Together as staff and Board, team Now + There is calling all friends of public art to help us build a more vibrant city and chill summer vibes. Whether your thing is murals, interactive sculpture, or taking your time with a solo public art tour, N+T and the artists we foster have you covered. Help us meet our $50,000 goal by September 15 with a gift in any amount.

In anticipation of the application of Accelerator Cohort Four closing June 20, we caught up with past Accelerator artist, Gabriel Sosa, to hear how it’s been going since the launch of his billboard series last year.

The Accelerator Cohort Four deadline is June 15!

Introducing Sabrina Dorsainvil, an artist, designer, illustrator, and the Director of Civic Design for the City of Boston’s Office of New Urban Mechanics — and N+T’s newest Board member.

Introducing Brian Moy, second-generation owner of Chinatown’s landmark dim-sum destination China Pearl, along with sister restaurants Shōjō and Ruckus to the N+T Board.

Introducing Michele Davis, Leadership Coach + People Strategy and Organizational Design Consultant, and a new N+T Board member.

A transformative Boston Foundation grant supports general operating and N+T’s work of opening minds, conversations, and spaces in the Boston with free public art installations.

Leah Triplett Harrington name Now + There’s first-ever Curator, amplifying the vision of artists—from Boston and around the world—who have unique, urgent messages for us in these times

In this, Now + There’s curatorial year of Shared Power, we celebrate five years of curating and producing 23 public art projects throughout Boston that open hearts, conversations, and spaces. We also give thanks to friends like you who believe in the power of public art, that #PublicArtIsUS, and contribute unrestricted gift during our Annual Campaign!

Saying goodbye to Nick Cave’s “Augment” inflatables on October 20 and reflecting on a community-engaged process that reminds us that joy lives within us.

This recent article by Murray Whyte of The Boston Globe encapsulates many of the questions we’re asking ourselves at Now + There and a conversation we’d like to continue with you. What is public art even for?

This month, we’re delighted to welcome communications pro and public art champion Laura Camila Rivera to the N+T Board. Click to learn more about her and hear how she thinks public art can bridge divides and create connection.

Our 2020 Accelerator artists, Shaka Dendy, Ang Li, Karthik Pandian, Gabriel Sosa, and Yu-Wen Wu, successfully completed a six-month intensive designed to demystify the process of creating public art and will each receive a $25,000 stipend to realize their projects in over 7 Boston neighborhoods between now and September 2021.

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new Director of Operations, Victoria F. Hall!

A list of just a few of the resources and tools that have been speaking to us over the last week as we deepen our commitment to anti-racism and equity. Shared with some insight from the N+T Team into what the work of educating ourselves brings up as we come to grips with the magnitude of the work we have ahead of us to live into our vision for helping create a radical cultural shift in Boston.

When funders demonstrate their confidence in our work and the city places the arts as a core pillar of the city’s economy, we can’t help but feel hopeful that public art will remain a part of Boston’s identity in the years to come. Read on to share in our gratitude for the unwavering support of a handful of generous and dedicated funders who have remained steadfast during the COVID-19 crisis.

We set out on this, Now + There's fifth curatorial year, to help realize the works and vision of thirteen artists, all under the theme of Shared Power. 2020 was to be, and now more than ever will be the year we recognize our commonality and agency. Click here to read a new post from Executive Director Kate Gilbert about how we’re facing the future and casting a vision for how we redefine our “public” with intentionality and grace.