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Blake Street Community Art Project
Neighborhood residents gathered on Tuesday afternoon to celebrate a new public art installation at 198 Blake Street, formerly the site of a condemned building which the city ordered to be demolished.  Today, the lot offers a unique addition - and interpretation - of Lewiston’s streetscape. After a dramatic countdown, event organizers pulled back the sheets covering each of 6 art panels, revealing colorful shapes, eight feet tall, with rooftops that resemble local architecture: the Basilica, the Wallace School, City Hall, and commonly scene apartment buildings in the tree street neighborhood, complete with corner turrets.  The face of each panel included a unique pattern, composed of stencils depicting local pollinators, such as honey bees and lunar moths. The work is titled “Pollinating the Tree Streets.”
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Thanks to everyone who turned out to make this event a success! We've heard very positive feedback from our neighbors about this art project, and we're proud to have worked with all of our partners to make this happen: Take 2, the Root Cellar, Lots to Gardens, Community Concepts, CPPC, Healthy Androscoggin, and Healthy Neighborhoods.