City of Melrose Announces Artists Selected for Public Art Projects
Photo Credit: Silvia López Chavez
Mayor Paul Brodeur is pleased to announce the artists who have been selected to create public art installations in Melrose as a part of the City’s Wayfinding & Creative Placemaking Initiative. Out of 24 outstanding project submissions, nine artists have been selected by the Wayfinding & Creative Placemaking Committee to take part in this exciting new opportunity to beautify and enrich the community. “The selected art projects are unique and diverse and will enhance the vitality of the City’s public spaces and promote economic development, which were goals of the initiative” says Mayor Brodeur. “I am excited to showcase and support the amazing talent in our community through this effort.”
The Wayfinding & Creative Placemaking Initiative is funded entirely from a grant secured by Mayor Brodeur last year in his capacity as State Representative. Selected artists and installations include the following:
Adria Arch & Jessie Brown
Walking Poetry Installation at Ell Pond
April Jakubec
Utility Box Mural
Catie Nasser
Tiny Art Gallery Installation
David Winkler
Utility Box Mural
Lisa Tiemann
Mosaic Installation
John Pegoraro
Sculpture at Ell Pond
Sagie Vangelina
Mural in Central Terrace Alleyway
Sheila Farren Billings
Utility Box Mural
Silvia López Chavez
Mural at Melrose High School
The City is thrilled to partner with Follow Your Arts Community Studios to bring these projects to life and hopefully develop a public art program that will continue long into the future. Keep your eyes out for these installations this fall!