By Jonah Frangiosa | jfrangiosa@eagletribune.com Internationally renown muralist and portrait artist Jamaal Rolle painting his most recent mural on the outside wall of NH Beach Pizza in Haverhill. HAVERHILL […]
Northshore MagazineSeptember 25, 2024 Al Wilson | Photograph by Jared Charney Al Wilson Founder and CEO, Beyond Walls When Beyond Walls started in 2016, former tech and media leader Al […]
Beyond Walls has partnered with Lynn Public Schools and St. Marys to bring the classroom to the streets. (Ferns Francois) August 11, 2024 by Sidnee Short FacebookLinkedInXEmailCopy Link LYNN — Lynn Public Schools […]
August 8, 2024 by For the Item LYNN — Beyond Walls murals will be installed from Aug. 5 – 20 throughout downtown Lynn. Follow @beyondwallslynn on Instagram and Facebook for more information. Mr June @davidjunelouf […]
Beyond Walls CEO and founder Al Wilson looks through portraits of mural artists that the nonprofit has worked with. (Spenser Hasak) Purchase this photo Vivian Mançellari June 20, 2024 by Vivian Mançellari If […]
The 11th Annual Boston Design Week, scheduled for April 23-May 5, 2024, promises an extensive lineup of over 70 in-person, indoor, and outdoor events across the city. VIEW GALLERY Boston […]
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BY BARBARA PICCI ON 23 JANUARY 2024 • ( LEAVE A COMMENT ) Title: ISLA Location: Miami, Florida, USA Artists: Alexis Diaz + David Zayas Produced by: Beyond Walls, Golden305, United Rentals Year: 2023 Photos Credits: Alexis Diaz “Como todo mural en colaboración tiene sus […]
A coincidence? As a hearse drove away from All Saints Church on Monday, Sept. 25, following a funeral Mass for a local woman, the church bells rang as a message […]
By Mike LaBella | Staff Writer Oct 5, 2023 International artists are in Haverhill painting murals in several downtown locations. Artist Giulio Rosk of Palermo, Sicily, is creating his mural […]
By Mike LaBella September 28, 2023 The Haverhill Art Walk returns to the downtown Riverfront Cultural District on Saturday, Sept. 30, from 1 to 7 p.m. highlighting underutilized spaces and […]
By WHAV News Staff | September 26, 2023 Haverhill Art Walk poster. As part of its mission, WHAV provides information and resources targeting health and wellness, food insecurity, after-school programs, education and housing […]
Eagle-Tribune Officials with Beyond Walls say murals can help eliminate blight, bring positivity to an area, can serve as an economic driver by attracting tourism …
By Mike LaBella September 22, 2023 With live music, a classic car show, a Kids Zone, local foods, demonstrations and a spectacular fireworks display over the Merrimack River, it’s […]
By WHAV News Staff | Sample mural in Lynn by @angurria @willgom @silvialopezchavez @dovente (Photograph by @toastfilm) As part of its mission, WHAV provides information and resources targeting health and wellness, food […]
BY LISA HUGHES SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 / 6:06 PM / CBS BOSTON BOSTON – Beyond Walls founder Al Wilson describes his leap into the non-profit world as a “perfect storm.” In […]
BEYOND WALLS MURALS RETURN TO DOWNTOWN LYNN BY JAMES BARTLETT| August 15, 2023 Artist Kevin Ledo, center, works with Lynn youth from the Demakes Family YMCA to put the finishing touches on […]
Sitting at the back of a cavernous former machine shop in downtown Lynn, Al Wilson talks about two of his favorite things — art and soccer — and how they […]
July 19, 2023 | Dennis Hohenberger Beyond Walls and several grants sponsored the project. Mayor John Vieau is joined by Al Wilson, the organization’s founder, and residents. Reminder Publishing photo by […]
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT Western Mass News is taking you town by town Holyoke, Springfield, and Granville.
