Another AGONZA mural graces Providence

A new mural commissioned to AGONZA by Tufts Health Plan showcases the Olneyville community and Providence’s culture and vibrancy. On Saturday, leaders and members of the Olneyville community will come together for the official reveal of a new Manton Avenue mural.

Painted by Providence-born artist AGONZA, who has renowned street murals throughout New England, the new outdoor artwork was sponsored by Tufts Health Plan, a Point32Health company, and incorporates specific elements of the surrounding neighborhoods, including youth, activities, and local businesses.

The mural reveal and ribbon-cutting will take place at 1pm on Saturday, July 16th at 42 Manton Avenue, back of Cricket Wireless building.

Participating will be:

• Domenic Delmonico, Executive Director of RI Medicaid at Tufts Health Plan (a Point32Health company)
• Councilman Oscar O. Vargas, Ward 15, Providence City Council
• AGONZA, Artist
• Rudy Bozas, Director of Community Relations and Marketing, Tufts Health Plan (a Point32Health company) 

You can view a Facebook video of the painting of the mural here:

https://www.facebook.com/AGonzaArt/videos/537397891124800/

About AGONZA:

“Life is a big canvas – it’s what you make of it.”

AGONZA was born in Providence, Rhode Island in the Manton projects. She spent her teenage years living in the Dominican Republic, before moving back to New England. Throughout her life, she suffered culturally, economically, and socially. Due to this, she battled severe depression, PTSD, and PCOS which has heavily influenced her art.

Part of her artist’s statement – “I believe as human beings our experiences allow us to be able to teach others what perspectives and understandings we have learned from life. I express myself through art, as I believe art is the best way to communicate a story without words. Every art piece I have created in my life has a purpose and a story. Throughout my career I have displayed my work in multiple art shows in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In 2017 and 2018 I won three People’s Choice Awards between the Salem Mural Slam and El Punto in Salem MA. I am a main board member of TAC with the focus to help that urban community rise with the power of Art.

I believe in the transformational power of art. It has helped me to live my truest life. I believe that art can change people and communities. As an artist, the best feeling is having viewers of all ages and ethnicities be able to sit together, as a community, in front of your work and relate to it, smile, and momentarily lose themselves in the experience. Public art creates those opportunities for all.”