We satisfy “diversity requirements” by ignoring diversity
BETTER BOSTON ARTS: IARITZA MENJIVAR
Visual Arts
WOKE IN PROGRESS II
"Taking Action is Thinking, in an Academic Context"
BETTER BOSTON ARTS: MARJORIE KAYE
This is our opportunity to start from the ground up
SEA WALLS: ARTIVISM COVERS EAST BOSTON IN STYLE
"It’s just so relevant to our community, being a coastal community in East Boston, being an environmental justice community and climate justice community."
BETTER BOSTON ARTS: AUDRINA WARREN
Boston needs more support for smaller arts orgs
THE IMAGINARY COLLECTIVE: CHALLENGING CONVENTIONS AROUND ART, PROPERTY, AND STORAGE
“Knowing Storage Space was going to happen and be presented in locations not designed for artwork display gives artists and communities our power back and a chance to do intriguing work.”
MANDELA EFFECT: THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING ART IN BOSTON’S COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
“It was to create a different municipality that was a majority of people of color and working class folks, because we wanted a seat at the table.”
BETTER BOSTON ARTS: SHEA JUSTICE
Boston artist calls for more arts spaces
WOKE IN PROGRESS
Taking Action for Black Lives in Boston’s Arts Community
BLM TAG INSPIRES ARTIST’S SOMERVILLE MURAL
In June, Jason “Swat” Talbot was invited to paint a mural on Posto, the pizza place outside Somerville’s Davis Square. Amidst the Black Lives Matter protests, someone had tagged “BLM” on the wall, Talbot says, “really sloppily.”
