“It’s one thing to see someone’s name, but to see their face, it’s a reminder that the people are people,” says Xerxes Butt, one of the artists behind the portable portraits…Continue Reading →
At least $424,866,284 in revenue has been lost by Massachusetts’ cultural nonprofits due to coronavirus cancellations and closures, according to 392 nonprofits who responded to the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s June…Continue Reading →
Opinion/Commentary: I’m dismayed by proposals to reopen schools for in-person teaching at the same time as Massachusetts continues to ban large gatherings, theaters, bars, nightclubs and the like because of…Continue Reading →
Curtis Williams begins a mural at Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, July 5, 2020. See updates and more of his art on instagram: @curtistic. (© Greg Cook photo)…Continue Reading →
“Since the pandemic started in early to mid-March, we’ve been the first people that have been cancelled and had to refund tickets, people who lost their jobs first,” says Mark…Continue Reading →
This year’s “ArtBeat” festival from the Somerville Arts Council adapts to coronavirus by expanding to a week of surprise pop-up events and virtual performances from July 10 to 18. Danielle…Continue Reading →
Most Massachusetts museums are planning to reopen in the next week or two, after having been closed since mid-March to stem the spread of coronavirus. Governor Charlie Baker has moved…Continue Reading →
The Fourth of July dawned in Boston’s Nubian Square with artists shutting down two blocks of Washington Street to paint a monumental mural in the roadway spelling out “Black Lives…Continue Reading →
“At a time when my people cannot breathe, I’m asking us to always ‘Breathe Life,'” Boston artist Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs says of his latest “Breathe Life” mural, which he’s painting…Continue Reading →
Dozens of people participated in the “Independence Day March” against injustice, a July 4 protest at Gloucester’s waterfront, organized by a group of college and high school students called Demilitarize…Continue Reading →