10 Miles for Public Art

On Sunday, October 2, at 9:01 AM, members of the N+T Board and Advisory Board stepped off from 555 Columbia Road in Upham’s Corner on a 9.5-mile journey — though some swear it was 10 — to see current projects and raise unrestricted funds for Now + There. The following is a journey in images of the city they (and we!) love and a call to build our public art city.

Art Walk 2022 route

Below are the main art highlight along the group’s walk — missing are multiple food and coffee stops. (Hello, Jugos Juice and Revival Cafe!) Take the tour yourself and let us know what gems you found along the way in the comment section below.

  1. 555 Columbia Road: Nick Cave’s “Augment” building wrap made in partnership with local artists and community member’s in Upham’s

  2. Breeze’s Laundry - 345 Blue Hill Avenue: Johnetta Tinker and Susan Thompson’s “Deeply Rooted in the NeighborHOOD, homage to Allan Rohan Crite” printed vinyl mural that still shines vibrantly as part of Mentoring Murals, a N+T partnership with Greater Grove Hall Main Streets

  3. 630 Warren Street: Cohort Four Accelerator Artist Mima McMillan’s “Unsung Heroes,” a vinyl mural and tribute to Freedom House leaders Katrina Shaw and Charmaine Arthur.

  4. Freedom House - 5 Crawford Street: Ekua Holme’s “Roxbury Sunflower Project” (2018-ongoing) planted sunflowers and images on the windows of the Freedom House.

  5. 301 Highland Street: Accelerator Cohort Four Accelerator Artist Rixy’s mural “Pa*Lante” in progress

  6. Ruggles Station: 1150 Tremont Street: a stop at Northeastern to peek at the 268 feet of wall painted by Advisory Board Member Silvia Lopez Chavez. (Not a N+T project, a detour from the planned “Patterned Behavior” stop.)

  7. 808 Tremont Street: Problak’s “Breathe Life 3” in front of a very full church parking lot.

  8. Prudential Center - 800 Boylston Street: Yenny Hernandez’s “Ponle Vuelo,” commissioned for the Prudential Center.

  9. Central Wharf Park - 250 Atlantic Avenue: “Five Marble Leaves” installation in progress by Claudia Comte

  10. Leather District Park: “Place of Assembly” by Cohort Three Accelerator Artists Ang Li, recently moved from Chinatown to the Leather District.