With two weeks of work on Katharina Grosse’s psychylustro set to begin today (weather permitting), the Mural Arts Program will brighten up five miles of Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor with striking color. But what about the colors already there—the decades old graffiti? Brad Maule discusses conflicts and philosophies with the artist and Mural Arts’ Jane Golden

Inga Saffron’s latest takedown has the Mural Arts Program back in the middle of current public discourse. But it’s no skin off the nose of the community-engagement juggernaut, as a full schedule of events marks their 30th anniversary, including this evening’s book discussion at the Free Library