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Cambridge artist Mitch Ryerson building a Sensory Hilltop for the Universal Design Playground at Cambridge's Danehy Park, June 3, 2021. (Cambridge Arts / Greg Cook)

Every year the City of Cambridge works on implementing multiple public art projects. The projects are often at various stages of development and take years to complete from initial idea to final installation. See some of the projects we are working on below:

  • Patricia Thaxton's Harvard Square Mural.
  • Mitch Ryerson's Sensory Hilltop for Universal Design Playground at Danehy Park.
  • 'Rose Arbor' Restored At Squirrel Brand Park
  • David Fichter's Moses Youth Center Mosaic
  • Rainbow Walking And Biking Path Along Fern Street
  • Art Benches And Sculpture At Sacramento Field Evoke Pond That Historically Occupied The Park
  • Cambridge Artist Turns 5 Miles Of The Charles River Into A 500-Foot-Long Photo-Mural 
  • Cambridge Arts Restores "Beat The Belt" Mural Celebrating Activists’ Victory Against Planned Highway
Several workers pouring concrete at the Fern Street public art site

Public Art

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    • Tobin Montessori and Vassal Lane Upper Schools Public Art
    • Dominic Killiany at Universal Design Playground
    • John Tagiuri's Lamps At Sennott Park Restored
    • Universal Design Playground | Danehy Park
    • Vivian Beer's 'Thunderhead'
    • Patricia Thaxton's Harvard Square Mural
    • 'Rose Arbor' At Squirrel Brand Park
    • 19th Amendment
    • David Fichter's Moses Youth Center Mosaic
    • Tobin Montessori Vassal Lane
    • Fern Street Path
    • Sacramento Field
    • Cambridge Riverfront Photo-Mural
    • Beat the Belt Mural Restoration
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  • The Foundry
  • FLOW: A Grant Program for The Port
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