Tag Archives: public art

A new mural in Hyattsville aims to counter negative images of young black men. Continue reading

The landmark TESST Building, now home to Wills Decorating, is the latest spot in downtown Hyattsville to get a new piece of public art. Continue reading

A Colorado artist began painting a mural on the Baltimore Avenue side of the upcoming Pennyroyal Station restaurant in Mount Rainier this week. Continue reading

Photo courtesy of The Red Chair project

Posted on by Alison Beckwith

The Long-Running Red Chair Art Project Came to Hyattsville

The photographer behind a long-running cross-country art project featuring a red chair posted a photograph taken in Hyattsville over the Memorial Day weekend. Continue reading

The coronavirus didn’t just temporarily shut down a lot of small businesses, it also put a lot of public art projects on hold. But the owner of popular Hyattsville eatery Busboys and Poets is trying to turn that around starting a movement he calls #paintthestorefronts. Continue reading

Noted D.C. muralist MISS CHELOVE says her love of art was first sparked by graffiti along Route 1 she saw as a child. The Hyattsville native, who was selected earlier this year to paint a mural at the Mount Rainier Library, would head into D.C. to visit her mother at work at the Library of Congress and the Voice of America. Continue reading

The Town of Riverdale Park is seeking local artists to provide five pieces of art to be displayed publicly for a year as part of the Riverdale Park Public Art Initiative. The deadline to apply is Monday, February 3 at noon. Continue reading

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