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Public Art

Cambridge Arts presents local, national, and international artists in exhibitions and educational programming that engage residents and visitors throughout the City. Permanent Public Art is constructed through the City's 1% for Art Ordinance. Ever-changing Temporary Public Art projects can be found throughout the year. Gallery 344 is located in the City Hall Annex at 344 Broadway is programmed with projects and events that highlight and explore ideas around art in the public realm. See below to find out what is currently happening in each of these areas.

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Recent Public Art Projects

• 2022: John Tagiuri's Lamps At Sennott Park Restored.
• 2022: Teens Working With Artist Marlon Forrester To Design Public Art For Cambridge’s Port Neighborhood.
• 2022: Mosaics From Millers River Apartments Being Restored.
• 2022: Elisa H. Hamilton Creates Jukebox Of Community Stories For Cambridge's Foundry
• 2022: Murals At North Cambridge Senior Center Restored.
• 2021: Apple Tree And Oaks Get New Life Via Art Project At Cambridge School.
• 2021: Patricia Thaxton's Harvard Square Mural.
• 2021: Mitch Ryerson's Sensory Hilltop for Universal Design Playground at Danehy Park.
• 2021: 'Rose Arbor' Restored At Squirrel Brand Park
• 2020: Cambridge Arts Restores Monumental African Mask Sculptures By Vusumuzi Maduna
• 2020: Monique Aimee Paints Mural At Cambridge’s St. Peter’s Field
• 2020: David Fichter's Moses Youth Center Mosaic
• 2019: New Mural by Silvia López Chavezat Central Square Library Celebrates Knowledge and Learning.
• 2017: Rainbow Walking And Biking Path Along Fern Street
• 2017: Art Benches And Sculpture At Sacramento Field Evoke Pond That Historically Occupied The Park
• 2017: Cambridge Artist Turns 5 Miles Of The Charles River Into A 500-Foot-Long Photo-Mural 
• 2017: Cambridge Arts Restores "Beat The Belt" Mural Celebrating Activists’ Victory Against Planned Highway
  

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Learn More About the Collection

Cambridge Arts is happy to provide catered tours or meet virtually to provide information about Cambridge's collection of public art. Email us at cambridgearts@cambridgema.gov.

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Public Art Tour Cards

Explore Cambridge Arts' public art collection with cards highlighting themed tours you can take throughout the city. Find art that engages the themes of activism or colors or nature or play. Discover tiny treasures and creative benches and artworks that are fun to explore by bicycle. View the tour cards.