Public Art Archives - Greg Mason Burns

Public Art on Google Maps

My recent public art on Google Maps - Brookline, MA Well, that was quick - my public art is now on Google Maps. I got this commission from the Town of Brookline over the winter of 2024. It's a part of their initiative to fill the town with public art by developing murals, painting large sculptures of turkeys (the town's official animal - yes, there are a lot of wild turkeys in the urban areas of Boston), and utility boxes. I got one of the utility boxes to paint, specifically the one at 174 Harvard St. It's funny, because you'll see in...

January 28, 2025

Greg

in Painting, Public Art, Uncategorized

174 Harvard St Utility Box

Harvard Ave Utility Box - 172 Harvard Ave, Brookline Getting the commission of this Harvard Ave Utility Box was a great success for me. It is my first public art commission since moving to Boston. I've already done four murals in Maine (here and here), but I was hoping to get more opportunities in Boston. This is especially true since I live in Allston, which people know for street art. That turned out to be difficult at first. Yes, there are more opportunities and certainly one doesn't have to convince people as much on the value of public art because it is...

July 12, 2024

Greg

in Art, Painting, Public Art

Public Art Commission: Kennebec Valley Community College – Fairfield, ME

These are the murals I created for Kennebec Valley Community College in Fairfield, ME (KVCC) via the Percent for Art Program run by the Maine Arts Commission. They are of a stained-glass style and represent the tools, trades, workers, and landmarks of the area and the school's academic program. My murals in Brunswick, ME received a lot of great feedback due to their color and stained-glass concept. I decided to expand on this concept and apply for several other projects. This KVCC project was actually my first competitive commission where I won the contract. In August of 2022, I was...

April 13, 2023

Greg

in Painting, Public Art

Public Art Commission: Brunswick, ME

I never expected to anything to come from joining the ArtWalk in Brunswick, ME. For one, the ArtWalk is mostly craft works. There are some fine artists, but very few abstract artists show here. Because I'm new to the area, I've been trying to drive traffic to my studio at the Fort Andross Mill. The ArtWalk is well-attended, so I figured I'd catch someone's attention there. What ended up happening was behind the scenes, and I got my first public art commission out it. First Parish Church in-progress in my studio The process was simple. The Downtown Association sent out an email...

November 9, 2021

Greg

in Painting, Public Art