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Get matched →Artist Roberto Chao created a mural in collaboration with Hyde Square Task Force and local community members at Mozart Park in Jamaica Plain. The mural was painted on 8x4 foot PVC panels to make a 163-foot-long mural consisting of 32 panels attached to wooden frames.
The City of Boston awarded a grant to artist Roberto Chao to create this mural as part of the third round of the Transformative Public Art Program. The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture allocated more than $1 million toward murals at 10 sites across nine neighborhoods.
In November 2019, Hyde Square Task Force youth activists proposed the idea of a new mural with the theme of Afro-Latin Music and Dance. In summer 2021, more than 50 youth engaged in brainstorming design elements. Fifteen participants including artists, youth, and volunteers worked under Roberto Chao's direction, and dozens of residents attended community engagement meetings to offer input on the design.
The mural design includes depictions of Africa, the United States, and the Caribbean islands. It features imagery including local and international icons such as Fela Kuti, Jamaica Plain's Fabiola Mendez, and Bob Marley, ancestral musical instruments, symbols of Afro-Latin history and culture, dancers, and nature.
The mural was installed in October 2022.
For questions, contact the Arts and Culture office at 617-635-4445 or send an email.
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