Tag Archives: Somerville Arts

The Beauty of Utility Boxes as Public Art: Samples and Plans

April 1, 2024 · by · in animals in art, Arlington Public Art, Art, community, design, painting, plants, public art, public art on utility boxs, temporary art, visual art, women artists · 6 Comments

I have long planned and should soon include an ART OUTDOORS page for Utility Boxes as Public Art with resources about this special art form. The current post is a first step in committing to the plan.
Why are Utility Boxes Great Sites for Public Art? Six answers and several examples follow.
Art by Christos Hamawi ( Boston), Pom Poison ( Somerville, Laurie Bogdan, Karen McCarthy (Arlington), Molly Scannell ( Arlington)

Uplifting Art Waits at Our Feet on Bike Paths (Can You Help Solve a Mystery?)

August 31, 2020 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, calligraphy, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, design, families, flowers, illustration, interactive art, Minuteman Bikeway, mural process, Murals, painting, temporary art, visual art · 8 Comments

Four distinctive paintings appeared on the bike path in Somerville and Cambridge this summer. None are signed but all contain the same heart emblem and related design elements. I post now to share these elegant images and to ask for help in identifying the artist(s), process and maybe more places to admire such alluring art.