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Readers: What are your favorite murals around Boston?

Boston’s public art scene is continuously growing. What are some of your favorite pieces?

Boston, MA--5/31/2022 - Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs works on his Dewey Square mural. It's the first time a Black Boston artist has painted this wall for the Greenway Conservancy. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

By Nia Harmon

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The art scene in Boston is nothing short of extraordinary, and with a new multi-million dollar grant, the city is looking to expand public art in every neighborhood.

With dozens of art museums, dozens of art installations, and over 100 murals across the city, Boston continues to make strides towards ensuring its public art represents the community by amplifying local artists and highlighting the importance of diversity and inclusion in artistic spaces.

On Thursday, July 18, the City of Boston announced that it had received a $3 million dollar grant from the Mellon Foundation for the public arts project “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston.” It’s the largest investment in public art programming the city has ever received.

The initiative will have temporary installations in varying mediums, all designed to enhance community engagement and spark discourse surrounding broader cultural themes relating to the history of Boston, the U.S., and beyond. 

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Over the past decade, several arts and community-centered organizations have formed, pouring into and cultivating the next generation of artists in Boston. Currently, murals are among the city’s most recognizable public art.

Groups like Artists for Humanity in Boston, HarborArts out of East Boston, ARTLine based in Malden, and the vibrant images of Black joy by Rob “Problak” Gibbs on the exterior of his alma mater, Madison Park Vocational High School, in Roxbury give back to their respective communities – and the city as a whole – through championing public art that is representative of the talent coming out of these places.

We want to know: What are your favorite murals around the city?

Have you or someone you know worked on a piece? How have you seen the art scene in Boston evolve as public art has increasingly become a priority in the city?

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Nia Harmon is a community co-op for  Boston.com and a journalism student at Emerson College. She is a journalism major with a minor in media studies at Emerson College. She is a native of Dallas, Texas.

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