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Take Part in Public Art at Universal Design Playground, Danehy Park, Cambridge

September 5, 2022 · by · in Access for all, architecture, Art, Artists, Artists with autism, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, community, environmental sculpture, families, furniture, interactive art, Murals, painting, parks, playgrounds, public art, Sculpture, technology, trees, Universal Design, visual art, wood sculptures, woodworking · 1 Comment

With great enthusiasm, I share my recent discoveries of three public art projects within the relatively new Louis A. DePasquale Universal Design Playground: 1. Mitch Ryerson’s “Sensory Hilltop,” 2. NuVu Studio’s “Pipe Dreams,” 3. Dominic Killiany’s paintings. Here I simply build on background in earlier ART Outdoors posts about Mitch Ryerson’s playground design, but the other two were new to me: Nu Vu Studios, the Innovation School in Central Square Cambridge, and Dominic Killiany, an artist with autism. I hope the photos, quotes, and links add to your own explorations.

Recent Art Combines with Earlier Creative Features on the Bikeway in Somerville

April 20, 2022 · by · in animals in art, Art, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, bird houses, commuity, crafts, environmental sculpture, fabric art, families, gardens, humor, Installations, interactive art, Murals, public art, Sculpture, Sculpture Parks, social justice, temporary art, trees, visual art, women artists, wood sculptures, woodworking · 1 Comment

On an April walk along Somerville Community Path (or Bikeway), I stopped to enjoy some new discoveries and familiar favorites. In this post I begin with photos of the recent additions and then share older photos, plus links to supporting information in earlier posts or new resources. As always, I appreciate the reliable richness and intriguing changes on this path.

Art Raises Many Related Questions in Amazing Ways on the Boston Common: “What Do We Have in Common?” by Janet Zweig, now through October 24

October 14, 2021 · by · in architecture, Art, Artists, Boston events, Boston Public Art, commuity, families, guides, history, humor, interactive art, parks, political issues, public art, Sculpture, social justice, temporary art, visual art, women artists, woodworking · 2 Comments

Presented by NOW+THERE and Friends of the Public Garden, through wonderfully welcoming, attentive, versatile Guides.
I’ll post very quickly in case anyone who lives nearby can visit the Boston Common before this brief opportunity ends. I plan to return and post with more connections. Meanwhile here are a few photos from my first visit two days ago, with quotes from two informative rich resources: NOW+THERE and Friends of the Public Garden.

Artists Resa Blatman and Christopher Frost Keep Up our Connections with Birds on the Bike Path

June 9, 2021 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Arlington Public Art, Art, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, bird houses, birds, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, environmental education, families, graphic design, interactive art, local birds, Minuteman Bikeway, Nature study, political issues, public art, Sculpture, temporary art, trees, visual art, women artists, wood sculptures, woodworking · Leave a comment

To follow up on earlier posts, here are views from recent rides ( June 2021) on the bike path through Arlington and Somerville, plus links to rich resources about both artists and community arts organizations.

Playgrounds Thrive on Art by Mitch Ryerson and Gail Boyajian

July 17, 2020 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, art education, Artists, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, David Phillips, design, environmental sculpture, families, fences, interactive art, landscape architecture, parks, playgrounds, public art, Sculpture, visual art, women artists, wood sculptures, woodworking · 1 Comment

As playgrounds have cautiously reopened, I can happily share photos of art by Mitch Ryerson and Gail Boyajian. This lifts my own sad restrictions on earlier posts about these artists and others with work outside Maud Morgan Arts. Now I can show and celebrate art that was meant to be where children play.

Mitch Ryerson’s Benches Begin Adventures for Many at MMVA

June 27, 2020 · by · in architecture, Art, art education, Artists, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, dance, design, families, furniture, gardens, granite sculpture, interactive art, parks, photography, playgrounds, public art, Sculpture, visual art, wood sculptures, woodworking · Leave a comment

Mitch Ryerson’s Dancing Benches near the Sacramento Street sidewalk signal the start of the short walk to the gate that leads our way to workshops and studio classes at MMVA whenever art centers can open up again. Meanwhile these two benches have led my way to learn how many other enticing outdoor structures have come out of Ryerson Design.

Animal Sculptures Greet Us along the Somerville Community Path

March 23, 2020 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, art education, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, Contemporary Sculpture, crafts, design, gardens, humor, Installations, interactive art, kinetic sculpture, Monumental sculpture, Nature study, painting, public art, Sculpture, technology, temporary art, visual art, wood sculptures, woodworking · 10 Comments

None of the animal sculptures in this post are very new to the Somerville Community Path, and I have visited them all before. Mainly I delayed posting about them because I wanted to learn more about each one. So far my usual online research has not led to informative links I’d like to share.

This week though, with playgrounds closed and other outdoor options limited, the bike paths beckon people of all ages. Along the path, intriguing artworks await our attention and give pleasure by their presence. Maybe this post will lead to answers from people who made these animals or know the stories of their creation.