Good Trouble will play 2-3:00 PM at the Fox Library, 175 Mass Ave at Cleveland Street, Arlington
A celebration for ArtsArlington's current project: a temporary mural composed of 2,000 fish individually handpainted by people of all ages and abilities in free workshops. The fish represent the herring, who migrate every spring from the ocean up the Mystic River to spawn. Thanks to environmental action, their population has recovered from a threatened 200k (2012) to 815k (2025); our goal is to inspire people to take action by celebrating this story. The painted herring also represent community -- the community that rallied to save the river herring and the diverse community that came together to paint the fish, each one a unique work of art. We are collaborating with the Mystic River Watershed and many other community organizations, from public housing to historic sites to artist studios to create this large scale installation which will be on the Fox Library and local storefronts.
ArtsArlington is a mostly volunteer commission that works to bring inclusive arts programming in all media to the Town of Arlington, with a focus on programming in public spaces and a small grants program supporting grass roots projects.