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Engage with Vital Versions of Elephants Migrating along Commonwealth Avenue
The Great Elephant Migration will move on from Boston after September 13, so here is a quick post with quotes, notes, photos, and resources that should get you there in time!
Art and Science Engage All Ages at the Moth Ball in Kingsley Park, Fresh Pond
July 22 2026 was the third annual Cambridge Moth Ball and my second time attending. Really rewarded once again, I’ll certainly hope to attend annually as long as possible. Quotes, links, and my photos here should reveal some of Moth Ball’s special appeal.
Studios Without Walls “Urban Symphony” Artworks Relate to Each Other and to Each of Us Within Riverway Park
This post identifies the thirteen artworks in Urban Symphony, the 27th annual by Studios Without Walls. But it looks a bit more closely at four. With hopes to do sequel posts that focus on a few more each time, my main goal now is to connect you with the resources that get you to this exhilarating exhibit, at least online, well before it ends September 7, 2026!
Evelyn Rydz Connects through Hands for “Holding Water” in Nature Sanctuary Exhibit at deCordova Sculpture Park
Translucent hands represent the individuals who share their statements about water and connect them with the environment, including visitors to this sculpture above the reservoir. Quotes and resources here should help convey the process, purpose, and power of Evelyn Rydz’s sculpture in the Nature Sanctuary exhibit.
Artworks Interact at deCordova Sculpture Park: Kapwani Kiwanga, “On Growth” and Joiri Minaya, “Tropticon II”
One of many great features of the Nature Sanctuary exhibit now in the park is the way the works resonate with each other and with the surroudning landscape. “Troptican II” and “On Growth” share a lawn where we can see, feel and discover their connections. Quotes, links and maybe my photos should entice you to explore in the months before the exhibit ends (October 4, 2026).
Daphne Xu’s Photo Exhibition in Chin Park Offers Valuable Perspectives on History: “Boston Busing in Chinatown, 1975″
Viewing these ten large-scale photos in the park led me to learn more and realize what I had never understood before. This power of public art on the Greenway now leads me to share the following quotes and resources, especially the important booklet “Boston Busing in Chinatown, 1975 -2025″!
Both Sides of One Monument Multiply Powers of Purpose: “Something Is Being Done” by Meredith Bergmann
Here is an overdue sequel to The Lexington Women’s Monument by Meredith Bergmann Brings Together and Celebrates Many, Many Inspiring Stories posted in July 2024. Photos in that post included people engaging around the monument in celebration. Photos in this post focus on the forms and details of women or girls represented within the monument.The goal here is to bring out how both sides* of the monument share distinct outlines while portraying notably different individuals. A story for each individual is told in LexSeeHer audioguides.Compare the matched images within panels on both sides to recognize this impressive aspect of the artist’s design, which multiplies the monument’s significance!
WINTERACTIVE’S Rewards for Looking Up: Kraken Crossing and The Bison Observatory
Here are two more of the eighteen Winteractive* artworks that reward attention with discoveries and joy. Boh artist teams have created characters and stories that spark imagination. With enthusiasm, I share these quotes, photos, and links! Planning to return and post about a few more artworks, I hope you’ll be exploring too before WINTERACTIVE ends on March 29!
Interact with Light, Sound, and Space through Winteractive 2026
Here are quotes, links, and photos for three of the eighteen WINTERACTIVE sites to visit by March 28 this year. Sequel posts should follow, but the main WINTERACTIVE link should lead you onward at your own speed!“Join us for the third annual edition of WINTERACTIVE, a free, walkable art experience featuring artworks and interactive play elements at 18 different sites, presented by the Downtown Boston Alliance. Inspired by the vibrant winter festivals and art exhibitions of our neighbors in the province of Québec in Canada, we invite you to embrace the joy of winter as you stroll the streets of Downtown Boston.” (quote from WINTERACTIVE 2026)
Ongoing Applause for Bread & Puppet Theater Circus
Some “Serious and Silly” Scenes on the Cambridge Common, September 13, 2025 (with quotes for background and links to sites with better photos!)
Art Outdoors 