The NAA’s open call for art was judged by Jamaal Eversley. A Randolph-based artist describes himself as an “eccentric abstract artist” who intertwines “business with the arts in order to serve the community.”
Project support came from the Newton Cultural Council/Mass Cultural Council, the Village Bank, and Newton Community Pride. Newton Community Pride provided the city-required liability insurance. Newton North’s Instructor of Carpentry Technology Garrett Tingle and a student agreed to build the wooden framework. Held and fellow NAA board member Memy Ish Shalom refined it with beveled-edged decorative molding and other touches. They dug two three-foot deep trenches in the rock-studded dirt of Captain Ryan’s park, poured the concrete to anchor the structure, painted it white, and installed solar lights to illuminate the artwork after dark.
“It’s so gratifying to see Art at the Bus Stop come to life,” says Held, who has also spearheaded numerous public poetry projects in Newton, “I think bringing art into the public realm is a great way to engage with people and spark imaginations.”
Art at the Bus Stop will display these artists:
Nov. 15–Jan. 15: You Bought a Painting by Barney Levitt and Green and Construction by Gail Hansen
Jan. 15–March 15: A Sliver of Hope in a Sea of Despair by Lori Slavin and Earthly Delights by Marian Dioguardi
March 15-May 15: Prevalent Sunshine by Mark Chadbourne and Father & Son Bronze by Memy Ish Shalom
May 15-July 15: Night at the Station by Nancy Marks and In the City by Bonnie Lerner
July 15-Sept. 15: Water Leaves By Garrow Throop and Bay Windows by Sharon Schindle