Politics & Government

City Plans Two-Part CommuniTree Art Project

The art project, which involves cleaning up city parks and creating art installations from trash and found objects, is slated for April 6 and April 27-28.

The city of Melrose is planning to have two-part CommuniTree Art Project in April, according to a press statement.

The art project, which involves cleaning up city parks and creating art installations from trash and found objects, is slated for April 6 and April 27-28.

"I think this is a fantastic idea, and I am doubly pleased that we are supporting it with a Messina Grant," Mayor Rob Dolan said in the statement. "This is a creative solution that raises awareness of a problem while simultaneously taking direct action to solve it. I look forward to seeing the CommuniTree in many venues around town, always serving as a reminder to take pride in our community and treat our public areas with respect."

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Part One

The first part of the project is a citywide park clean-up, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. April 6 at Melrose Common. Community participants and pre-determined team leaders from PTOs, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and other organizations will meet at the common to get supplies and assignments, then head out to collect trash and recyclables from Melrose parks, according to the statement. The groups will reconvene at the Common at 11 a.m., reads the statement.

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Part Two

Local artists and members of the public are invited to transform the collected and recycled items into art objects to adorn a grove of tree sculptures at the Melrose Arts Festival at Memorial Hall on April 27 and 28, reads the statement. The CommuniTrees will be hosted by schools and other community locations throughout the month of May, adds the statement.

The project is being led by Kris Rodolico and Jen Blesso of Follow Your Art, a Melrose-based art studio, Melrose Solid Waste and Recycling Coordinator Jessie Schmitt and Melrose Energy Efficiency Manager Martha Grover, according to the statement. It is supported by a Melrose Messina Fine Arts grant, as well as by the Melrose Arts Festival and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

For more information, email marthasg@verizon.net or jschmitt@cityofmelrose.org.


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