Q&A with 2019 Somerville Muralists
Channel: Somerville Media Center
Date: 23/08/2019

The City of Somerville will be getting three new murals in August and September, thanks to a mini mural festival by the City of Somerville and Somerville Arts Council. From August 21 through September 1, three internationally-renowned artists will be painting murals in the East Somerville, Union Square and Central Hill neighborhoods.

The artists lending their creativity to Somerville’s newest murals include Calo Rosa, a Salvedorean artist from Philadelphia, Imagine, a Nepali artist and Somerville resident, and Haitian artist Pascal Michel. These artists will be painting contemporary street art on local walls highlighting the diversity of their own backgrounds and the diversity of Somerville and its residents.

On Thursday, August 22, from 6 to 8 p.m., a meet and greet and Q&A session was held at the East Branch of the Somerville Public Library, 115 Broadway. The panel was moderated by local artist and Programming Coordinator & Production Assistant at Somerville Media Center, Dave Ortega. The artists discussed their inspiration for their work, their process, and their experience as muralists.