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 →
As part of the fight against the coronavirus, Massachusetts College of Art and Design will temporarily house area medical staff in as many as 150 of the school’s dorm units…Continue Reading →
With Boston Mayor Marty Walsh yesterday urging everyone to wear face coverings when going out as a way to help stem the spread of coronavirus, statues of Boston Celtics legends…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts plans to furlough “approximately 340 staff,” according to a spokesperson, as it deals with the huge financial ramifications of having to be closed since the…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts announced last night that due to the coronavirus, it had decided “to cancel all of the Museum’s events and programs through August 31, 2020.” Read…Continue Reading →
Tomie dePaola—the New Hampshire artist and children’s book creator who won the Caldecott Honor for his 1975 book “Strega Nona” about a kindly witch—died today at age 85. The Associated…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts does not expect to be able to reopen before July due to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus and is considering layoffs and other “significant…Continue Reading →
Mass MoCA in North Adams announced yesterday “that in response to business interruptions caused by COVID-19 and related government mandates, it will lay off 120 of its 165 employees, effective…Continue Reading →
In this moment of coronivirus concern, Peter Agoos thought the giant bronze baby heads by Spanish artist Antonio López García outside Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts could use some assistance.…Continue Reading →
Coronavirus cancellations and shutdowns have cost Massachusetts artists and cultural organizations at least $58.59 million so far, the Massachusetts Cultural Council reports. The state arts agency’s report is based on…Continue Reading →