Art on Essex
Honoring history and progress through public art.
Hear from Bo Tsang DiMatteo about the concept behind “Celestial”, Art on Essex.
Celestial: of or relating to the sky and stars
Each of us are distinct and unique, but essentially we are all celestial beings who look at the same constellation of stars.
The project supports diversity in our community, engages multiple community partners, and employs our local artists. Our supplemental craft activity allows further creative engagement in our community and helps educate the community of the historical significance of 12-16 Essex Street.
Learning History Together
Local historian Jim Bennett collaborated with local artist Bo Tsang DiMatteo and Chinese Art Administrator Ziyuan Yang to extract creative design based on the historical significance of the 12-16 Essex Street building.
Celestial is a public art project that honors the history and contributions of Melrose’s earliest Chinese immigrants to our community while also celebrating progress and growth in our city.
Melrose Together has partnered with local historian Jim Bennett to document the historic stories surrounding Charlie Sing, Chinese Immigration to the United States, and the early Chinese laundry businesses in Melrose in the late 1890s.
A series of art panels by local Chinese American artist Bo Tsang DiMatteo will soon be installed as a mural along the construction site of the 12-16 Essex development project to commemorate the history of Melrose’s first minority owned business - Charlie Sing’s Chinese laundry.
天体Celestial
天体Celestial 是一个公共艺术项目，旨在纪念梅尔罗斯Melrose最早华人移民的历史和对梅尔罗斯Melrose社区的贡献，同时庆祝梅尔罗斯Melrose城市的进步和发展。
受梅尔罗斯人Charlie Sing 的经历和十九世纪90 年代后期华人移民对梅尔罗斯当地经济贡献的启发，当地华裔美国艺术家的艺术面板将很快安装在埃塞克斯街 12-16 Essex Street开发项目的建筑工地上， 以纪念梅尔罗斯Melrose 的第一家少数族裔企业——Charlie Sing 华人洗衣店的历史。
天体：
属于或关于天空和星星的
“我们每个人都是不同的和独特的，但本质上我们都是看着同一个天体的天人”
艺术家曾隽-Bo Tsang DiMatteo