Despite the recent rainfall and thunderstorms, artists working over in Chicopee have finally completed two colorful, large-scale murals. By Addie Patterson, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Abigail Murillo Villacorta Published: Jul. 15, 2023 at […]
New England Public Media | By Nancy Eve Cohen Published July 11, 2023 at 10:21 AM EDT LISTEN • 2:53 1 of 6 Rochelle Shicoff, Nancy Meagher and Deborah Sacon work on a new mural […]
Published: Jul. 08, 2023, 6:52 a.m. By Jeanette DeForge | jdeforge@repub.com Murals popping up on large buildings in Springfield, Holyoke and now Chicopee are beautifying their downtowns, recognizing different cultures and […]
by: Kristina D’Amours Posted: Jul 5, 2023 / 10:34 PM EDT Updated: Jul 5, 2023 / 10:34 PM EDT CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Beautifying cities across the state with art is the mission […]
https://www.wwlp.com/massappeal/beyond-walls-summer-mural-tour-comes-to-western-mass-with-amazing-artwork/ by: Patrick Berry Posted: Jul 5, 2023 / 12:25 PM EDT Updated: Jul 5, 2023 / 12:25 PM EDT (Mass Appeal) – This summer, the Beyond Walls Summer Mural Tour is bringing […]
Town by town is taking you to Chicopee, Springfield and Holyoke. By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: John O’Donoghue, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse Published: Jun. 28, 2023 at 9:15 PM EDT (WGGB/WSHM) […]
Artists Case Maclaim and Alexis Diaz, two of a dozen artists participating in Holyoke’s Beyond Walls street art project, talk about the mural in process at 284 Maple St. The […]
by: John Budenas Posted: Jun 28, 2023 / 10:32 PM EDT Updated: Jun 29, 2023 / 08:06 AM EDT SHARE CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Starting this Saturday, residents in Chicopee have the […]
Street artists from around the world are turning brick canvases into murals that capture Holyoke’s diverse communities and rich history. By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O’Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa Published: Jun. 24, 2023 at […]
Published: Jun. 22, 2023, 12:48 p.m. Aaron Vega, director of the Holyoke’s Office of Planning and Economic Development, said a new $200,000 grant derived from casino impact fees will help advance […]
Published: Jun. 22, 2023, 11:33 a.m. “Father and Baby Moose,” by the artist known as Bordalo II, is located at Clemente and Spring streets in Holyoke’s downtown. By Dennis Hohenberger | […]
The city of Holyoke welcomed back the Beyond Walls team to create more art around the paper city. By Photojournalist: Andrew Evans, Raegan Loughrey and Abigail Murillo Villacorta Published: Jun. 21, 2023 at 10:28 PM […]
Town by town is taking you to Holyoke and Springfield. By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse Published: Jun. 15, 2023 at 5:35 PM EDT (WGGB/WSHM) – Town by […]
by: Ashley Shook Posted: Jun 13, 2023 / 12:38 PM EDT Updated: Jun 13, 2023 / 10:37 PM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Beginning Thursday, artists will be working on murals in […]
by: Ashley Shook Posted: May 16, 2023 / 12:12 PM EDT Updated: May 16, 2023 / 12:12 PM EDT CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A mural is being added to a building at an […]
By WHAV News Staff | 12 hours ago Sample mural in Lynn by @angurria @willgom @silvialopezchavez @dovente (Photograph by @toastfilm) Haverhill is looking to build a coalition to choose three to five large […]
Beyond Walls welcomed a group from Arlington High School (Arlington Public Schools, MA) for a tour of the murals around Downtown Lynn last Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Students were brought […]
by: Nick DeGray, Sy Becker Posted: Mar 21, 2023 / 12:25 PM EDT Updated: Mar 22, 2023 / 05:18 AM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Beyond Walls has once again partnered with the City […]
Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 8:02 a.m. Edwin David Sepulveda, from Puerto Rico, stands in front of a 50-foot x 85-foot wall mural he created on a building on High Street in […]
