DCA Kids’ Mural Brings Color and Community to Cambridge
The young artists who spent Saturday mornings for the last eight weeks painting a community mural at the Dorchester Center for the Arts gathered Saturday for a reward: pizza, celebration, and a chance to see the finished work they helped create.
The nearly 50-foot mural, filled with bright images of dancers, ducks, flowers, and neighborhood scenes, was painted over several weekend sessions by more than a dozen children and young teens from Cambridge and surrounding communities.
Organizers say the project offered something many families have difficulty finding locally – a creative place for kids to gather, meet new friends, and spend time doing something positive.
Among the participants were sisters Kalia Moaney, 14, and Kamilah Moaney, 10, of Easton.
“This was an opportunity to do something fun and different,” Kalia said. “It was great getting to know new people while we were working on it.”
Kamilah used her section of the mural to imagine her future.
Pointing to a circle of figures she painted, she explained: “It’s a dance studio. That’s what I want to do in my life. I want to have my own dance studio.”
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