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ACT Van Design

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This was a call for designers to create a "van wrap" that reflects ACT's values: Belonging, Experimentation, Transparent Processes, Anti-Racism, and Radical Joy. The winning design was reviewed by the Art and City Life Commission and went through the…

All Black Lives Matter Mural

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Local artists and community members have worked together over the past year to co-design and install the new original mural. The street mural, which features design work by Abenda Sohn, Ayeel Schofield, Sarah Samway, k. funmilayo aileru, Rodney Davis…

All That You See Is(n't) Yours

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Montanari and Snyder developed a proposal to showcase their research into place with new works that acted as a visual exploration of Providence’s colonial history, examined from both the Indigenous and colonial viewpoints. New artworks combined Ms.…

Apeiron

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Kristina Brown has been inspired by philosophical concepts and mathematical/geometric diagrams as a way to understand the world for many years, more recently incorporating the black sphere as an element in her work. For her the sphere represents…

Bee Violet/Three Sisters

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This Three Sisters Garden is rooted in Eastern Woodland Native American tradition. The corn, beans and squash are planted together and each crop helps the other thrive.

Casa Futura/Future House

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An immersive performance, film and community dinner featuring multi-media performances and a stop-motion animation film created in partnership with residents and commemorating their past, present, and future journeys.

CrossRoads PVD and Park Retaining Wall

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The concept for the mural, which was workshopped in the spring with neighborhood residents through digital community engagement, represents “unity” through a motif of interlocking hands and arms.

Dandelion

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This building-sized sculpture celebrates the Woonasquatucket River’s persistent and beautiful presence.

Davy Lopes Pool Collaborative Mural

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In January 2022, The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture and
Tourism (ACT), Department of Public Property, and Department of
Recreation invited RI-based muralists to an open call. Six artists would be
chosen by an Art Selection Panel…

Dream Big / Work Hard

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Fu’una selected achievement as the most motivating, positive, and visual concept. Beginning with the school’s existing mascot – a dolphin – the artist created a cast of oceanic and celestial characters. Together the paintings illustrate what…