Wings Of The Butterfly Installation Street Party In Natick

NATICK, MA—Presented by Highland Street Foundation and produced by the Boch Center, ArtWeek said its got its biggest lineup ever. The award-winning creative festival offers more than 500 events April 27 to May 6—more than double the size of the 2017 festival. Natick Center Cultural District is participating in ArtWeek by hosting Wings of the Butterfly Official Installation Street Party on May 5.

For the first time, ArtWeek events are taking place across the state, with a presence in 155 neighborhoods and towns across all six regions of the state.

"The festival aims to provide participants with new ways to get creative and make art and culture more accessible to everyone," said the release. "This season, more than 70 percent of all ArtWeek events are free."

The free Wings of the Butterfly Official Installation Street Party takes place on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at The Studios at 3 Adams St. in Natick.

The butterfly has long stood as a metaphor for change, transformation and metamorphosis, said the announcement. And this 8′ x 8′ version, mounted on the side of a Natick Center Cultural District vintage brick building, "will be a colorful and majestic nod to these concepts."

Watch artists finish the mark making and painting and after it’s completed, have your photo taken, ready for flight, in front of the colorful and magical image.The alley will be closed down for the party to celebrate the completion of this gigantic butterfly. There will be plenty of photo opportunities, lots of chalk for creating street art, live music and more.

Photos submitted