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Providence students tell their stories with their public art

By Will Weatherly on August 1, 2018

A new piece of public art on the side of Empire Loan, at the corner of Broad and Somerset streets in Providence, is a bit of an optical illusion. Incorporating sculptural elements on a chain-link fence, spray-painted designs on the asphalt, and a mural on the building’s side, the piece comes together only when one […]

Posted in Arts & Culture, Education, Featured, News, Providence, Youth | Tagged Albert Torres, Anna Snyder, art, Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School, Empire Loan, Fanta Traore, Gustavo Lacen Javier, jorge elorza, Marta Martinez, Mary Kay Harris, Olga Francisco, Oscarina Pepen, public art, RI Latino Arts, Sita Traore, South Side, Southside Cultural Center, The Steel Yard, Trinity Square, Yorelis Matos Maldonado | 3 Responses

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Providence students tell their stories with their public art

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