In 2024, the award-winning creative agency Street Theory‘s multi-year initiative, A Canvas of Culture — under the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture — brought several vibrant, breathtaking murals to various school locations in Boston. The luscious mural featured above “Together, We Rise” — located at the Joyce Kilmer K-8 Lower School in West Roxbury — was painted by Denver-based artist Thomas Evans aka as Detour. Several more images of A Canvas of Culture murals currently gracing Boston Public Schools — all completed this past summer — follow:
Orlando-based Don Rimx, “Garden of Beginnings” and “Roots of Empowerment,” located at the Lee Academy Pilot School in Dorchester
Mexican muralist Israel “Spaik” Guerra Romero, “In Lak’ech Hala Ken – Yo soy tu – tu eres otro yo,” located at Curtis Guild Elementary School in East Boston
Colombian artist Felipe Ortiz, “Umana Rising,” located at Mario Umana Academy in East Boston
Dominican-American artist Silvia Lopez Chavez, “Brilla,” located at Rafael Hernandez K-8 Dual Language School in Roxbury
A Canvas of Culture is currently commissioning several new, original, long-term murals and 2D public art installations at Boston Public School sites across the city. Each project budget will range from $20,000 – $175,000. Specific details and applications are available here and here. The deadline for submissions is February 26, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET.
Photos of 2024 A Canvas of Culture murals by OLP Creative
