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Heads Up to View “Heat Blooms” Designed by Art for Public Good

September 8, 2025 · by · in Art, art and science study, collaborative art projects, community, design, environmental education, environmental sculpture, flowers, global warming, Installations, kinetic sculpture, Nature study, plants, public art, Sculpture, social justice, technology, trees, visual art, Weather and seasons · 1 Comment

View photos,* quotes, and links for “Heat BLOOMS,” a temporary art installation, August-September: *from two almost hot afternoons
“When temperatures top 85 degrees, the flowers of “Heat BLOOMS”—a new art installation in Cambridge’s Harvard Square—bloom, like a visual thermometer warning of extreme heat.

Creative Actions Add Valued Shade for Summer Days in Cambridge

August 20, 2024 · by · in architecture, Art, Artists, children, collaborative art projects, community, design, fabric art, families, Installations, interactive art, public art, Sculpture, social justice, Videos, visual art, Weather and seasons · Leave a comment

Mid-August weather urged me to share what I have seen and learned so far about Shade is Social Justice structures in Cambridge. Here is a quick post with photos, quotes, and links to explore before a promised sequel post with something more.