What Does It Mean to be Free?

Inspired by the African American singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist Nina Simone’s song, “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,” we selected twenty (20) Massachusetts-based artists to display work on the local artist wall on Peabody Street awarded $1,000 each for their work. This year’s call allowed us to engage artists and the community in deeper conversations about freedom in America by providing the artists with both the canvas for their interpretation of the meaning of freedom as well as an outlet to explore it further.

By: Rachel Domond

“Apèl la”

By: April Jakubec

Blooming Together

By: Jeremiah Dominguez

child of the ghetto

By: Greg Cook

Free to come together

By: Ambrojah Williams

Gold Wings

By: Mattaya Fitts

High Flyers

By: Kimberly Barzola

Kawsachun Resistancia!

By: Keshia DeLeon

Le Gritaron Negra

By: Ruben Ceron + Monica Gonzalez

Legacy