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The Somerville Arts Council (SAC) has announced that the mural panels that were created this summer by the Mystic River Mural Program have been installed by the Somerville Department of Public Works.

According to coordinator and lead artist, David Fichter, “The theme this past summer focused on Environmental Justice in the Mystic Watershed. We collaborated with West Medford poet extraordinaire, Terry Carter, who graciously allowed us to use an excerpt from one of his poems that connected with our theme called ‘Hard By The Mystic.’ The poem is projected over the river which is part of his body. Other imagery features the work of Green Roots, an environmental justice organization in Chelsea, MA that does extraordinary work to raise the environmental justice issues and struggles in the city of Chelsea, which is part of the Mystic Watershed. There is a former Mystic Mural student on the staff in charge of their community gardens program.”

The SAC cordially invites one and all to take a walk and check out the new amazing panels this weekend.