Tag Archives: Harvard Yard

Amal, Twelve Feet Tall, Set Out from Massachusetts in September on a Two-Month Walk West across the Country

October 1, 2023 · by · in Art, Boston events, celebrations, children, collaborative art projects, community, design, families, Figurative Sculpture, Harvard University, International art, landmarks, public art, puppets, Videos · Leave a comment

Here are moments from the one event I experienced. It forcefully conveyed the effort and impact of Amal’s many visits throughout that first day. Greg Cook’s Wonderland post is a wonderful visual document of those starting events in Boston and Cambridge. The title is Little Amal, Giant Puppet Depicting Refugee Girl, Begins Journey Across U.S. Be sure to link to that! Then for a full overview with important details, past, present, and future of Amal’s walks since 2021, delve into Walk with Amal! (maintained by The Walk Productions and Handspring Puppet Company)

Events in Ukraine Add to Art in Harvard Square

April 5, 2022 · by · in Art, Artists, artists' presentations, banners, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, design, fabric art, Installations, interactive art, Monumental sculpture, Murals, political issues, public art, Sculpture, social justice, Statues, temporary art, Videos, visual art, women artists · 1 Comment

These photos, notes, and links are my attempts to connect recent and past events in outdoor art. These may help me transition to some future post with my own thoughts.

Wonders of Children’s Books Wait within the Solomon Gate, Designed by Höweler + Yoon Architecture

March 22, 2021 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, Artists, children, children's literature, commuity, design, families, fences, gates, granite, granite sculpture, Harvard University, history, humor, illustration, ironwork, libraries, literature, public art, Sculpture, visual art · 2 Comments

If you enter Harvard Yard from Quincy Street near its intersection with Massachusetts Avenue, watch for the rushing rabbit, grinning cat, top hat, and other small images in the tall black ironwork of the gate completed in December 2020. These might entice you to stop and look for more connections to “Alice in Wonderland” or to a world of children’s books.

Temporary Art by Teresita Fernández Activates Harvard Yard until October 1: Autumn (…Nothing Personal)

September 17, 2018 · by · in architecture, Art, artists' presentations, celebrations, children, commuity, dance, design, Exhibits, fountains, galleries, Harvard University, history, Installations, interactive art, museums, music, performance space, political issues, public art, Sculpture, temporary art, visual art, women artists · Leave a comment

Day by day, this space generates staged and spontaneous creative activity. I’m posting now with basic information (see Key Resources below) so that anyone who lives near enough, as I do, can truly be there while it’s still up in September. Photos from events I’ve been to might hint at how they were.