WE CAN’T DO THIS WORK WITHOUT YOU! Beyond Walls had a tremendous impact in 2022 and it was all because of YOU, our incredible supporters. Thank you for being […]
with Al Wilson of Beyond Walls “We activate spaces to strengthen communities, and that takes a wide variety of forms.” CEO of Beyond Walls, Al Wilson, talks using a creative […]
Sept. 30, 2022 –In partnership with Project LEARN, ArtUp Lowell and Beyond Walls, Middlesex Community College is home to the installation of five murals on the college’s buildings, including the […]
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022, 5:46 a.m.| Published: Sep. 28, 2022, 5:45 a.m. 05.14.2011 | HOLYOKE – Dan Overton sends his brick racer for a test run while John Degnan looks on at […]
BY ANTHONY CAMMALLERI| September 18, 2022 Salem artist Anna Dugan works on her mural, The Three Guardians, on Washington Street in Lynn as part of Beyond Walls’ 2022 Street Art Tour. (Spenser […]
Photo: Brooke McCarthy / WBZ News Radio LYNN (WBZNewsRadio) – Lynn-based Beyond Walls is wrapping up their four city street-art tour at home in Lynn. “This is four artists on a […]
By ARTUP LOWELL | Special to The Sun PUBLISHED: August 24, 2022 at 8:43 p.m. | UPDATED: August 24, 2022 at 10:11 p.m. Lowell’s landscape is about to dramatically change. This month, over just two […]
By NANCYE TUTTLE | PUBLISHED: August 10, 2022 at 3:53 p.m. | UPDATED: August 10, 2022 at 3:53 p.m. Lowell is the latest Massachusetts city to showcase the Beyond Walls’ Street Art Tour 2022. The […]
Erika Tarantal Anchor/Reporter WATCH VIDEO FALL RIVER, Mass. — The entire side of the buildings in Fall River has been used as painting canvases. Several new murals were recently put […]
Erika Tarantal Anchor/Reporter FALL RIVER, Mass. —The entire side of the buildings in Fall River has been used as painting canvases. Several new murals were recently put up meant to […]
Dan Medeiros The Herald News FALL RIVER — The city is getting a lot more colorful, and Viva Fall River couldn’t be happier. The nonprofit community organization is sponsoring the painting of […]
Herald News staff FALL RIVER — It’ll be a colorful and fun-filled July in Fall River. The Fall River Arts and Culture Coalition and Viva Fall River invite the community […]
July 7, 2022 By mikesilvia Get ready for a colorful and fun-filled July in Fall River! The Fall River Arts & Culture Coalition (FRACC) and Viva Fall River invite […]
July 6, 2022 By Ken Paiva Beyond Walls mural in Holyoke (Photo courtesy of Beyond Walls) LYNN, MA—Beyond Walls, a non-profit that uses civic engagement and education through public […]
by: Alanna Flood Posted: Jun 29, 2022 / 04:51 PM EDT Updated: Jun 29, 2022 / 06:49 PM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Colorful art installations are popping up all throughout Holyoke. […]
HAMPDEN COUNTY by: Alanna Flood Posted: Jun 29, 2022 / 04:51 PM EDT Updated: Jun 29, 2022 / 06:49 PM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – Colorful art installations are popping up all throughout […]
by: Melissa Torres Posted: Jun 26, 2022 / 09:52 PM EDT Updated: Jun 27, 2022 / 08:54 PM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass (WWLP) – The city of Holyoke held a variety of festivities including […]
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022, 5:56 a.m.| Published: Jun. 26, 2022, 5:55 a.m. Edwin David Sepulveda, from Puerto Rico, stands in front of a 50-foot x 85-foot wall mural he created on a […]
Western Mass News takes you to Holyoke, Westfield, and Springfield. By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT (WGGB/WSHM) – A […]
Western Mass News takes you to Holyoke, Westfield, and Springfield. By Hugh Zeitlin and Ryan Trowbridge Published: Jun. 20, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT|Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 6:34 PM EDT (WGGB/WSHM) – A clothing […]
by: Ashley Shook Posted: Jun 16, 2022 / 03:19 PM EDT Updated: Jun 17, 2022 / 03:12 PM EDT HOLYOKE, Mass. (WWLP) – A mural is being added to a building along High […]
