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Rita Hester was stabbed to death in her Brighton apartment 25 years ago and whose murder inspired Transgender Day of Remembrance, held globally every year on Nov. 20 since 1999.

The City allocated more than $1 million to new murals as part of the third year of the City’s Transformative Public Art Program. Mayor Michelle Wu and the

‘These Are Our Stories’: New Allston Mural Honors Rita Hester, Whose Life and Murder Inspired Transgender Day of Remembrance | News | The Harvard Crimson

The city of Boston commissioned artist Rixy to create the mural as part of the city’s Transformative Public Art Program. Hester's portrait gazes out upon Brighton Avenue toward the Model Cafe where regulars still remember her smile.

More than three stories of an empty brick wall in the Franklin Field Development have taken on the look of a colorful tree this summer as artist Melissa Mandel wraps up a long-awaited mural that speaks to the desire of young people to build community in the area. The artwork features an African Baobab tree – known as the “Tree of Life” – in a multi-colored array of encouraging

The mural is designed to commemorate the life and legacy of Rita Hester, who was murdered in Allston in 1998. Learn more at Boston.com.

As we move forward into 2022, it's important that we look back on the past year. Here are a few of our proudest moments:

Mayor Kim Janey and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Art Commission, the Boston Public Library, and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) yesterday celebrated a new piece of public art that has been installed at the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library and BCYF Curtis Hall.

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff May 27, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff Last week, Mayor Kim Janey announced the Joy Agenda, a city-wide initiative that will feature a number of job opportunities for creatives, including the 2021 Transformative Public Art Program, which is now accepting applications. Last year, 24 public art projects were awarded grants totaling $35,000 as part of the program. This year, the call has been split into three opportunities. Option one is for artists intereste...