"It’s just so relevant to our community, being a coastal community in East Boston, being an environmental justice community and climate justice community."
SEA WALLS: ARTIVISM COVERS EAST BOSTON IN STYLE
Visual Arts
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.”
INTRODUCING BETTER BOSTON ARTS
A New Column Asking "How Can We Make Our Arts Scene Better Than It Was Before the Pandemic?"
DIAS DE CONSUELO
Graphic novelist Dave Ortega recounts his grandmother’s immigration story
THEY’RE DRAWING A MOVEMENT, SOMETIMES IN THE MOMENT
“The role of art is to continue to show that out of pain comes beauty.”
