Event Series: People, Plants, & Revolition – 1775 – 2025
People, Plants, & Revolution – 1775 – 2025
April 26 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

On view April 5 – May 23, this 13Forest Gallery exhibition spotlights three major public art projects commissioned by ArtsArlington and planned by Public Art Curator Cecily Miller to commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution and the critical role of Arlington (formerly the Village of Menotomy) on its very first day of fighting, on April 19, 1775.

Featured artists in the exhibition include Chris Frost and Asian Kepka, Nilou Moochhala, and Suzanne Moseley and Liz Shepherd.

Sat April 5, 4-6PM, Opening Reception

Sat April 26, 4-6PM, “Telling Stories,” talk by curator Cecily Miller and the artists of Untold Stories

Sat May 10, 4-6PM, Show and Tell – a demonstration of natural dyeing techniques and sustainability practices in art and fashion with Asia Kepka.
Untold Stories: Public Art Commemorating Arlington 250

13FOREST Gallery has been proud to use our Outside/In series of artist talks to highlight Arlington’s dynamic public art program, curated by Cecily Miller of ArtsArlington, since 2017. To continue this tradition and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, we are pleased to present “Untold Stories: Public Art Commemorating Arlington 250”. For the first time, we will bring public art into the gallery in a special exhibition featuring three projects that explore Arlington’s contributions to that significant period in our history.

The three projects highlighted in “Untold Stories” commemorate Arlington’s role in the revolution by illuminating the stories of the indigenous people and colonists who lived in the village then known as Menotomy in the days leading up to the war. Each project shares our local history through a unique lens, uncovering new facets of the past while building connections to the present day.

Nilou Moochhala presents “Then & Now: An Arlington Timeline,” a thought-provoking project that pairs archival materials with contemporary images and text to create powerful connections between Arlington’s past and present.
Suzanne Moseley and Liz Shepherd have collaborated on “People, Plants & Revolution,” a vibrant series of silkscreen prints that combine colonial imagery with botanical illustrations to explore Arlington’s evolution through its flora.
Sculptor Christopher Frost has reimagined the concept of a monument through his project “Stepping Up,” temporary public sculptures of pedestals that commemorate average people – farmers, millers and midwives – who fought in the American Revolution.

UNTOLD STORIES, April 5 – May 23, 2025. On view at 13FOREST Gallery, located at 167A Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474.

SEE https://13forest.com/untold-stories

This event explores our region’s revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom’s Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.