Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of natural or urban subjects they find artistically inspiring or intriguing. Submit to editor@capweek.com.

Colorful origami hanging in a downtown Juneau shop. Photo by Linda Shaw

Colorful origami hanging in a downtown Juneau shop. Photo by Linda Shaw

Raven on a lamp. Photo by Linda Shaw

Raven on a lamp. Photo by Linda Shaw

Patterns in the silt on the edge of frozen Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair

Patterns in the silt on the edge of frozen Mendenhall Lake. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair

Sun halo over Auke Bay boat harbor. Photo by Kerry Howard

Sun halo over Auke Bay boat harbor. Photo by Kerry Howard

Colorful birch bark. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair

Colorful birch bark. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair

Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Photo by Ray Tsang Chair in the alley.

Photo by Ray Tsang Chair in the alley.

Pipes stacked on the downtown Juneau docks. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Pipes stacked on the downtown Juneau docks. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Clockwise from top left: Raven on a lamp. Photo by Linda Shaw Colorful origami hanging in a downtown Juneau shop. Photo by Linda Shaw Rainbow colored lenticular cloud. Photo by Kerry Howard Bottom right: Pipes stacked on the downtown Juneau docks. Photo by Linda Shaw. Above: Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Clockwise from top left: Raven on a lamp. Photo by Linda Shaw Colorful origami hanging in a downtown Juneau shop. Photo by Linda Shaw Rainbow colored lenticular cloud. Photo by Kerry Howard Bottom right: Pipes stacked on the downtown Juneau docks. Photo by Linda Shaw. Above: Oil drum art. Photo by Ray Tsang

Rainbow colored lenticular cloud. Photo by Kerry Howard

Rainbow colored lenticular cloud. Photo by Kerry Howard

Squiggly tile design in Naples Botanical Garden. Photo by Denise Carroll

Squiggly tile design in Naples Botanical Garden. Photo by Denise Carroll

Leaf fossil in Naples Botanical Garden. Photo by Denise Carroll

Leaf fossil in Naples Botanical Garden. Photo by Denise Carroll

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