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Community Canvas

  • Saturday, October 31

    Happy Halloween! Today’s mural features artwork by cut-paper artist and social worker Barbara Burns-Dore. Her black cat, Molly, is often the subject of her art. Here, Burns-Dore captures Molly getting an X-ray at the veterinarian’s office.
  • Thursday, October 29

    Today's mural features No Capture Today by Celeste Scott, who was inspired by a comment her young niece made when they visited the historic New Bedford Whaling Museum. Her niece asked, "Does the whale ever win and get away?"
  • Thursday, October 22

    Today's mural features mixed media painting Let's Go by Michael James. It is inspired by jazz saxophonist Andre Ward and John Coltrane in honor of James's late father who recently loss his battle with cancer.
  • Tuesday, October 20

    Today's mural features a painting by Dr. Dawn Freeland. This "magical wishing tree" was intuitively created with a variety of color, texture, and sparkles to induce positive emotions and a sense of wonder. This painting includes fairies catching and fulfilling sparkling wishes to those who believe and have hope.
  • Thursday, October 15

    Today’s mural features artwork by JanaiCreates. This Frida Kahlo piece is part of a personal project honoring creative women she admires of late.
  • Tuesday, October 13

    Today's mural features a tapestry by Jeanie Crockett. As a rug hooking artist, she aims to create moving pictures in wool strips that please the eyes.
  • Friday, October 9

    Today's mural features A Cautionary Tale by Cynthia Walat. Her journey as an artist has run a serendipitous path over the last five years. She began as a fiber artist practicing with traditional techniques and materials. Her process has evolved into expressions that incorporate unusual materials, particularly post-consumer waste.
  • Thursday, October 8

    Today's mural features All Aglow by Trish Gannon. This piece is a nod to the ever-changing environment. The art reflects on the experience of being enveloped by the sun's warmth, perhaps as it sets over a hillside.
  • Friday, October 2

    Today's mural features a quilt by Catherine Ryan. The traditional fan pattern is modified into variations and experimentations of color and patterns. She started the quilt in 2009 and completed it in 2022.