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Since the pandemic began, nearly 600,000 American have lost their lives due to the coronavirus.
Ashfield-based artist Robert Markey is helping families honor their lost loved ones by painting portraits of some of the people who died because of COVID-19.
Visit his studio to studio to see his work and learn about the remarkable life led by one of his most recent subjects, former Springfield resident Frances Borden Hubbard.
And more western Mass stories tonight…
El Corzon de Holyoke, or the Heart of Holyoke, is a public art display that reflects the Puerto Rican and Latinx culture of the city. Meet two of the artists (Frankie Borrero and Chelvanaya Gabriel) that created street murals for the project who share their hope that others will be inspired by their work.
Then, Stephen Beauregard was originally a guitar maker but fell in love with the ukulele on a summer camping trip. He now creates hand-crafted ukuleles at his Snowshoe Ukulele Company.
Finally, curator Doris Madsen shares how the Wear Orange Easthampton public art campaign uses art to raise awareness about gun violence and prevention.
