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THE IMAGINARY COLLECTIVE: CHALLENGING CONVENTIONS AROUND ART, PROPERTY, AND STORAGE

Written by C. SHARDAE JOBSON Posted September 17, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

Cody Justus

“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.”

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: Day Dreaming, Imaginary Collective, Storage Space, visual arts

MANDELA EFFECT: THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING ART IN BOSTON’S COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted September 9, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

Nelson Mandela mural

“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.”

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: AAMARP, arts, Nelson Mandela mural, Roxbury, visual arts

MAGICAL PROTECTORS: OCEAN WONG’S “OLD MAGICAL GIRLS” INSPIRE, FIGHT MONSTERS

Written by DIEGO MARCANO Posted August 31, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Books

"Hong Kong doesn’t only lack animation studios, but more importantly, we’re far behind—homosexual marriages are still illegal."

Filed Under: A+E, Books Tagged With: A+E, animation, arts, books, entertainment, Ocean Wong, Old Magical Girls, theater, visual arts

BLM TAG INSPIRES ARTIST’S SOMERVILLE MURAL

Written by GREG COOK Posted August 20, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

Black Lives Matter 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.”

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, davis square, Jason “Swat” Talbot, mural, visual arts

HOOP TUBE: TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SPACES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Written by GRACE SYMES Posted June 5, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, Visual Arts

“In the midst of all this, people have been really interested in what I’m doing, eager to talk. It is different from putting art in galleries.”

Filed Under: COVID, Visual Arts Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, slider, visual arts

PANDEMIC PORTRAITS: A BOSTON PHOTOG’S PICS OF FRIENDS IN ISOLATION

Written by SAMANTHA BARRY Posted May 27, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, Visual Arts

pandemic portrait

These are the few human beings I had contact with during that time. As the state reopens, may these portraits represent a glimpse into what the past few months felt like for some young people in this city and others.

Filed Under: COVID, Visual Arts Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, slider, visual arts

CURATORS, CREATIVES AIM TO INDIVIDUALIZE ART IN THE NEW VIRTUAL AGE

Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Posted May 9, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, COVID, Visual Arts

Photo courtesy Boston Center for the Arts.

“Going to galleries and museums is going to be very different, because people are not going to be willing to stand in a room with one hundred other people.”

Filed Under: A+E, COVID, Visual Arts Tagged With: Artists For Humanity, arts, Boston, Boston Center for the Arts, coronavirus, COVID-19, Massachusetts, slider, visual arts, Youth

BOSTON-BASED ARTISTS ARE STRUGGLING TO WORK

Written by NADA ALTURKI Posted April 26, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, COVID, Visual Arts

Visual Artist Feda Eid stands by her artwork at her "Present Histories Redefined" exhibition at Lesley University, Thursday, February 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Nada Alturki)

Artists are seeing their worlds close during the pandemic. The exhibits, displays, and sales that provide their income have come to a halt, and artists in and around Boston have found themselves alone and unsupported by the government while struggling to find their footing financially.

Filed Under: A+E, COVID, Visual Arts Tagged With: A+E, coronavirus, COVID-19, slider, visual arts

NEON SHADOWS: RIP JOHN POWELL

Written by CHARLES GIULIANO Posted February 25, 2020 Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts

In my dreams, the MFA and ICA will organize a major survey of art, science, and technology in Boston. John and his peers deserve that long-overdue recognition.

Filed Under: A+E, Visual Arts Tagged With: arts, CAVS, Charles Giuliano, fine arts, John Powell, MIT, RIP, sowa, visual arts, Yezerski

SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS

Written by CHRISTINA M. TEDESCO Posted May 3, 2018 Filed Under: A+E, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Visual Arts

Somerville Open Studios poster at Porter Square Mall. Photo by Jason Pramas.

 

Artists welcome public to 20th anniversary of popular volunteer-run event

 

For the 20th year in a row, the artists of Somerville will open their doors to the public from Friday, May 4 to Sunday, May 6. Even as we write, living rooms are being converted into galleries, kitchens into showrooms, and studios everywhere are being cleaned ...  read more

Filed Under: A+E, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Visual Arts Tagged With: 2018, event, Op-Ed, Somerville Open Studios, visual arts

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