by Emily Bhargava | Feb 12, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Today the Haggerty School in Cambridge held a celebration of its hundredth anniversary! Thankfully, the collaborative mosaic that two second grade classes made with Connection Lab and the Beautiful Stuff Project was finished in time. Two weeks ago each of the students...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 29, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
Two weeks of work have paid off, and the mosaic is coming along. We translated the kids’ drawings into panel designs and they’ve started to tile two of the designs. Hopefully the friendly bugs will add a few extra smiles to the playground and...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
The Kennedy School playground just got a face-lift, and includes a series of new planting beds. With Support from the Somerville Arts Council, the Kennedy after-school program will be working with Connection Lab for 10 weeks to design and make mosaics to install on...
by Emily Bhargava | Jan 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
The mosaic mural that Laura Smith led and installed on the benches of the East Somerville Library is complete. Connection Lab helped with some of the design, led one of the community clay workshops and brought quotes from the East Somerville Peace Quilt incorporate...
by Emily Bhargava | Oct 23, 2015 | community art, community health, Uncategorized, youth development
The wonderful art teacher at the Argenziano School agreed to have her art club make floral mosaics to decorate pavers that will divide the beds in the school garden. She used PTA funds to buy mesh and glue, we’ll use garden improvement funds to buy pavers and...
