Voices in the Brick: Amherst’s First Public Art Project
As you walk through downtown Amherst, you might notice ceramic art tiles here and there...
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Public Art Commission Invites Design Proposals for Electrify Amherst 2026
Source: Amherst Public Art Commission The Amherst Public Art Commission, in partnership with the Business...
New Appointments to Town Boards and Committees
With the start of the new fiscal year, Town Manager Paul Bockelman presented a slate...
Opinion: Public Art Murals Under Threat
A significant building in Washington DC, home to the nation’s Social Security Administration (SSA), is...
North Amherst Library Sculpture Still Not Approved
Report on the Meeting of the Public Art Commission, November 25, 2025 This meeting was...
Views on Views: Amherst’s Public Parks
By Hetty Startup This is the fifth column in a ten-part series. View previous articles...
Opinion: Sculpture for North Amherst Library Languishes in Committee
I have been involved in the Mill River Project in North Amherst as a team...
Rob Morra Re-appointed Temporary Planning Director. New Appointments to Commission for Persons with Disabilities, CPA Committee, and Public Art Commission
Planning DirectorIn a memo to the Town Council dated September 5, 2025, Town Manager Paul...
Call for Submissions for Electrify Amherst and Town Hall Art Gallery
Source: amherstma.gov The Amherst Public Art Commission is excited to announce a call for artists...
Art for the Public Good: UMass Amherst Team Brings Temperature-responsive Sculpture to Cambridge to Spotlight Extreme Heat Risks
Source: UMass News & Media A team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has transformed Cambridge’s Brattle...
New Appointments to Energy and Climate Action Committee, Public Art Commission, and Recreation Commission
In memos to the Town Council and the Town Clerk dated June 23, 2025 Town...
Council Allots $250,000 for Public Art at New Elementary School
Report on the Meeting of the Amherst Town Council, May 19, 2025 This was a...