Cloud Watching

Keara McHaffie
2025
A utility box painted light blue with clouds of smoke in the shape of a heart over a navy blue city skyline.
A pin marking the the location of the painted utility box in the greenspace at the intersection of Dorrance and Dyer Street in Providence.

Cloud Watching depicts clouds cascading across the Providence skyline, meant to show a joyful desire for improvements in air quality for our city and the world at large.

“I was influenced to create a design focusing on air quality and the pollution levels that are produced from the city itself. According to the Providence Climate Justice Plan, buildings make up 70% of the Climate Pollution in Providence, Transportation makes up 30%, and Waste/Other makes up the last <1%.” In creating this piece, the artist hopes to inspire young people to get engaged and advocate for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

With this work, we connect local artists and the 195 District Park with the Providence Climate Justice Plan, centering The Avenue Concept’s vision to provide clear avenues for artists to create joy, dialogue, and inclusion in public art.

About The Avenue Concept:

The Avenue Concept (TAC) launched its Utility Box Program to create an entry point for emerging and established artists to be part of a larger installation. TAC uses storytelling media to promote artists and build community around their stories through video, professional photography, digital design, social media, and press.

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