The Giving Gallery

Red and green panel artworks prepared for Art Drops

ART DROPS

Gift-wrapped artworks left in public places for unknown recipients.

Art Drops are separate from The Giving Gallery. Josh Stein gift-wraps individual panel works and leaves them in public locations to be found. The project began on September 7, 2026, and continues through new placements.

What is documented

  • Photographs of the work, wrapping, and placement
  • Date and time
  • Location and geographic coordinates
  • The work placed

Archive

Date and timeLocation and coordinatesPiece
September 7, 2026, 2:34 p.m.40.778686, -124.161127#476 Matrix Sprites II
September 7, 2026, 2:47 p.m.40.803314, -124.169624#484 The Four Elements XLI
September 9, 2026, 9:25 a.m.40.780968, -124.149400#480 Matrix Sprites V
September 9, 2026, 9:34 a.m.40.800633, -124.148337#483 The Four Elements XLIX
September 23, 2026, 6:16 p.m.40.800000, -124.147424#482 The Four Elements XLVIII
September 23, 2026, 6:21 p.m.40.789771, -124.132791#478 Matrix Sprites IV
September 23, 2026, 6:32 p.m.40.805178, -124.157137Pebbles series
September 23, 2026, 6:36 p.m.40.805469, -124.145762#481 Matrix Sprites VI
September 30, 2026, 12:28 p.m.40.769689, -124.143036#477 Matrix Sprites III
September 30, 2026, 12:32 p.m.40.777390, -124.150080#485 Entanglements XIX
October 15, 2026, 2:54 p.m.40.778712, -124.161124#MM126 Magic Hour: Reflective
October 15, 2026, 2:59 p.m.40.771077, -124.165953Mardi Gras series
October 15, 2026, 3:08 p.m.40.774849, -124.180022Geometries series
October 15, 2026, 3:10 p.m.40.781270, -124.179285Geometries series
October 15, 2026, 3:16 p.m.40.785688, -124.161127Geometries series

Art Drop #1: #476 Matrix Sprites II

Front of artwork #476, Matrix Sprites II
Gift-wrapped artwork #476, Matrix Sprites II, before placement
Gift-wrapped artwork #476 placed near a community food box

Art Drop #2: #484 The Four Elements XLI

Front of artwork #484, The Four Elements XLI
Gift-wrapped artwork #484, The Four Elements XLI, before placement
Gift-wrapped artwork #484 placed beside purple flowers and a wooden fence

Art Drop #3: #480 Matrix Sprites V

Front of #480 Matrix Sprites V, shown for Art Drop #3
Gift-wrapped #480 Matrix Sprites V before Art Drop #3
Gift-wrapped artwork placed beside the Helen memorial bench in Eureka

Art Drop #4: #483 The Four Elements XLIX

Front of #483 The Four Elements XLIX, shown for Art Drop #4
Gift-wrapped #483 The Four Elements XLIX before Art Drop #4
Gift-wrapped artwork placed outside the Dr. Samuel P. Burre Center in Eureka

Art Drop #5: #482 The Four Elements XLVIII

Front of #482 The Four Elements XLVIII, shown for Art Drop #5
Gift-wrapped artwork prepared for Art Drop #5
Gift-wrapped artwork placed outside a commercial building for Art Drop #5
Second view of the Art Drop #5 placement

Art Drop #6: #478 Matrix Sprites IV

Front of #478 Matrix Sprites IV, shown for Art Drop #6
Gift-wrapped artwork prepared for Art Drop #6
Gift-wrapped artwork placed beside a shrub and curb for Art Drop #6

Art Drop #7: Pebbles series

Front of Pebbles series, shown for Art Drop #7
Gift-wrapped artwork prepared for Art Drop #7
Gift-wrapped artwork placed beside a sidewalk planting bed for Art Drop #7

Art Drop #8: #481 Matrix Sprites VI

Front of #481 Matrix Sprites VI, shown for Art Drop #8
Gift-wrapped artwork prepared for Art Drop #8
Gift-wrapped artwork placed beside shopping carts for Art Drop #8

Art Drop #9: #477 Matrix Sprites III

Artwork front: Matrix Sprites III
Gift-wrapped #477 Matrix Sprites III before Art Drop #9
Art Drop #9: gift-wrapped artwork left against a white parking barrier

Art Drop #10: #485 Entanglements XIX

Artwork front: Entanglements XIX
Gift-wrapped #485 Entanglements XIX before Art Drop #10
Art Drop #10: gift-wrapped artwork left beside a metal pole

Artwork-to-placement matches for October 15 are estimated from the photographs.

Art Drop #11: #MM126 Magic Hour: Reflective

Art Drop #11 (estimated match): Magic Hour: Reflective, #MM126: circular panel with a green and orange sky above a red and white textured foreground
Gift-wrapped circular panel for Art Drop #11
Art Drop #11: Beside a community food box in Eureka

Art Drop #12: Mardi Gras series

Art Drop #12 (estimated match): Mardi Gras series: circular panel with multicolored zigzag lines
Gift-wrapped circular panel for Art Drop #12
Art Drop #12: Below a little free library in Eureka

Art Drop #13: Geometries series

Art Drop #13 (estimated match): Geometries series: circular panel with diagonal red, green, and blue bands
Gift-wrapped circular panel for Art Drop #13
Art Drop #13: Beside a street sign and trees in Eureka

Art Drop #14: Geometries series

Art Drop #14 (estimated match): Geometries series: circular panel with concentric hexagons and radiating red and gold lines
Gift-wrapped circular panel for Art Drop #14
Art Drop #14: At a light pole in the CVS parking lot in Eureka

Art Drop #15: Geometries series

Art Drop #15 (estimated match): Geometries series: circular panel with blue, black, and gold geometric blocks
Gift-wrapped circular panel for Art Drop #15
Art Drop #15: Beside a blue USPS collection box in Eureka

Reactions

Responses from the people who found the work.

Found a drop? Send the drop number or artwork details, where you found it, and a message or photo. Please say whether we may share your response; published responses use initials.

“It is gorgeous and we love it, and we will be hanging it in our living room. What a pleasant surprise and what a neat way to spread art throughout the world. Thank you so much!”

— DR, recipient of #476 Matrix Sprites II

“I found #478 Matrix Sprites IV in Myrtletown, Eureka! So cool! 😉”

— AMB, recipient of #478 Matrix Sprites IV