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Around Boston, a Tide of Art to Comfort and Calm

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MassArt alumnae and faculty are working to create calm and connection with their artwork – Chanel Thervil’s “Quarantine Self-Care Series” debuted on Instagram, Silvia López Chavez created a new mural, “deLight” inside the Prudential Center, and faculty Evelyn Rydz launched “Recetas de Casa” or “Recipes from Home,” where participants share recipes that remind them of home and tell the stories behind them. 

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MassArt alum Jackie Powell, BFA '25 Illustration is featured on today's GBH's Community Canvas with her piece "Tree Cats," a gouache and digital study of a tree with mysterious ghost-like cats.
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