MESA
Photo courtesy of Tost Films via Mosaic Lowell
Artist: Sophy Tuttle
Date Installed: 2022
Measuring at 120 feet wide and 40 feet tall, the “MESA” art mural covers the front wall of Mahoney Hall on UMass Lowell’s South Campus. The Boston-based artist, Sophy Tuttle, created this mural in alignment with the common theme of nature in her art pieces. In reference to the acronym for the Massachusetts Endangered Species Act, “MESA” features several endangered species such as the showy lady’s slipper and blue-spotted salamander.
ArtUp Lowell, an artistic nonprofit, organized this art project in coordination with Beyond Walls from Lynn, Massachusetts.
Location: Mahoney Hall, 870 Broadway Street
Mill City Shapes
Photo courtesy of Mosaic Lowell
Artist: Kit Collins
Date Installed: 2020
Throughout the fall of 2019 and completed in 2020, artist Kit Collins brought color to an 8’x20’ storage container in Kerouac Park with her mural, “Mill City Shapes.” The City of Lowell commissioned Kit Collins to create the acrylic mural, which covers the storage container with familiar features such as the silhouette of the Merrimack River, thread spindles, and loom technology. These industrial and environmental snapshots serve as an ode to Lowell’s history of labor and textile production in the mills.
Location: 75 Bridge Street