THE ART WALK PROJECT

After an extensive lockdown and what felt like endlessly looping around my neighborhood on a seemingly endless series of the same walks, I decided I needed a new backdrop. In normal times if I needed to refresh I would meet up with friends to hang out or and grab some dinner or maybe even plan a weekend excursion but in Covid times doing anything inside, much less visiting a museum, has become a lot more complicated. The idea of not seeing any new people and experiencing new things was asking too much so I decided to head to East Boston.

With the ICA Watershed already established as a creative hotspot (closed for the cold months) and Harbor Arts working to bring more public art to the Boston Waterfront the addition of the new murals exploring ocean advocacy scheduled to go up mid summer seemed incredibly fortuitous. Although I had periodically visited the ICA and the ICA Watershed in the East Boston Shipyard prior to Covid I didn’t know what I expected as I exited the Maverick T-Stop with my facemask on for the first time in honestly a very long time. What I found was an inspiring cache of incredible art ensconced in different locations around the lively and diverse neighborhood that is East Boston.

This trip I was focused on finding the 19 new murals that were going up in the neighborhood as part of Seawalls Boston 2021. Created in collaboration with a roster of national and international mural artists the Seawalls: Artists for Oceans project is part of the PangeaSeed Foundation’s public art program that has been working with artists all over the world to create public art that engages and educates audiences about the challenges facing our oceans. Boston is now home to 21 of those murals, with 19 installed in East Boston, (there is also one in front of the Aquarium and one next to Fenway Park). East Boston is a rapidly evolving neighborhood rich with history and diversity. Along with the new additions there was a pre existing commitment to public art and impressive collection of murals in the neighborhood. These works were created and installed in collaboration with different organizations that include the Mayor’s Mural Crew, Artists for Humanity, Boston Harbor Arts and Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina and their longevity speaks to the tenacity of a neighborhood and it’s inhabitants who have worked hard to make it what it is today.

Please keep in mind as you tour that the city is a busy place with people from all walks. It is up to you to be careful as you walk around. Please respect the neighborhood(s) and the people who live and work there, and have a safe visit.

Download map & list of art work

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ART WALK STATS

Map Updated: March 2023

Total Distance: 4.0 Miles/ 6.43 kilometers

Estimated Time: 1:15 min – 2:30 min, depending on your pace.

Neighborhood: East Boston

Closest Subway: Maverick Station, Blue Line

Food: Looking for food? I recommend taking a look at Boston Eater, or this other article

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THIS MAP IS NOT FOR DRIVING. If you are unfamiliar with the neighborhood I recommend you also employ a map app.

