19 new questions were dropped in the Common between Friday, September 24 Wednesday, September 29. Have you found them yet?
Each Thursday we share “Q’s dropped” in the Common as part of What Do We Have In Common by Janet Zweig. Here are the first two day’s worth of provocative questions like '“Who Owns This Park”?
Building on the success of N+T Asks and #LiveSesh, we’re bringing the conversation to the Common with two live N+T Asks: Boston Common at the What Do We Have In Common cabinet.
We debuted a new mural by Ekua Holmes and London Parker-McWhorter on the side of Breezes Laundromat, 345 Blue Hill Ave, Grove Hall plus two new surprise canvases in the adjacent lot.
Music, family-friendly activities, free food provided by Fresh Food Generation, and more!
Join us for the second iteration of Mentoring Murals with a new mural by Ekua Holmes and London Parker-McWhorter on the side of Breezes Laundromat, 345 Blue Hill Ave, Grove Hall plus a new surprise canvas.
Music, family-friendly activities, free food provided by Fresh Food Generation, and more!
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.
N+T is thrilled to be one of 29 organizations selected to receive a 2-year grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council as part of its Cultural Investment Portfolio (CIP) Gateway program.
Site-specific public art is the lens through which we experience common spaces and grow as a community. In 2017, Chicago is celebrating a Year of Public Art by funding permanent and temporary works, performances, education, and gatherings to promote civic discourse through art. Here's how we think Boston can—must!—have a Year of Public Art.
Evaluating the impact of public art is the Achilles heel of artists and public art administrators worldwide. Instinctively we know that public art is a catalyst for economic development, that it increases the appeal and safety of one’s environment, and that it delivers unexpected surprise and wonder to our shared places. In this blog we offer three techniques for measuring impact and ask, is it even needed?
After a long and trying winter Boston will explode with public art this spring — from the upcoming Janet Echelman installation on the Greenway to small public art project and interventions. The following is a list of calls that we think are perfect for budding artists and those wanting to get involved with issues-based work. All have the potential to be meaningful gestures in the public realm.
