Mission
Friends of the Orphan Signs is a collaborative public art and educational initiative that revitalizes abandoned road signs along historic Route 66. FOS facilitates collaborations with local communities with the aim of designing new imagery to install in the signs as public art pieces that explore neighborhood identity. In 2025 we developed 10 artworks with 10 artists and developed relationships with 6 unique community groups and organizations. We installed 6 unique artworks on signs throughout the city of Albuquerque and two permanent signs.