Summer Arts Open House | Seeds of Home Opening Reception

A block party celebration for Seeds of Home exhibition by Tashi Haig and All This, All at Once mural by creative team Ansis Purins and blipblipbeep

Featuring DJ RAYVINO

Meet the artists while you listen to the DJ, mingle with neighbors, make art, snack on treats, sip a cool mocktails, and more. 

Continue the fun outside! Meet the muralists, draw on the sidewalk, or request a demo of our self-guided public art tour. Enjoy a sweet bite from Trolley Dogs food truck on the plaza and Rooting For You's make-your-own-bouquet cart. 

All activities are all-ages and free.

Rain or Shine! In case of inclement weather, this event will be held entirely indoors.

About

Seeds of Home

in the Crossings Gallery

Step into a quiet realm where layered worlds unfold. In this exhibition, artist Tashi Haig brings together clay and hand-cut paper to explore the ways nature connects people across distance and time. Ceramic figures, fruit, and small creatures emerge among cascading paper leaves, inviting you to slow down and notice the details that root us to place and to one another. Drawing from both Boston’s everyday greenery and the landscapes of her maternal lineage/heritage in Cyprus, Haig’s work reflects on how culture, memory, and environment intertwine. The exhibition traces shared human experiences, tenderness, memory, and resilience, through natural forms that feel at once familiar and newly seen. 

All This, All at Once

on the plaza

Imagine a city block where animals, insects, and even hot dog characters celebrate the joy of shared daily urban routines—the hustle-bustle, quiet pauses, tasty meals, and surprises. This mural highlights the diversity of daily life as a community that we are all in, together. Drawn in Ansis Puriņs' dense, sugar-bright cartoon style—part ’80s Saturday-morning TV, part underground comic—the piece brings illustration, comics, and public art into the same playful frame, inviting viewers to linger in its details and spot something new each time they pass.

Special thanks to partners Isenberg Projects

Join Cambridge's Rooting for You to make your own mini-bouquet at their mobile floral cart. Pick your favorite seasonal blooms, create a one-of-a-kind bouquet, finish it with an affirmation tag or special wrapping and bring it home. A free hands-on activity for everyone!