Tag Archives: Davis Square

View Lena Mac’s Murals as Portals and Connectors

November 19, 2024 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Arlington Public Art, Art, Artists, community, design, flowers, mural process, Murals, plants, public art, visual art, women artists · 1 Comment

My first visit to Lena Mac’s new mural led me to look back at an earlier one and then discover many more. This post shares photos of two near me and a link to her website, which shows her range worldwide!

Winter Weather Combines with Outdoor Art: Monique Aimee’s Brine Tanks Mural, James Tyler’s Ten Figures

February 19, 2021 · by · in animals in art, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, children, clay sculpture, collaborative art projects, commuity, families, Figurative Sculpture, history, illustration, interactive art, mural process, Murals, painting, parks, political issues, portraits, public art, Statues, street art, visual art, Weather and seasons, women artists · 1 Comment

Photos from recent winter visits add perspective and updates to earlier posts in other seasons.

See Poems in New Ways along the Bikeway in Arlington and Somerville

July 27, 2020 · by · in African American History, Arlington Public Art, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, books, calligraphy, collaborative art projects, commuity, design, families, gardens, graphic design, hiking trails, history, Installations, International art, literature, Minuteman Bikeway, painting, parks, poetry, political issues, public art, social justice, temporary art, trees, visual art, women artists · Leave a comment

This week I enjoyed Walking Poetry in Arlington and  Poetry on the Path in Somerville. Both added to my awareness of when, how, and where a poem can move people. I should post swiftly and simply with quotes, links, and photos that let anyone who lives near these locations experience poems that may be elsewhere in a week or two.

Chalk Gives Voice on Days of Action in Cambridge and Somerville

June 6, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, Boston events, bricks, bronze, calligraphy, children, collaborative art projects, commuity, design, drawing, graphic design, landmarks, memorial, Minuteman Bikeway, poetry, political issues, public art, Sculpture, sketching and drawing, social justice, Statues, street art, temporary art, visual art · 1 Comment

This unplanned post shares fleeting street art from local actions on May 31, 2020. Rain may soon wash these chalk statements away, but there will be more to come.