Town of Arlington

Arlington Public Art will commission a collaborative team of artists, led by Cedric Douglas (Quincy, MA), to create Arlington Stories, a temporary street-art installation infiltrating the Capitol Square neighborhood with wheat-pasted photographic portraits (ranging from life-size to wall-size) of 15-20 owners and employees of diverse local businesses mounted on 6-10 exterior walls. Local independent businesses are valued by residents but vulnerable to economic ups and downs; some have existed for 50 years, others are new. Together, they reveal a diverse and distinctive aspect of neighborhood character. Installation and presentation is scheduled for July–September 2016.