Category Roxbury community

Artists Ekua Holmes and Elizabeth James-Perry Bring MFA Lawn to Life with “Garden for Boston”

August 13, 2021 · by · in African American History, Art, art history, Artists, children's literature, collaborative art projects, design, flowers, gardens, granite, history, illustration, interactive art, landmarks, landscape architecture, Monumental sculpture, museums, photo portraits, political issues, public art, Roxbury community, Sculpture, social justice, temporary art, visual art, Weather and seasons, women artists, Women's history · 2 Comments

Whether or not you go inside the Museum of Fine Arts, on the front lawn you will find rich offerings by artists and curators attentive to soil, sun, sea, community, and history. One morning in early August, I joined other visitors enthralled by plantings and perspective in the collaborative venture called “Garden for Boston.” Delighted by discoveries, I’ll share a few of my iPhone photos with quotes from enlightening resources on the MFA website and other specified links.

Mural for the Movement Makes Statements in Many Languages with Faces, Flags, and Fist in front of MFA Boston

November 11, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, art education, Artists, Boston events, Boston Public Art, children, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, design, Exhibits, graphic design, landmarks, memorial, mural process, Murals, museums, painting, public art, Roxbury community, social justice, street art, temporary art, visual art, women artists · 1 Comment

After visiting the mural “No Weapon Formed Against Thee Shall Prosper,” currently on the Huntington Avenue lawn of the Museum of Fine Arts, I want to urge everyone in the Boston area to see it before it leaves November 19, 2020. So, this quick post includes photos, quotes and resources that could help you appreciate the mural in person, or at least through connected stories about it.

Rob “Problak” Gibbs’ New ‘Breathe Life’ Mural Looks Wonderfully Alive at Madison Park High School

October 31, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, art education, Artists, books, Boston events, children, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, Exhibits, graffiti, graphic design, interactive art, mural process, Murals, museums, painting, political issues, public art, public art tours, Roxbury community, schools, sketching and drawing, social justice, visual art · 1 Comment

The recently completed ‘Breathe Life’ mural by Rob “Problak” Gibbs’ takes in the sky above Madison Park Technical Vocational High School where he was a student, graduating in 1995. Here are photos from my first visits with quotes and links to valuable resources that promise to enrich your perspective on this significant artwork.

Eternal Presence by John Wilson, Different Versions

July 7, 2015 · by · in architecture, Art, Artists, Boston events, celebrations, Exhibits, public art, Roxbury community, Sculpture, Sculpture Parks · 5 Comments

Eternal Presences: John Wilson’s Art in Roxbury, Framingham and Lincoln