Construction of Somerville’s ArtFarm Could Begin Next Spring
Disclosure: I’ve worked with the Somerville Arts Council to present festivals in the city. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *…Continue Reading →
Photos: Honk Parade From Somerville To Cambridge
Honk!—the infectious street party and festival of activist street bands—paraded from Davis Square in Somerville to Harvard Square in Cambridge this afternoon and we where honored to be there. Photos…Continue Reading →
Toy Camera Fest Celebrates Photography At Its Most Beautifully Basic
The Somerville Toy Camera Fest showcases photography at its most beautifully basic—photos made with simple (often plastic) cameras with little (if any) controls or automation. Some are pinhole cameras—a container…Continue Reading →
First Look At Three New Somerville Murals
“I wanted to share this idea of home, with the community, with the city of Somerville,” Imagine (Sneha Shrestha), a Nepali artist living in Somerville, said of the calligraphic mural…Continue Reading →
Repainting Mark Alston-Follansbee’s Art Car
Last weekend, we helped Mark Alston-Follansbee in the annual repainting the exterior of his Toyota Camry. Over the years, his cars have been painted with suns and eyeballs, flames and…Continue Reading →
Somerville PorchFest: Wonderland’s Totally Biased Guide To This Saturday’s Music Fest
Somerville’s annual PorchFest is part hootenanny, part a giant open studios for bands. More than 200 bands acts are scheduled to perform on porches, in backyards and in parks from…Continue Reading →
With ‘Stuff Of Stars,’ Ekua Holmes Wins Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, Again
This week the American Library Association announced that Boston artist Ekua Holmes had again won its Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books…Continue Reading →
Honk: Our Totally Biased Guide To This Weekend’s Festival Of Activist Marching Bands
The 13th annual Honk—the infectious street party and festival of activist bands—arrives in Somerville and Cambridge this weekend, featuring an international roster of more than 28 bands. The free outdoor…Continue Reading →
Gentrification Is A Big Threat To Somerville In Dina Gjertsen’s Tiny Dioramas
“Katie Gradowski called them ‘displacement dollhouses,’ which I thought was kind of cute,” Somerville artist Dina Gjertsen tells me about the dioramas she’s been making lately. At Martha Friend’s Friend-Smithsonian…Continue Reading →
Photos: Oompa And Cliff Notez Perform At Somerville Hip Hop Fest
Oompa and Cliff Notez performed at today’s Evolution of Hip Hop Festival in Somerville’s Union Square. Photos copyright 2018 Greg Cook. Previously: May 19, 2018: Photos: Cliff Notez Raps At…Continue Reading →