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Marilyn Artus stitches on the eighth stripe to the bottom of "Her Flag" at the Old State House, Boston, July 25, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookJuly 27, 2019 0

‘Her Flag’ Women’s Suffrage Celebration In Boston

On Thursday, Marilyn Artus brought her national “Her Flag” women’s suffrage centenary celebration to Boston. To mark the hundredth anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote…Continue Reading →

Art Greg CookJuly 21, 2019 0

Steve Locke Abandons Planned Boston Slavery Memorial After NAACP Criticism

Boston artist Steve Locke says he is abandoning his proposed “Auction Block Memorial” for Boston’s Faneuil Hall due to criticism from the Boston branch of the National Association for the…Continue Reading →

Cedric Douglas sketches in the beginnings of his mural, one of 15 painted around downtown Lynn for "Beyond Walls," July 15, 2017. (Greg Cook)

To Do Greg CookJuly 21, 2019 0

Recommended: FringePVD • Beyond Walls • Medusa • Sand Sculpting • Lowell Folk Festival • Figment

July 22 to 31, 2019: Pictured above: Cedric Douglas sketches in the beginnings of his mural, one of 15 painted around downtown Lynn for “Beyond Walls,” July 15, 2017. (Greg…Continue Reading →

Painting Mark Alston-Follansbee's Toyota Camry art car in the driveway of his Waltham home, July 7, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookJuly 13, 2019 0

Repainting Mark Alston-Follansbee’s Art Car

Last weekend, we helped Mark Alston-Follansbee in the annual repainting the exterior of his Toyota Camry. Over the years, his cars have been painted with suns and eyeballs, flames and…Continue Reading →

To Do Greg CookJuly 12, 2019 0

Recommended: Hot Air Balloon • Refugees Vigil • Army Of Broken Toys • ArtBeat • JP Porchfest

July 12 to 20, 2019: Pictured above: “Together and Free: Rally Against Family Separation” at Boston City Hall, June 30, 2018. (Greg Cook) If this is the kind of coverage of…Continue Reading →

ArtBeat in Somerville, 2017. (Rachel Strutt)

Festivals Greg CookJuly 12, 2019 0

ArtBeat Somerville: Wonderland’s Totally Biased Guide To This Weekend’s Festival

The theme of this Saturday’s ArtBeat festival from the our friends at the Somerville Arts Council is “Consumed,” inviting you to “investigate how artists and climate activists can collaborate in…Continue Reading →

Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park & Museum, Wilson, North Carolina, June 19, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookJune 22, 2019 0

Photos: Southern Journey: Visionary Art, Tourist Traps, Critters

I’m on a camping road trip to the American South to research visionary art environments and tourist traps, waterfalls and caves, history and creatures. I’m going to be posting photos…Continue Reading →

Fox Festival Parade in Arlington, June 15, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Parades Greg CookJune 15, 2019 0

Photos: Fox Festival Parade in Arlington

My partner Kari Percival and I, of Wonderland Spectacle Co, were delighted to help lead the Fox Festival Parade held in Arlington, Massachusetts, today, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Organized by…Continue Reading →

Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Feb. 1, 2019. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookJune 12, 2019 0

MFA Hires Former Attorney General To Investigate Complaints That Students Faced Racist Treatment

Hoping that “an investigation by an external party could provide greater objectivity and clarity,” Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has hired former Massachusetts Attorney General Scott Harshbarger to look into…Continue Reading →

"James Harold Jennings," Pinnacle, NC, 1984, by Roger Manley. From "Walks To The Paradise Garden."

Art Greg CookJune 9, 2019 0

‘Walks To The Paradise Garden’: A Long Lost Story Of Pilgrimages To Folk Artists And Visionary Worlds

“Walks to the Paradise Garden: A Lowdown Southern Odyssey” by Jonathan Williams, Roger Manley and Guy Mendes “provides one last look at the artists and place-makers of the Southern United…Continue Reading →