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For 16 days straight, from dawn to dusk, five highly determined Montreal-based artists (who make up the artist run collective A'shop) worked on a graffiti mural of a Mother Nature-esque Madonna or a modern-day version of "Our Lady of Grace." Inspired by Czech Art Nouveau painter Alphonse Mucha, the crew created this breathtakingly beautiful five story mural using 500 cans of spray paint in over 50 different colors.

Holy Cross theatre students and Worcester area community members dressed in costume and makeup to enact characters from the treasures in the Worcester Art Museum's permanent collection on Oct. 22. Called "Tableaux Vivants" - or, art coming to life - 16 different works from the museum's collection were interpreted by actors, who spoke and mingled with museum visitors.