Persistence: A Community Response to Pervasive Plastic
Michelle Lougee & Arlington Craftivists
Sculptor and Crochet Artist Michelle Lougee and a group of community artists created 37 colorful sculptures crocheted from PLARN, a “yarn” made from plastic bags, to resemble micro-organisms found in water. The project’s goal is to raise awareness of the deadly impact of single-use plastic on the environment and human health.
Dots and Dashes
Johnny Lapham
“If this were a kind of lollipop Morse code dotting and dashing its way in and out of your awareness each time you pass by, what song might they be singing just for you?” Audio Tour is here.
ExtraOrdinary Birds
Resa Blatman
These collectible art postcards pay tribute to neighborhood birds with painted portraits by Resa Blatman and text by Ellen Reed. A combination of gorgeous images and pithy facts will get you started with birdwatching along the Bikeway and stewardship activities in your own back yard. Audio tour is available here.
Colony II and Colony III
Christopher Frost
These two works expand on the success of Colony, a playful mash-up of architectural styles that was Christopher Frost’s first work for PATHWAYS.
Walking Poetry
Adria Arch and Jessie Brown
Artist Adria Arch and Poet Jessie Brown have installed three of their Walking Poems along the Minuteman Bikepath as part of this year’s Pathways exhibition. The project is designed to encourage passersby to slow down and take in the experience of poetry.
Colony I
Christopher Frost
Sculptor Christopher Frost has created a playful architectural folly, a miniature village composed of imagined architectural elements perched on the trunk of a mature maple tree. Audio Tour is available here.
Room to Grow
Freedom Baird
Artist Freedom Baird has created an intimate outdoor room furnished with a chair, bed, and bureau salvaged from the curb and interwoven with native plantings. It’s a place to consider how humans and nature interact. Audio Tour is available here.
Ripple
Adria Arch & The Knitting Brigade
Ripple is a large-scale fiber piece transforming a group of trees with color, pattern and texture.
Current
Frank Vasello
An environmental sculpture constructed of natural materials gathered on site arranged in a pattern that evokes a river flowing down a hillside towards Spy Pond.
Flutter
Claudia Ravaschiere & Michael Moss
An installation of 65 translucent plexiglass butterflies calling attention to the amazing strength and resilience of these tiny creatures.
Rhetoric of Opposites
Nilou Moochhala
A work consisting of 25 pairs of words stenciled on the pavement of the bikeway, exploring the way language can be used to polarize opinion and divide people.
City Fox
Stewy
A stenciled fox and rabbit by British street artist who has catalogued urban wildlife surviving in the City of London.
Bikeway Haiku
Arlington Public Art
Bikeway Haiku is an opportunity for the Haiku writers to share their experiences and insights with neighbors, just as we share the road.
