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  • Today's mural by Ken Baughman portrays peregrine falcons, which were endangered in Massachusetts until 2017. This work visualizes the upward trends of nesting activity and bird population thanks to restoration efforts. Massachusetts had zero nesting pairs in 1956 and has at least 46 pairs today.
  • Today's mural features a black-and-white portrait of garden-grown flowers, photographed by Libby Ellis. Her pictures serve as visual portals to Nature and the Divine.
  • Today's mural, All Pumped Up by Sylvia Vander Sluis, is a whimsical, mixed-media sculpture featuring a pair of bold eyes and a flamboyant headdress. The piece is part of a series on the search for joy and transformation.
  • Today's mural features a ceramic piece by Elizabeth Craig-McCormack. Inspired by Minoan marine art, the artwork depicts a bemused octopus floating in a bed of seaweed with minnows swimming in opposite directions.
  • Today's mural, We Are Family by Nell Valle, centers on the themes of community and togetherness, depicted by a conglomeration of guinea pigs.
  • Today's mural Asian Women, Asian Sisters by Tran Vu Arts portrays the complexities of women of color through shapes, colors, shades, and spacing.
  • Today's mural is a photorealistic cityscape collage by Betsy Silverman. Her technique combines a broad training in visual art with an ecological consciousness that inspired her to use recycled materials.
  • Today’s mural is a painting titled Jumping through Hoops by Michelle Lander Feinberg. Her paintings focus on capturing the energy of life. The circles symbolize an eternal rhythm of revitalization. Every challenge or misstep encountered marks another revolution around the circle.
  • Today's mural is a still photo from Hierophany, a 30 second photo-video artwork by Lucia Ravens, Bach Ngo, and Adam Tully. This piece explores the intersections between ecological and social sustainability and examines the impact of sense of place, dissolution of form, and displacement on the contemporary cultural dynamic.