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Sidewalk Murals Focus on Storm Drains in Arlington

October 14, 2024 · by · in animals in art, Arlington Public Art, Art, Artists, collaborative art projects, community, mural process, Murals, Nature study, painting, plants, ponds, public art, schools, visual art, water, women artists · Leave a comment

Bright new murals on Arlington sidewalks mark stark metal grids meant to draw rainwater back down toward local lakes and rivers. If the grids and drains below are blocked and cluttered, that necessary flow is slowed, or worse!
So art leads our eyes down to places where we can help address that problem when we Adopt a Drain! Here are quotes and links that help explain.

Indoor Activity Develops Outdoor Imagery for Mystic River Mural Panels

June 26, 2019 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, art and science study, art education, collabrative murals, commuity, design, environmental education, graphic design, illustration, Installations, landmarks, mural process, Murals, mushrooms and fungi, mycology, Nature study, painting, photography, public art, sketching and drawing, studios, visual art · 3 Comments

Thanks to David Fichter, one morning in August 2018 I got to visit the Mystic River Mural team at work in the Mystic Activity Center.  My photos from a few moments hint at the numerous hours of planning, researching, sketching, designing, projecting, shaping, painting and much much more by teens and adults involved in the project. Outdoor explorations along the river were key features of the project, but indoor studio time was key to creating the mural panels added to the ongoing mural outdoors along Mystic Avenue.