MURALS
Discover temporary and permanent art on buildings all around Arlington.
UTILITY BOXES
This vibrant public art on streets town-wide is sponsored by Arlington businesses.
GARAGE BAND
This annual PorchFest outdoor “after party” features live music, dancing, and family-friendly activities.
LIVE ARTS
Organized in partnership with artists of all kinds, Live Arts encourages public performance and creation.
PATHWAYS 2019-2026
Public art on the Minuteman Bikeway between Swan Place and Linwood Street
BIKEWAY HAIKU
A community haiku project featuring poetry inspired by the Minuteman Bikeway
BUS SHELTERS
Vibrant designs in Mass Ave bus shelters complemented a Bus Rapid Transit Lane pilot
ART ROCKS MENOTOMY
Art installations in Menotomy Rocks Park
ART ROCKS SPY POND
Art installations in the park at Spy Pond
BIRDHOUSES
Whimsical handmade birdhouses in Magnolia Park
Chanel Thervil
Artist-in-Residence Chanel Thervil created a public art project celebrating some of the members of Arlington’s diverse Black community who live, work, or go to school in the town.
Nilou Moochhala
Spring 2021 Artist-in-Residence Nilou Moochhala created a two-part public art installation that explored the impact of COVID-19 on the Arlington community.
Michelle Lougee
Arlington’s first Artist-in-Residence, sculptor and fiber artist Michelle Lougee created a collaborative art project for the Minuteman Bikeway drawing attention to plastics in our oceans.
Steven Ratiner
Appointed Arlington’s third Poet Laureate in 2019, Steven Ratiner’s legacy includes Red Letter Poems, a community effort that offered the respite of poetry during the pandemic.