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Public art opens doors to creativity in Newton By Allison Pirog Boston University journalist,Updated February 25, 2021, 4:00 p.m. Email to a Friend A door featured in The Umbrella Arts Center’s “Go Out Doors” campaign.PHOTO BY RON MANN Finding inspiration for Newton Community Pride’s latest public art initiative was as simple as riding a bike. Organizers discovered painted, recycled doors in the grass and woods along bike trails in West Concord, Lexington and Arlington. The Umbrella Arts Center had installed the doors as part of their “Go Out Doors” campaign. New...

Map: A dozen murals that brightened life in 2020 By Diti Kohli and Grace Griffin Globe Correspondent,Updated December 18, 2020, 10:03 a.m. Email to a Friend Victor “Marka27″ Quiñonez and Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs created "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" as a tribute to Nina Simone and her 1960s activism.David L. Ryan/Globe Staff If there was one upside in the Boston art scene in 2020, it was the arrival of so many gorgeous public murals. As museums, theaters, and galleries shuttered in March to stop the spread of COVID-19, these wall-covering works started to appear at an incr...