by Emily Bhargava | Sep 12, 2017 | community art
After a number of rough New England winters, the mosaic pathway at the Aggassiz preschool in Somerville was beginning to come apart. This weekend was beautiful, crisp, and mostly clear, which made it perfect for repairing the damage. We started by pulling up all of...
by Emily Bhargava | Sep 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
A project by Connection Lab will be included in the upcoming show “Wall to Wall: Art Builds Community” at the Nave Gallery. The collaborative mandala made in cooperation with the Guidance Center and the Beautiful Stuff Project will be included as one...
by Emily Bhargava | Aug 14, 2016 | community health, Uncategorized, youth development
In partnership with the school’s art teacher, the Beautiful Stuff Project and Groundwork Somerville, Connection Lab and the Argenziano School art club worked all year to make garden pavers inspired by Georgia O’Keefe. At the end of the year the Groundwork...
by Emily Bhargava | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
After many months of preparation the Kennedy school garden mosaics were finally installed in their place on the sides of the raised garden beds in the playground. This is what the beds looked like before the mosaics were added: Here are a few action shots of the...
by Emily Bhargava | Mar 21, 2016 | Uncategorized, youth development
With the help of lots of small hands we’ve completed four mosaic panels to mount on the raised garden beds at the Kennedy School. The kids’ drawings have come to life in colorful glass and we’re just about ready to grout them. The mosaics that the...
