Don’t forget–the mural dedication party is tomorrow!  Bring your friends, neighbors, family, etc…it’ll be a great time!

Where: Nantasket St. next to Hough’s
When: Saturday, Sept. 19th
3 PM – 6 PM

Food, Games, Music and Neighbors!

The Sprout Fund mural is almost done, and we need your help to dedicate it!  This Saturday, we’re co-sponsoring a Mural Dedication Party with Hough’s and the Sprout Fund. There will be live music, food, drink, beer tastings, games (including another bean bag toss tournament), and most importantly, neighbors!
Mural Dedication Party
Location: Hough’s, 563 Greenfield Ave.
Date: [...]

When I’m going downtown and I’m not riding my bike, I catch the bus at Greenfield and Nantasket. This morning, I stood out there taking in the nearly completed mural on the side of Hough’s, I noticed a fellow bus rider doing the same. “What do you think?” I asked her.
I had seen [...]

As you may have noticed while driving along Greenfield Avenue or visiting Hough’s, the Sprout Fund Mural painting has begun! Ian Thomas, our fabulous community-selected artist, has begun to prime the wall on the side of Hough’s, as well as outline the beginnings of the mural forms. Now that the painting has begun, [...]

Painting will begin this week on the Sprout mural, and if you’re interested in getting involved, the artist (Ian Thomas), is looking for a few volunteers!  Ian will have it setup so that people can paint elements of the wall regardless of age or artistic ability.  If you have questions or are interested, email him [...]

Thanks to everyone who helped make the Sprout mural kickoff block party a great success!  We estimate over 100 people came, and even though rain was predicted, we kept mostly dry and the sun even came out.
Here are some pictures taken during the party–check out the Connect Greenfield Facebook page for more pics and a [...]

After some tweaking this month, the final version of the mural is ready!

Here’s a description of what the mural is about from the artist, Ian Thomas:
As a child growing up with a steel-working grandfather, I was drawn to Greenfield’s connection to our iron past.  I wanted to focus on the icon of the lunch box. [...]

After five artist presentations followed by an energetic community discussion weighing each artist’s design as well as ability to work well with the community, Ian Thomas was selected as the 2009 Greenfield Sprout Fund Muralist! His preliminary design, a semi-abstract reference to Greenfield’s past, present, and future, is pictured below.

As you can see, the [...]

The Sprout Fund mural proposals are in, and now it’s time to choose your favorite!  While the results from the poll won’t be official, they will influence the final choice.  If you want your vote to officially count, stop by Hough’s to look at the proposals and fill in a ballot!
Also, on June 2nd, the [...]

This Thursday, Greenfielders are invited to the Concept Art Gallery in Regent Square to view proposals for the Sprout public art mural which will be on the Nantasket Street side of Hough’s. Concept Art Gallery is located at 1031 S. Braddock Ave. The event begins at 6 PM. Bring your family, friends and neighbors to [...]