Free Go Fish! Painting Workshop

Sat Apr 25 2026 at 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm UTC-04:00

Arlington Center for the Arts | Arlington

Town of Arlington, MA
Publisher/HostTown of Arlington, MA
Free Go Fish! Painting Workshop
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Come paint a fish or two for Arlington's newest public art project. Free and fun for the whole family.
About this Event

Arlington Center for the Arts and ArtsArlington invite you to lend your hand to a new public art project, celebrating the herring of the Mystic River. Express your creativity, have fun, and contribute to this town-wide project.

Join us on Saturday, April 25 from 2 pm to 4 pm at Arlington Center for the Arts, 20 Maple Street, 3rd Floor, Arlington. This free activity will be led by artist and teacher Pam Shanley, who also manages ACA’s galleries and more.

All materials will be supplied. Ages 6 and up are welcome. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

This project celebrates the courageous herring that swim upstream from the ocean every year to spawn. A combination of advocacy by the Mystic River Watershed Association and its volunteers, government regulation, and new fish ladders have increased the population of these once endangered fish.

ArtsArlington will install 2,000 individually painted herring on the brick walls of the Fox Library and surrounding storefronts to celebrate the protection of urban waterways and wildlife, creativity and community.

Go Fish is supported by a grant from the Mass Cultural Council and donations from AlumiGraphics Smooth by FloorSignage, LLC and Blick Art Supplies.

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Arlington Center for the Arts, 20 Academy Street, Arlington, United States

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