Beginning June 18, Six Large-Scale Installations Created by Renowned Artists Will Celebrate the City’s Rich History, Diversity, & Culture WHAT: Beyond Walls, one of the leading proponents of civic engagement […]
Large-Scale Public Art Will Celebrate Rich Histories, Diversity & Vibrant Cultures in Holyoke, Fall River, Lowell & Lynn LYNN, MA—Beyond Walls, one of the leading proponents of civic engagement and […]
PHOTO CREDIT: Artist Evoca1 descends from the roof of a building on Union Street in Lynn after working on his mural for “Truth be Told…” Photo by Spenser R. Hasak […]
Photo Credit: Beyond Walls image by Warren Jagger Photography BY ERIC BALDWIN | January 01, 2020 Architecture and design studio Payette designed an underpass lighting project for Lynn, Massachusetts. Lynn is one of […]
Photo Credit: Colombian muralist DAST UNO stands in front of his mural at the Lynn YMCA. DAST UNO completed the mural with the help of local artists and the outdoor […]
PHOTO CREDIT: Artist Kevin Ledo’s mural, “Facing the Future,” a 50-by-70 foot exterior wall installation, was made as as part of the Paint Outside the Lines APTart project in Beirut, […]
By Cindy Cantrell Globe Correspondent,Updated February 4, 2022, 11:06 a.m. A crowd of people participating in a “Mural Stroll” saw the launch of a Davis Zayas’ mural on the side of […]
LYNN, Mass. — An 18-year-old’s dream come to life on the streets of Lynn inspired by similar “Black Lives Matter” murals he’s seen pop up across the country. The idea […]
By Allysha Dunnigan LYNN — Beyond Walls — the creative place-making nonprofit dedicated to activating public spaces to strengthen communities — teamed up with public art collective Harbor Voices to create […]
Check out the Video Here Beyond Walls has put up dozens of murals throughout downtown Lynn in an effort to reimagine the city’s image. (Shelby Lum/Globe Staff)
The MBTA commuter rail overpass frames the mural “The Stories of Lynn” by David Fichter, Yetti Frenkel, and Joshua Winer in Central Square.LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF LYNN — When you pull […]
A building on Washington Street in Lynn is graced with a mural by Dominican artist Evaristo Angurriae.LANE TURNER/GLOBE STAFF The On the Street series looks at the past, present, and […]
By Kimberly Houghton Color and vibrancy has returned to downtown Nashua as nearly 20 artists have been working to beautify what would otherwise be boring cement barriers. “We are bringing […]
Lynn-based group Beyond Walls inspires young people to get involved in beautifying the city with meaningful murals. By NBC Channel 10 Boston WATCH VIDEO
We have been rocking and rolling, moving and grooving… and Lynn is looking INCREDIBLE with all this new art up. How are you liking the Truth Be Told fall installations […]
Oh, hello! While working late last night, the BW crew found this super friendly dude in Love Alley (Munroe Street). Any tips about who our new friend might belong to? […]
Truth Be Told, by nature, is drastically different from our art installations of year’s past. Usually, we have a big pool of volunteers and a crew of interns who work […]
Although things are different this year, the process remains the same: preparation, get up high on a wall and get to WORK! All three of our artists are CRANKING and […]
Installation: October 16, 2020 – December 2020 The BU Arts Initiative and Boston University Libraries are pleased to welcome artist Sheila Pree Bright to Boston University in October of 2020, with an installation of […]
This weekend, we gathered a special group of local community members to begin the process of Sheila Pree Bright’s installation piece, now entitled REBIRTH. These entrancing photographs feature women posing […]
BY GAYLA CAWLEY| September 28, 2020 Artwork by artist Jah’Nyah Spencer, to be featured in Beyond Walls’ Truth be Told Initiative. LYNN — Beyond Walls has reimagined its annual street art […]
Beyond Walls’ and Harbor Voices’ Truth Be Told tells area youth stories of COVID through public art. September 12, 2020 by Joey Phoenix Cover image by Lizzy Agbedun
