Boston Cancels Parades And Festivals Through Labor Day
The city of Boston has cancelled all parades and festivals “this summer, up to and including Labor Day on September 7, 2020,” to help stem the spread of coronavirus, the…Continue Reading →
Arts Community Left Out Of Mass. Governor’s Reopening Advisory Board
The arts aren’t represented on a 17-member Reopening Advisory Board that Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced he was forming on April 28 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. “Members of…Continue Reading →
Mass Cultural Council Awards $272K To Artists As Coronavirus Relief Funds Run Out
272 individual artists and individual teaching artists, humanists, and scientists have each been awarded $1,000 grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Covid-19 Relief Fund for Individuals, the state arts agency…Continue Reading →
Shelter In Place Gallery: A Tiny Boston Gallery Pops Up In Response To Coronavirus Restrictions
The motto of Shelter In Place Gallery is “Giving Boston artists an opportunity to make ‘large scale’ work from their shelter in place locations.” It epitomizes one of the ways…Continue Reading →
Boston Museum Of Science Furloughs 250, Lays Off 122
Due to coronavirus closings, Boston’s Museum of Science announced today that it is “furloughing 250 staff members and laying off 122 staff members, affecting nearly two-thirds of the Museum’s overall…Continue Reading →
Alan Shestack, Former Director Of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Has Died
Alan Shestack of Washtington, D.C., who served as director of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts from 1987 to 1993, died at his home on April 14, The Boston Globe reported…Continue Reading →
Somerville Arts Council Launches ‘Home Alone’ Online Events As City Arts Agencies Transition To Social Distancing
On Thursday night, the Somerville Arts Council kicked off its “Home Alone Art Series” with “Parallax,” a performance livestreamed on Facebook. Callie Chapman and Catherine Murcek danced while Christopher Konopka…Continue Reading →
15K Jobs Affected, $264M Lost Revenue For MA Arts Organizations Due To Coronavirus
Massachusetts cultural organizations have lost more than $264,000,000 in revenue due to coronavirus, according to the Massachusetts Cultural Council. “More than half of the organizations responding report layoffs, furloughs, and…Continue Reading →
Resources For The Arts During Coronavirus
First published March 21, 2020. Last updated April 22, 2020. This list will be updated as new information arrives. If you know of a resource that I should add, please send…Continue Reading →
Boston Gallery District Flooded When Water Main Breaks
Note: This post was updated April 16 with information about Ash & Rose and Boston Sculptors Gallery. A water main broke at 500 Harrison Ave.—near Boston Sculptors Gallery and Perry…Continue Reading →