two of the original LAMPP designs on banners on Sunset Boulevard between Virgil Street and Vermont Avenue.

“It’s an inspiration to walk outside on Sunset Boulevard and see those important banners lining the street in front of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles,” said Paul Viviano, president and CEO of CHLA. “The wearing of face coverings by all Angelenos is critical to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and we appreciate the city’s leadership in making this public education effort possible.”

Business owners and others can partner with the city and help promote mask wearing by downloading and displaying the posters. For information, visit coronavirus.lacity.org/maskart.