Each year the Boston Society of Architects invites landscape and architecture firms to create cookie renditions of Boston landmarks for its annual “Gingerbread Design Competition.” Now in it’s sixth year,…Continue Reading →
“We want to go to the museum and see black and brown people,” Tanya Nixon-Silberg of Wee The People told children during a social justice story time that was part…Continue Reading →
Romantic notions often eddy around rock stars who die too young. But then there’s how it feels when they were people you hung around with. The first images you see…Continue Reading →
Opened this week: “Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision,” survey of art by the Brookline photographer best known for his ongoing “The Brown Sisters” project, group portraits of his wife and…Continue Reading →
“If this sector can’t be diverse and inclusive, who else can be?” Candelaria Silva-Collins asked at last night’s “Paving the Way: A Conversation with Leaders of Color in the Arts” at…Continue Reading →
“When I dress like this, it’s like I have the Holy Spirit in me,” a middle-aged taxi driver by the name of Elyfontaine told The Wall Street Journal in 2011.…Continue Reading →
Boston has long been criticized for having too many bronze monuments to white guys. Or in the words of Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham: “stodgy legions of bronze figures depicting…Continue Reading →
Last week I published my last posts with WBUR’s ARTery … because after five years I’m leaving the publication. I want to thank all of you for reading, for making…Continue Reading →
What can art say and do about bigotry, war, sexism and global warming? That was one of the subjects we discussed when I was so kindly invited to help moderate…Continue Reading →
For his wire sculpture “Gravy Boat Landing,” CW Roelle takes as inspiration a little ceramic dish. Created for a 2016 exhibition at the Attleboro Arts Museum which invited artists to…Continue Reading →