Share your face, and your story, with the world! JR's Photobooth project is coming to Boston Wednesday, October 7!
Learning From Our Communities Wrap-Up
Learning From Our Communities is a simple, small community engagement project we initiated for the Emerge festival at City Hall, and decided to bring to the Boston Center of the Arts Open Studios weekend as well. We asked the public a variety of questions regarding their thoughts and opinions on what their neighborhoods need as well as the gems and resources they cherish.
Learning From Our Communities
We're thrilled to be joining the Boston Arts Commission at Emerge, the Boston Arts Festival this Thursday, September 10. This newly renamed and reimagined festival invites the citizens of Boston to City Hall to experience our shared civic space as one that actively fosters cultural events and community dialogue.
Valuing the Artist's Vision First
How will artists be part of placemaking and public art in Boston? On May 6, 2015 we hosted the"Where's the Art?" panel at the Boston Center of the Arts to discuss just that. Moderated by our director Kate Gilbert, artists Cedric Douglas, Megan McMillan, Liz Nofziger, and Rob Trumbour spoke about the definitions of public art and what we can do to support more of it in our communities.
Now + There
The Here and Now? Now and Later? What's your name again?
We've had a few questions about the name which is understandable. We're playing with a few well-know phrases and asking you, our friends, to think a little differently. Simply put, our name represents two of the most important values of our work: the present day and the work's location.
NOW: We're delivering contemporary art -- that's work made today -- and putting it out for you short durations. It's happening now!
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THERE: Projects will respond to specific sites -- they're not just plunked down -- and from time to time they might even be in multiple locations. It's over there! And there!