Visiting Boston’s Holy Shrine To Those We’ve Lost To AIDS
“Every one of us has a name. Every one of us deserves to be witnessed, deserves to be seen,” artist Michael Dowling tells me today when I visit “Medicine Wheel,”…Continue Reading →
He Was So Proud Of How He Cleaned His Bed
The 4-year-old was so proud of how he cleaned his bed.Continue Reading →
‘Mascots!’ Exhibit Asks Why We Care So Much About These Fuzzy, Costumed Sports Characters
“I think sometimes puppets and masks are thought of as a primitive and non-modern remnant of indigenous cultures. … And yet they show up,” says John Bell, a Cambridge-based puppeteer…Continue Reading →
A New Home For Public Artwork ‘May This Never End’
Chicago artist Matthew Hoffman’s “May This Never End”—a 319-foot-long text artwork that debuted along Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway in 2016—has a new home, the City of Boston reports. The yellow…Continue Reading →
Thoughts On Art And Life From The Sculptor Of Ducklings In Boston’s Public Garden, Nancy Schön
“I wanted my sculptures to be outdoors in parks, where people of all ages could touch and enjoy them,” writes Nancy Schön, the West Newton artist best known for her…Continue Reading →
‘Reindeer Against Global Warming’ in Malden’s Holiday Parade
Thanks to everyone who joined us in the “Reindeer Against Global Warming” group in Malden’s annual Parade of Holiday Traditions on Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Kari Percival and I were…Continue Reading →
Exhibit Looks At How Crafters Are Sewing, Embroidering And Knitting The Resistance
“They are designed to amplify the voices of front line groups fighting for the rights of immigrants,” writes New York artist Alexandra Zevin of her appliquéd “Liberty Knows No Borders”…Continue Reading →
TubaChristmas Returns Saturday: 150 Tuba Players Perform Holiday Classics
There’s nothing like a giant orchestra of tuba players performing holiday classics. Last year 147 of the horn players performed at the yearly Boston TubaChristmas Concert. They return to present…Continue Reading →
Trailblazing Feminist Artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles Plans Cambridge Projects
Trailblazing feminist artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles (far right) was up here from New York last week to plan projects with the Cambridge Arts Council (one of my day jobs)–and I…Continue Reading →
Masking-Making For ‘Reindeer Against Global Warming’ Parade
We had a great time with everyone making reindeer masks at the Malden Public Library on Nov. 18. The workshop was part of preparing to be “Reindeer Against Global Warming”…Continue Reading →