Tag Archives: Allston

All Ages Connect in Anna Dugan’s Allston Mural,”LEARNING IN THE PARK”

November 18, 2025 · by · in Art, art and science study, art history, Artists, books, community, historical murals, libraries, literature, mural process, Murals, music, painting, public art, social justice, Videos, visual art, women artists · Leave a comment

Completed and celebrated in the summer of 2024, this exuberant extended mural rewards repeated visits. Quotes, photos, and links here support this promise.

Plant Party Grows Creative Interactions Inspired by Give & Take Mural

July 20, 2025 · by · in Art, celebrations, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, design, drawing, graphic design, Harvard University, Installations, interactive art, Murals, painting, plants, public art, visual art · Leave a comment

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

June 16, 2025 · by · in Art, Artists, Boston Public Art, ceramics, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, community, crafts, design, graphic design, Harvard University, interactive art, mural process, Murals, painting, plants, political issues, public art, temporary art, visual art, wood sculptures · 1 Comment

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)

Actively Enjoy Public Art by ponnapa prakkamakul,* Part 1: “You. Me. A Place to Be.” Mural and Rainbow Hopscotch Game in Allston

July 26, 2024 · by · in Art, Artists, Boston Public Art, children, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, community, graphic design, interactive art, landmarks, Murals, painting, public art, visual art, women artists · Leave a comment

Here is one of two related posts with photos, quotes and links to share exciting public art created by ponnapa prakkamakul* with active community participation!
You. Me. A Place to Be. outside the Harvard Ed Portal, 224 Western Ave., Allston, until March 2025

Sophy Tuttle’s Murals Bring Buildings Brilliantly to Life: INTERCONNECTED and PROTECTING NATIVE PLANTS & POLLINATORS

June 3, 2022 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Arlington Public Art, Art, art and science study, Artists, birds, children, commuity, design, environmental education, fountains, graphic design, local birds, mural process, Murals, Nature study, public art, schools, women artists · 1 Comment

Here are photos, quotes and links for two different but related murals: INTERCONNECTED on Western Avenue in Allston and PROTECTING NATIVE PLANTS & POLLINATORS on Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington.

See all Sides of Art Installation by Jessie and Katey on Western Avenue in Allston

October 30, 2019 · by · in architecture, Art, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, conceptual art, design, environmental sculpture, graphic design, Installations, landmarks, mural process, Murals, painting, photography, public art, street art, technology, temporary art, Videos, visual art, women artists · 2 Comments

In May 2017, Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn incorporated every outer inch of a building, including roof, steps, and chimneys into a colorful commanding work of art. They responded inventively to the dimensions and angles of the space; they chose challenging materials as well. More than two years later their installation still stands out and draws us in.