By Rachel Holt. September 7, 2020 at 6:30 am Filed Under: Lynn, New England Living LYNN (CBS) – Lynn is gaining global recognition for their massive wall murals and it’s all thanks […]
A drawing submitted by Jah’Nyah Menen Spencer for Beyond Walls’ Truth Be Told campaign in Lynn. JAHÕNYAH MENEN Beyond Walls is inviting city residents 5 to 21 years old to […]
Students from Thurgood Marshall Middle School took a tour of the Beyond Walls murals in downtown Lynn on Friday. It was part of a new curriculum in Lynn Public Schools […]
Beyond Walls interns Janiah Jimenez and Ty Anderson, framed through a piece of PATIO, set up the other pieces in preparation for Thursday night’s “ROLOtón” en el PATIO. (Spenser R. […]
Felipe Ortiz, founder of the Fresco Exchange, left, and Jesus David Rodriguez of Grafica Mestiza stand in the community gallery at GALA, surrounded by art from artists of the Fresco […]
Artist Smug speaks about the mural of Ferns Francois he is creating on the side of The Vault in Lynn for Beyond Walls and how he got into his work. […]
By Murray Whyte Globe Staff,July 27, 2019, 5:30 p.m. People entered the Underground Ink Block, where Victor and Liza Quinonez, founders of Street Theory, created a showcase for street art.LANE TURNER/GLOBE […]
Artists from Argentina, France, the Dominican Republic, Cambodia, the Netherlands and several other countries descended on Lynn this August to unleash their art on empty walls for the second annual Beyond […]
As many of you know, this morning an intense flash flood hit Lynn and flooded our streets, sidewalks, and businesses. Many of our neighbors and friends were directly affected and […]
By: Cerys Wilson Image: Marka27 and his mural at 31 Exchange Street. As Al Wilson walked around Lynn’s Central Square recently, everyone wanted to shake his hand. “Tell me, what […]
OCTOBER 01, 2017 The Legislature’s override of Governor Baker’s veto of its arts budget on Thursday was a bittersweet victory for artists, advocates, and others who care about arts and […]
The City of Lynn is using art to transform their streets to encourage new visitors. Beyond Walls is an initiative that will use art installations and community events to […]
More than a dozen murals have been painted as part of Beyond Walls Updated: 7:41 PM EDT Aug 31, 2017 Erika Tarantal Anchor/Reporter LYNN, Mass. —A large scale art initiative […]
Anaridis Rodriguez and Nick Giovanni talk to Beyond Walls founder Al Wilson. August 19, 2017
As the Barr Foundation looks to expand its scope beyond Boston’s borders, an unusual project with the potential to transform downtown Lynn has caught the nonprofit’s attention. The foundation decided to give […]
July 31, 2017 This July, muralists from Greater Boston and places around the world congregated in Lynn, on Massachusetts’ North Shore, to bring the industrial town’s brick walls to […]
NBC’s Glenn Marshall visits the Lynn mural festival to talk to artists and the community. Published at 5:58 PM EST on Jul 21, 2017
By Cristela Guerra GLOBE STAFF JULY 20, 2017 LYNN — The stories of Lynn’s people are being immortalized in its walls. For the past week, brick facades downtown have dripped with color as […]
July 13, 2017 By Erin Trahan Confirmed Artist Temp 17/18 and @dawood_relm1 18/18! so excited to welcome these Lynners to the group. Pictures here is Relm’s work on the top and Temp’s […]
July 17, 2017 3:09 PM By Carl Stevens LYNN (CBS) – Mural artists from around the globe are in Lynn this week transforming the face of the downtown area. There are […]
By Chris Stevens marblehead@wickedlocal.com Posted Apr 26, 2017 Marbleheader Al Wilson left his job and gave himself a year to try and make something happen. The result is an art installation, “Beyond Walls,” […]
Founder: Ignacio Villarreal (1941 – 2019) Editor & Publisher: Jose Villarreal Art Director: Juan José Sepúlveda Ramírez Photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s Young Americans to Premiere at High Museum of Art […]