Artist Panel & Projection Premiere: From Muralismo to "The Midnight Ride"

You're invited to night full of art, music, and conversation on The Greenway!
About this Event

Join us on Thursday, October 15, to hear 2026 Dewey Square muralist, Rixy (@rixyxir) in conversation with projection artist Pamela Hersch (@herschvisuals). Joined by Ché Anderson, Chair of Mass Cultural Council (@masscultural), and Liza Quinonez, Executive Director of @streettheorycollective, together they’ll explore the relationship between large-scale public murals and thriving democracies. This artist panel will kick off a 6 month nightly projection onto Rixy’s , bringing the mural to life in Downtown Boston.
Enjoy music from DJ Oyade (@oyadethedj) and live band FM Collective (@fmcollective), grab a bite from our food trucks, and be one of the first to view the new illumination of .

💚 We hope to see you there!

🎟 This event is free and open to the public

📍 Dewey Square Park on The Greenway

🌧 Rain Date: Friday, October 16, 2026

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From Muralismo to “The Midnight Ride” is funded by the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority and Boston 250, a public-private partnership between the City of Boston and private sector partners, including Meet Boston, State Street, The Boston Foundation, John Hancock, Eastern Bank, Liberty Mutual, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and PNC Bank.

Support for the Dewey Square Mural projectors is generously provided by the Lynch Foundation and Laura Connors and Brian O’Connell.

Check out a past light activation of the 2022 Dewey Square Mural, Breathe Life Together, by Rob 'ProBlak' Gibbs! Projection animation created in 2023 by Pamela Hersch, StudioHHH.

Agenda

🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
The Celebration Begins

Info: Grab a bite at The Cookie Monstah and Lordya Gourmet food trucks, enjoy a drink at the Night Shift beverage garden, and listen to a curated mix of hip hop, funk, and global sounds by Oyade the DJ.

🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:45 PM
Speaking Program

Info: Dr. Audrey N. Lopez, Director & Curator of Public Art at The Greenway Conservancy will introduce a panel featuring 2026 Dewey Square muralist: Rixy, Projection artist: Pamela Hersch, Chair of Mass Cultural Council: Ché Anderson, and Executive Director of Street Theory Collective: Liza Quinonez. Together they’ll explore the relationship between large-scale public murals and thriving democracies.

🕑: 06:45 PM - 07:30 PM
Projection Premiere

Info: Watch the premiere of the 2026 Dewey Square Mural Projection and enjoy live music from FM Collective, a Boston-based band blending Latin rhythms, hip-hop, and jazz.

🕑: 07:30 PM - 10:00 PM
The Event Ends but the Mural Projection Continues...

Info: This event will kick off a 6 month nightly projection onto Rixy’s "The Midnight Ride," bringing the mural to life in Downtown Boston.

"The Midnight Ride," will be on view at Dewey Square on The Greenway from June 27, 2026 through Summer 2027.