A Celebration of Transformation in Chelsea, MA
Boston-based artist Michael Talbot created a site-specific mural celebrating the monarch butterfly for a new mixed-income rental housing development community in Chelsea, MA.
Michael Talbot, Serenity, 2024. Hand-painted mural. © Michael Talbot. Photography by Jane Messinger.
Honoring Community at GrubStreet
art_works partnered with GrubStreet to create an innovative recognition wall celebrating the individuals and organizations who supported the construction and launch of their new home in Boston Seaport.
Chen Luo, The Next Page, 2022. Vinyl wall covering. 80.5 x 49.5 inches. © Chen Luo. Photography by Olivia Moon Photography. Facilitated by art_works for GrubStreet.
Connecting to Firm Identity at Utile
art_works partnered with architecture and design firm Utile to commission a site-specific mural responding to their office space and firm identity in downtown Boston.
Cyrille Conan, DIWAR-BENN (à propos), 2024. Site-specific mural for Utile, 115 Kingston Street, Boston, MA. Project facilitated by art_works for Utile. © Cyrille Conan. Photography by Mel Taing.
Michael Talbot & Phoebe Warner, Collective Ascension, 2023
Artists Michael Talbot and Phoebe Warner led concept development for Collective Ascension, a site-specific mural at the Brian P. Murphy Memorial Staircase in Cambridge, MA, created in collaboration with teens from Cambridge's Community Art Center.
Michael Talbot & Phoebe Warner, Collective Ascension, 2023. Site-specific mural. Brian P. Murphy Memorial Staircase, Cambridge, MA. Project executed in collaboration with Community Art Center and facilitated by art_works for DivcoWest. © Michael Talbot & Phoebe Warner. Photography courtesy of Casey Preston, WhiteBirch Media.
Painting Commission Unveiled in Cambridge, MA
Boston-area artist Sneha Shrestha created a large-scale painting to greet visitors in the lobby of DivcoWest's life science building at 441 Morgan Avenue, designed by Ennead Architects.
Sneha Shrestha, a.k.a IMAGINE, Green Tara 2, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 137 x 137 inches. © Sneha Shrestha, a.k.a. IMAGINE. Photography by Mel Taing.