YardArt is a community-wide celebration of creativity and fun in front yards, porches, and windows all over Watertown.
YardArt will return for a fifth year in April 2025 as a project of the newly designated Watertown Cultural District. Please use the form below to register your project. We encourage you to wait to register until you have a photo of the artwork to upload or send.
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It's easy, free and fun to participate! Create, register, and install during the month of April. All residents, families, organizations, clubs, classes, artists, and businesses are invited to create something to be viewed from the street or sidewalk. It can be an assemblage, a sculpture, an art project, a lighting arrangement—let your imagination run free! Installations are on display the entire month of April.
Look for ideas and post questions to the YardArt Facebook Help Group.
If you’d like to join the YardArt Team, email us at yardart@mosesianarts.org.
YardArt Watertown Map
Public Event Dates
YardArt Bike Ride
Sunday, April 13 at 11:00 AM
YardArt Bike Ride will happen on the rain date, April 27 at 11:00 AM
Starting behind City Hall
Join the Watertown Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee on the third-annual YardArt Bike Ride! Meet in the parking lot behind City Hall, just off the Community Path, for a tour to admire YardArt around the city by bike. All levels are welcome. Route coming soon!
Watertown Walks Walking Tour
Thursday, April 17 at 1:00 PM
Starting in front of City Hall
Walk with Liz Helfer, Public Arts & Culture Planner, to explore the homemade art creations of YardArt. See a variety of creativity and fun in front yards, porches, and windows. The walking portion of the program will be approximately 30-40 minutes, and we encourage attendees to walk at a comfortable pace.
Celebrating YardArt Watertown Community Reception
Tuesday, April 29, 5:30-7:30 PM
Mosesian Center for the Arts
Join us at the Mosesian Center for the Arts to meet fellow YardArtists and celebrate creativity in our community. We invite all current and former YardArt creators, plus YardArt fans and supporters, to come and be a part of this fun event!
Family friendly for all ages. Cash bar and complimentary snacks. Free raffle entry for all attendees.
Please RSVP to attend this free event.
Photos | YardArt Watertown, April 2024
Photos | YardArt Watertown, April 2023
Photos | YardArt Watertown 2021 & 2022
Grateful thanks to Mark Peterson, who took many of the photos shown above.
For more photos, follow @YardArtWatertown on Instagram.
Press & Media
Boston Globe (March 19, 2021)
Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project
Watertown TAB (March 23, 2021)
YartArt Watertown exhibiting outdoor art
YardArt on WBZ Radio (March 8, 2021)
Yard Art Exhibits Showcased Across Watertown
Connect with YardArt Watertown
Questions?
Email yardart@mosesianarts.org
YardArt is a project of the Watertown Cultural District in collaboration with Watertown Cultural Council, Watertown Public Arts and Culture Committee, Mosesian Center for the Arts, Hatch Makerspace, Live Well Watertown, Watertown Art Association, and Watertown Bike and Pedestrian Committee.
Supported by Watertown Community Foundation, Watertown Business Coalition, and Watertown Public Schools.
Interested in more classes, exhibitions, and events at the Mosesian Center for the Arts? Click the links and look around our site for everything we have to offer.
