The year 2022 is marked with events big and small.

On a global scale, communities struggle with Covid-19, while mpox makes headlines and troubles our radars. Climate, freedom of choice, love, and joy are all threatened, and continue to be used to incite division when unity is what we need most.

Despite these troubles, we make art. We invite others to do the same.

The ICA curated the US Pavilion with Simone Leigh at the Venice Biennale and captured hearts in the art world. BAMFEST had another successful run in Boston, and the nightlife rides its usual waves as college students and young adults move in and out of the cosmopolitan limelight.

Closer to home in your backyard, the Now + There team dreamed of grounding escapes. How to get away without really getting away? How to break free from everyday struggles/fears or even routine? These questions and their shy answers resulted in the theme “New Worlds for Now." We considered our shared future(s), and, with great diligence, the Now + There team captured responses in the form of photos, video clips, quotes, and unique dialogues that live on Vimeo or in memory. In addition to the usual business of producing Accelerator and signature projects, Now + There celebrated its seventh anniversary, welcomed more than four new faces, and said goodbye to a few. Let’s keep considering new heights and celebrate the artists who’ve journeyed with us this far.

Rehashing 2022, we grouped our best clips + videos for your enjoyment. If your favorite pick is missing, send us a note info@nowandthere.org, and we might update this list. *wink*

Top of the list, Yenny Hernandez paid homage to dreams and the Latinx journey to attain them with Ponle Vuelo A Tus Sueños/Let Your Dreams Take Flight.

Juan Obando encouraged us to think about representation, particularly monuments. With Summer Sets, each person in Boston (and beyond!) could take a moment to consider how bodies, voices, and legacies fit into the cityscape’s tapestry and how this tapestry tells some stories while obscuring others.

With Accelerator Artists Eli Brown, Rixy, Mima McMillan, and Rhea Vedro, we nurtured the impact of collective brainstorming and indulged in the fruits of community support channeled through public art.

A Year in Minutes

The year 2022 is marked with events big and small.

Top of the list, Yenny Hernandez paid homage to dreams and the Latinx journey to attain them with Ponle Vuelo A Tus Sueños/Let Your Dreams Take Flight.

Juan Obando encouraged us to think about representation, particularly monuments. With Summer Sets, each person in Boston (and beyond!) could take a moment to consider how bodies, voices, and legacies fit into the cityscape’s tapestry and how this tapestry tells some stories while obscuring others.

With Accelerator Artists Eli Brown, Rixy, Mima McMillan, and Rhea Vedro, we nurtured the impact of collective brainstorming and indulged in the fruits of community support channeled through public art.

And lastly, with Claudia Comte’s Five Marbles we continue to reinterpret nature and answer the call to care for each other and the environment.