For most people the word Fenway is synonymous with Baseball, but if you wander beyond the ball park and past the Green Monster you will find a historic neighborhood overflowing with natural beauty, history, education and Art.
What's so interesting to me about this neighborhood, and this art walk, is how the art inside the museums, and the art outside the museums play off of one another. Walking through the streets and in and out of museums creates an interesting conversation in my opinion because it encourages us to ask ourselves what do I consider art? Does something have more creative value because it is in a museum? There certainly is incredible value in a well curated exhibit, but there also a lot to be gained from the moment when you stumble across a Mural on the side street and it moves you. So, I don't have an answer for that, but I will leave it here for you to consider as you explore.
The Fenway Art Walk is an engaging excursion through different areas of this iconic and vivacious neighborhood. On this Art Walk you will pass by not just the iconic Museum of Fine Arts, and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum but you will also stop by the newest addition to the Boston museum family, the Mass Art Museum which is one of the most exciting museums I've been to recently (MAAM is closed for winter break from Dec 18 - Jan 17).
The work I saw inside, and out, was not just thought provoking but refreshing and it left me excited to see more of what the neighborhood had to offer. Also included in this Art Walk is some of the work at Northeastern University, whose growing on campus collection includes an impressive array of sculptures and murals that reflect the diversity of their student body. They also have a map of the art work on campus, for those who want to see more.
Not to be overlooked as you explore is the park in the Fenway which is part of the Emerald Necklace series of parks that runs through the city of Boston and were designed by Frederick Law Olmstead. As you explore The Fens I highly recommend you stop to smell the roses in the Kelleher Rose Garden, (which is open to visitors in the warmer months), and take a wander through the Fenway Victory Garden (founded in 1942, it has remained in continuous operation since World War II) .
This Art Walk is easily accessible via multiple stops on the MBTA and it is also an easy 15 minute walk from Newbury street. This is a very busy and heavily trafficked area. So, be careful as you explore and please respect the neighborhood(s), the art, and the people who live and work there.
As always, live creatively and travel safely!
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ART WALK STATS
Last Updated: March 17, 2023
Total Distance: approx 3 miles.
Estimated Time: 2 hrs
Neighborhood: Fenway/Back Bay.
Closest Subway: Greenline - Kenmore Square/ Fenway/Symphony/Northeastern/MFA/Longwood Medical Area/ Hynes Convention Center, Orange Line - Ruggles
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ART WORK LIST
Artist information, website, and IG handle included where available. This map is not intended for driving.
CITGO sign. Kenmore Square, Installed in 1940
Buckminster Hotel, Kenmore Square. Constructed in 1897. Beaux-Arts/Renaissance Revival-style
“Installation Celebrating Women In Science” by Alexandre Farto, 2022 @vhils (vhils.com) Intersection of Fullerton Street and Brookline Street.
“Grouping of Works from Fountain” by Nicole Eisemann, 2019. In front of 401 Park Drive
“Plaza (Arcade)” by Alexandre da Cunha @casadacunha. At the intersection of Brookline Ave and Park Drive.
“Reflections III” by @yellenajames, 2021 (yellena.com) On the corner of Kilmarnock and Van Ness Street.
“Untitled Mural of Woman’s Face” by @dragon76 (viewable from Van Ness Street, walk towards Fenway park, It is on the Left) Part of Seawalls Boston 2021. seawalls.org
“Untitled Graphic Mural” by Luke Barosky @lukabrattzi (www.lukebarosky.com) on Van Ness Street opposite Fenway Park
“Geometric Mural” by Artist Unknown. On the Side of Fenway Community Health. Boylston Street.
“Fenway Electrical Box” by Edie Bruckner (www.eddiebruckner.com)
“Temple Bell from Japan” cast in 1675. In the Fenway
Korean War Memorial
Vietnam Memorial
World War 2 Memorial
“Bacchanale” by Sir Anthony Caro 1985/1989. Far Left of MFA East Entrance
“Day” Antonio Lopez Garcia, 2008. On Left side of MFA East Entrance
“Indian Hunter” by Paul H. Manship. MFA East Entrance. Cast in 2002
“Pronghorn Antelope” by Paul H. Manship. MFA East Entrance. Cast in 2002
“Night” Antonio Lopez Garcia, 2008. On Right Side of MFA East Entrance
“Rock Form” (Porthcurno) by Barbara Hepworth, 1964. In front of the Japanese Garden.
“MAAM Entry way Murals by” Cedric “Vise” Douglas, 2023 @vise_1_boston. MAAM refers to the Museum at Mass College of Art. 421 Huntington Avenue
“Taihu Rock with Natural Perforations” Left side of MFA West Entrance. Huntington Ave.
“Appeal to the Great Spirit” by Cyrus E. Daily, 1902 In front MFA West Entrance. Huntington Ave.
“Untitled" by Joel Shapiro, 1997. Abstract sculpture. On Right of MFA West Entrance. Huntington Ave.
“Taking a Leap” by Jeff Aérosol, 2015. On Huntington Ave. Side of Cargill Hall. (www.jefaerosol.com)
“Stencil of boy crouching” by Jeff Aérosol, 2015. Huntington Ave. Cargill Hall. (www.jefaerosol.com)
“Plumage” by Felipe Ortiz, 2021 On Huntington Ave (www.felipeortiz.com)
“Lumpy Notes” by Chiaozza, (Adam Frezza & Terry Chiro) In Richardson Plazza right off of Huntington Ave (www.eternitystew.com)
“Flame of Hope” by Leonardo Niermann (/www.artnet.com - Niermann)
“Pharah” by Rafael Consuegra. Corner of Greenleaf and Forsyth Street. Docker Hall
“Latinx Student Cultural Center Exterior” by Artist(s) Unknown. Forsyth Street
“99 Cranes of Joy” by Silvia Lopez Chavez. On the exterior of the Ruggles T Station. (www.silvialopezchavez.com)
“Ars et Scientia” by @elMac 2015 (Northeastern Campus, on the front of Meserve Hall)
“Adam” by David Bakalar, 2011 (elmac.net)
“A World of Innocent Discovery” by @vise_1_Boston 2018 (Northeastern Campus) on the wall of the Behrakis Health Sciences Center.
“Untitled Multicolored Face” by @daniel_anguila @vise_1_boston 2018 (Northeastern Campus) Parker Street and Huntington Ave
“Untitled 3 Dimensional Facade” by @astrostreetartist astrograff.com (Northeastern Campus) Parker Street and Huntington Ave
“Transmission” by @keepdrafting 2015 (Northeastern Campus) Parker Street and Huntington Ave
“2 Symphony Murals” by @mayorsmuralcrew, 2003. On the Corner of Mass Ave and Western Ave
“Carp” by @enamelkingdom On Mass Ave
Fenway Gallery. 30 Ipswich Street. (Please check fenwayartstudios.org for hours of operation.
