Posts Tagged ‘mural’
Out and About in RI: Public Art mural unveiled at Pawtucket’s Senior Center (photos)
On May 23, 2025, more than 75 people gathered for the unveiling of a vibrant new outdoor mural at the Leon Mathieu Senior Center, located at 450 Main Street in Pawtucket. The 14-by-21-foot mural, now displayed on the center’s exterior wall, celebrates Pawtucket’s cultural diversity and promotes a message of positive aging. The project transforms…
Read MoreVibrant, outdoor socializing space, and a mural, coming in 2024 at Pawtucket’s Senior Center
The Pawtucket Division of Senior Services/Leon Mathieu Senior Center has announced its receipt of a grant from the Harriet Ballou Foundation that will support the Leon Mathieu Senior Center’s (LMSC) Mural and Socialization project to create a vibrant public event space including a mural, for socializing in an underutilized parcel of land adjacent to the…
Read MoreAnother 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…
Read MoreART! Murals debut TODAY at Davey Lopes Rec Center Pool
by Nancy Thomas Photos: Amber Art Instagram A unique art installation/mural project happened in the past two months. To accompany the opening of the newly renovated Davey Lopes Pool, which did not open last year due to extensive renovations needed, a mural commission was begun by the City of Providence. This year the pool will…
Read MorePawtucket mural goes up in Slater Park – by Colombian artist Gabriel Calle Arango
Photo: Luisfo – Luis Fernando Osorno Giraldo Pawtucket has yet another mural. This one resides inside the grounds of Slater Park, near the tennis court area. It was unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 12th, with the artist, Columbian painter and muralist, Gabriel Calle Arango. Also participating was Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Senator Sandra…
Read MoreTop Story of the Week: URI covers up veterans mural after “complaints”.
RINewsToday followed up on this story printed April 22nd and Sept. 12th of 2020 – we found the murals and photographed them as they appear, today. Here is what we found. The educable moment about URI’s history to the students attending may be just as important as the fate of the art underneath the banners…
Read MoreURI asking “everyone” about fate of RI’s historic veteran-themed mural
URI is asking for input and suggestions “from everyone” about the future of a set of historic murals painted by Doctor/Corporal, retired professor, and URI Hall of Famer Arthur Sherman, Class of 1950. Sherman, who is now 96 years old, was commissioned to paint the mural depicting soldiers returning from war to URI, as part…
Read MoreVeteran’s mural sparks educable moments at URI. Or not…
by Nancy Thomas “We find that it is not a new scene which is needed, but a new viewpoint.” – Normal Rockwell Racial equity issues have us looking at everything with fresh eyes. We look at the words we use, the colloquial phrases that are part of some of our languages, perhaps ingrained over generations.…
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