Category painting
“TOUCHING THE PORTAL” Mural by SILVIA LÓPEZ CHAVEZ Extends Her “Chromatic Portals” at deCordova
Silvia López Chavez’s Brilliant Mural in the Museum is a Rich Resource for Her Fluent Artwork in the Park! This post matches a few photos of the recently completed mural with excerpts from wall signage, as one way to connect this important indoor resource with the temporary (through May, 2027) installation outdoors.
Fence Dancing by Adria Arch Enlivens Views on Both Sides of the Bikeway in Arlington
Brightly colored shapes now interacting above one entry to Spy Pond express the artwork’s title, Fence Dancing. If you pause your walk, run, or ride to study them, you may start to dance in place. Here are quotes, links, and photos from my first visit….I hope to go back many times through different seasons for more to share about this fascinating installation.
Artists Connect Past and Present by Painting Two Life-Size Horse Sculptures in Arlington
The two tireless brilliant horses in Riding Through History:have run steadily since April 2025. Here are resources, quotes, and a few photos to catch up with this inspiring example of public art!
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.
Ladies of Liberty Stand Out in Arlington and Stand for Creative Forces Everywhere
Liberty images, statements, and costumes created by a group of artists for the Boston No Kings Rally in October came together for Fall of Freedom, November 22, with continuing sense of purpose! These photos, quotes, and links should support their promise.
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.
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!)
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)
Hands–on Signs Energize “Hands Off!” Rally in Boston, April 5
Here are a few samples of the plentiful expressive statements and creative designs that characterized this significant event. Link to the quoted Boston Globe and NPR articles for basic background and dramatic photos as well.
