Western Ave Studios & the Canal Art Walk

A walking tour linking Lowell's biggest artist studio complex to its galleries, murals, and public sculpture.

Art needs rooms, money and somebody stubborn. Lowell supplied all three. Five stops over 2.3 miles, about an hour of walking. Each one starts talking the moment you reach it, so you can keep your eyes on the street instead of a screen.

Of the six MassRoam tours in Lowell, this is the arts-and-culture one. There is no start time to make — walk it in one go, or leave the rest for another afternoon.