ART WORK LIST

*Instagram handle, name and website included where available

1. “Maverick Square” by C. Lauson. At the corner of Maverick and Henry Street
2. “To Immigrants with Love: East Boston” by Heidi Schorck and City of Boston Mural Crew, 2017. 82 Paris Street. (Mural depicting Veronica Robles and Male Mariachi)
3. “History of East Boston” by Unknown Artist – 155 Meridian Street.  Side of Americano Espresso Bar.
4. “Mural of multicolored designs on the back of restaurant” by @done_rite_designs at La Hacienda Restaurant. 150 Meridian Street, the Mural is actually on on Liverpool Street.  
5. “Protect What You Love” by @itsaliving / Ricardo Gonzalez 2021 (itsalivingnyc.com) Behind MacDonalds and Autozone. Seawalls Boston 2021
6. “Death to Plastic” by @tallboy666 / (tallboyart.com), 2021 160 Liverpool Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021
7. “Guiding Giants” by @tajfrancis / Taj Francis, 2021. (tajtenfold.com) 150 Liverpool StreetSeawalls Boston 2021
8. “Fear” by @sophytuttle / Sophy Tuttle (sophytuttle.com) 60 Border Street. Seawalls Boston 2021
9. “Zumix Radio Block Party Mural” by @Liz_lamanche / Liz LaManche (earthsign.com), 2017.  250 Summer Street.
10. “Precipice” by @beaustanton / Beau Stanton, 2021 (www.beaustanton.com) East Boston Fire Station & Mary Ellen Welch Greenway.  Easily viewed from S. Breman Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021
11. “Guardian” by @josiemorway / Josie Morway 2021 (josiemorway.com)  24 Orleans Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021
12. “Eastlantis” by @Vise_1_Boston / Cedric “Vise 1” Douglas and @percyfortiniwright / Percy Fortini Wright (percyfortiniwright.com). At entryway to East Boston Shipyard on Left side. 
13. “Gates of Transcendence” by Michael Alfano. (www.michaelalfano.com ) Sculpture. East Boston Shipyard
14. “Kelp Meal Makes Excellent Soil” by Paul Howe. Installation. East Boston Shipyard
15. “Sky Cranes” by Rachel Mello (www.rachelmello.com)  Sculpture.  
16. “Untitled pink woman with fish and cityscape” by @marianalaurademarchi / Mariana de Marchi 2014. (marianademarchi.com).  East Boston Shipyard 
17. “Protect What You Love” by @Imagine876 / Sneha Shrestha, (www.imagine876.com) 2020 Seawalls Boston 2020
18. “Diving Lady” restored by Neon Williams, Installed in 2020 (neonwilliams.com)
19. “Home of Chowder King” restored by Neon Williams, Installed in 2020 (neonwilliams.com)
20. “Fight the Rise” by @josiemorway / Josie Morway, 2020 (josiemorway.com) Seawalls Boston 2020 (East Boston Shipyard.)
21. “Rise” by @silvialopezchavez / Silvia Lopez Chavez, 2020 (www.silvialopezchavez.com) Seawalls Boston 2020 (East Boston Shipyard.)
22. “The Codfish” by Steve Israel, installed in 2009  harboartsboston.com (In Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina, Above “Rise”)
23. “The Calling” by @vise_1_boston / Cedric “Vise 1” Douglas & @julzroth / Julz Roth East Boston Shipyard. Seawalls Boston 2020
24. “Intersectional Environmentalism” by @artyouhungry / Nneka Jones (artyouhungry.com ) 2021.  Donald McKay Elementary School. 122 Cottage Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021. 
25. “Aquatic Dimensions” by @felipeortizart / Felipe Ortiz, 2021 (www.felipeortiz.com) Donald McKay Elementary School. 122 Cottage Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021 
26. “Guardianes del Mar/Sea Keepers” by @oh_sabadee / Sabrina Dorsainvil, 2021 (sabrinadorsainvil.com) Donald McKay Elementary School. 122 Cottage Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021
27. “Solo Hay Un Océano” by @artworkofkai Kai’ili Kaulukukui (artworkofkai.com) & @most_funky_click / Taylor Reinhold (www.taylorreinhold.com) 2021. Donald McKay Elementary School.  122 Cottage Street. Seawalls Boston 2021
28. “Espiritu del Mar/Spirit of the Ocean” by @Marka_27 / Victor Quiñonez, 2021. (Street Theory Gallery) Donald McKay Elementary School. 122 Cottage Street. Seawalls Boston 2021
29. “To Immigrants with Love: Grandmothers” by @heidischork / Heidi Schork and @mayorsmuralcrew / the Mayor’s Mural Crew, 2017.  Under Summer Street overpass
30. “Rising Tides” by @sophytuttle / Sophy Tuttle (sophytuttle.com) 2020.  Mary Ellen Welch Greenway,  Summer Street underpass, Seawallls Boston, 2020
31. “Untitled Plant Life Mural” by The Boston Natural Areas Network Youth Corp 2020. Under Gove Street overpass 
32. “East Boston Greenway” by East Boston Greenway Mural by Boston Natural Areas Youth Conservation Corp.  Under Gove Street overpass, 2006
33. “Hope and Resistance” by @afhboston, 2021 / Artists for Humanity Mary Ellen Welch Greenway,  Under Porter Street Overpass. Seawalls Boston 2021
34. “Untitled Nautical Mural” The Boston Natural Areas Network Youth Conservation Corps, 2017
35. “Heart of the Ocean” by @felipeortiz / Felipe Ortiz, 2021 (www.felipeortiz.com) 260 Bremen Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021. Follow the path to the ranger station, exit to the left and this mural is just across the street.  
36. “Plastic Pandora” by @squid.licker / Lauren YS (laurenys.com)  62 Chelsea Street.  Seawalls Boston 2021

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SIDEQUESTS !!! (These are absolutely beautiful but NOT in Eastie)

1. “Protect the Blue Planet”  by Shepard Fairy @obeygiant – Seawalls Boston 2021.  Aquarium T Stop, Blue Line

2. “PROTECT” by @dragon76art – Seawalls Boston 2021. This is in the alley between 120-126 Brookline Ave.  Boston.  Close to the Kenmore Square T Stop, Greenline. It is also easily viewable from Van Ness Street.  

PHOTO GALLERY

Photos are in approximate order

The East Boston Art Walk map and tour is part of The Art Walk Project © Julia Swanson, 2022. To learn more about it and see other Art Walks please visit my website jscreatesonline.com.