Area 2/MIT in Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
"Past, Present, Future"
Past, Present, Future is a mural designed by youth artists in the Teen Public Art Program at The Community Art Center in the fall of 2021. Lead by artist and Teen Public Art Program Manager, Jack O'Hearn, each teen created their own artwork based on the theme of local history. As they learned about local hisotry, they heard stories of immigration, industry, urban renewal, protests, and social justice, and had access to CAC's photographic archives. Through their artwork, teens were instructed to tell a story of local history or to include themselves as part of that history by telling their own story. Some teens chose to tell stories of their family's immigration to the U.S. or their life growing up in Cambridge, while others were inspired by Cambridge's industrial past and pulled source imagery from the archives. O'Hearn then integrated all of the teen's artwork into one image, which became the mural you see here.
Erected by Contemporary Art Center.
Topics.
this page online
Location. 42° 21.803′ N, 71° 5.247′ W. Marker is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Area 2/MIT. It is at the intersection of Ames Street and Broadway, on the left when traveling south on Ames Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Ames St, Cambridge MA 02142, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Danny Lewin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lawrence W. Gorman Memorial (about 700 feet away); The Looking Glass (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 285 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
