Category Murals
Applaud Process and Progress: Rixy’s “The Midnight Ride” Mural in Dewey Square
During two enlightening, exciting events beneath the mural in progress, I only wished my iPhone could capture a close-up of the artist Rixy high up on the boom lift at work on “The Midnight Ride,” Luckily, as of June 4, the WBUR newsletter contains that important image and also writing that heightens the drama of such grand-scale creation! My main reason for posting now is to share the link below, along with quotes, key resources (including notes about her team of artists), plus a few photos from my phone.
Find Hidden Images in Zohra Opoku’s Self-Portraits series in Nature Sanctuary, deCordova Sculpture Park
Zohra Opoku’s Self-Portraits series is part of the Nature Sanctuary exhibit at deCordova and part of their Platform series as well. I share these links, quotes, and photos now with hope that you can go before these fascinating self-portraits have gone, October 4, 2026.
New Views of “Give & Take” Mural by Non Issue Studio at Harvard Ed Portal
Enlightened by every visit to Non Issue Studio’s enticing interactive mural, I’m sharing notes and photos that might add to earlier posts about “Give &Take” at 224 Western Ave, Allston, MA. Change is incorporated in the design and presence of this mural. Labels for the swap boxes have changed and could change again, stimulating new ideas for what to find or offer there.
All Ages Connect in Anna Dugan’s Allston Mural,”LEARNING IN THE PARK”
Completed and celebrated in the summer of 2024, this exuberant extended mural rewards repeated visits. Quotes, photos, and links here support this promise.
Signs and Connections Grow on Cambridge Common throughout Festival Organized by MASS 50501
Here are photos, quotes, links, and notes from a recent MASS 50501 event that truly engaged me in sustaining ways. Visual art, along with music, poetry, free food, volunteer energy, careful organizing, and good weather, made this a fruitful festival.
Plant Party Grows Creative Interactions Inspired by Give & Take Mural
Here are quotes, notes, links and photos from a truly fulfilling evening, July 15, 2025: Rooted Together, Plant Party, from 5 to 6:30. The event was planned around Little Free Greenhouse, one of three swap boxes in Give & Take, outside Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston.
3D Mural Features Swap Boxes: “Give & Take” Designed by Non Issue Studio
Quotes, notes, links from first visit, with hopes of more to come: “Our newest interactive public art project, presented in partnership with Harvard EdPortal. On view at 224 Western Ave, Allston, MA, from May 2, 2025 to April 2026” (quote from Non Issue Studio: Swap Boxes)
Extinction Rebellion Mural in Arlington: Powerful, Beautiful, Mysterious, Compelling
My visit to this compelling mural in Walgreen’s parking lot at 324 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA on March 22 expanded my awareness of what people can do with art. The video below, about the completion celebration in October 2024, gives very valuable background. I hope the quotes, links and photos convey the mural’s powers.
Plan for Future Visits to Sophy Tuttle’s Mural “Forming a Better Future” in Somerville
Here is yet another impressive mural by Sophy Tuttle that I must revisit for more comprehensive photos plus better understanding of the structures, symbols and concepts that connect its full length of 190 feet! Then I’ll want to revisit often for the pleasures of the whole painting along the wall of 30 Dane Street in Somerville.
Mosaic Mural at Drake Village Features Local Wetlands Plants and Animals
Quotes, Video, Photos and Resources here, with hopes to follow up about this impressive project:
“In our last mural celebration this season, a ribbon-cutting was held at Drake Village in Arlington Heights — site of an installation of large-scale mosaics created in an inspiring collaboration of senior residents and Arlington Public High School Students. ” (quote from ARTS ARLINGTON newsletter Dec 2024)
Art Outdoors 