Post by Brandeis University

Infusing community spaces with color and meaning: Brandeis Professor Joseph Wardwell and three Brandeis alums recently completed a mural at Boston Public Schools as part of A Canvas of Culture, a multi-year collaboration between the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC) and the Boston Art Commission, and in partnership with Street Theory. Wardwell brought XiHu Arfa ‘24, Anh-Thu Pham ‘26 and Eli Mones ‘24 to use art to reflect the school’s culture, mission and values in an area of the building defined by its arches and vaulted ceilings. Wardwell said having the trio of alumni work on the mural with him reflected a classical apprenticeship structure in the art world that dates back thousands of years. “Artists would learn through working with more established artists,” he said. “It’s an age-old mentorship process.” Read more on Brandeis Stories: https://bit.ly/3SNyAl7