In The News
Rixy uses spray paint to create her own world and make space in this one
October 15, 2023: “‘To be able to paint in my childhood neighborhood, that, for me, was amazing,’ said Rixy, who completed the mural in October 2022 while participating in Now + There's accelerator program for artists.’”
It was a vacant lot in Charlestown. Now it’s an outdoor art gallery
September 23, 2023: “In collaboration with the National Park Service, the non-profit Now + There worked with local artists to reimagine 115 Constitution Road.”
5 for Good: Now and There brings public art to Boston, elevates diverse talent
September 14, 2023: Organization commissions artworks to activate spaces, encourage conversations, promote social justice.
Now + There’s Lot Lab Livening Up Charlestown
September 7, 2023: “Now + There, an organization that curates public art in sites across the city, has produced an artistic gem at 115 Constitution Road in Charlestown with the first year of its pilot program called Lot Lab.”
“Joyful Stitch” opens in Boston’s Leather District
June 30, 2023: Now + There Public Art Accelerator artist Ponnapa Prakkamakul premieres Joyful Stitch, a new interactive public art installation that consists of two sculptures inviting people to paddle with their feet or roll with their hands to illuminate the lights along the artwork.
With Little Uprisings, Tanya Nixon-Silberg brings play, joy, and hope to racial justice education
June 16, 2023: “Once you start to realize that you can talk about racial justice and joy at the same time, I think it’s a life-changing phenomena for adults.”
Lot Lab wants to help mend Charlestown through public art
June 9, 2023: “Lot Lab is tearing down fences — literally and figuratively. For the last two years, organizers of the program, devoted to creatively reimagining underused lots, have been working to transform the entrance of the Charlestown Navy Yard into an outdoor art oasis.”
A new place for public art comes to the Charlestown Navy Yard
June 9, 2023: “A naval yard is an unexpected place to see public art. That’s exactly why Now + There, an arts organization with the goal of using temporary public art to create change, felt it important to transform an empty lot in the Charlestown Navy Yard into something inspiring.”
Faneuil Hall exhibit asks: What would it look like if the Sam Adams statue was gone?
August 18, 2022: “‘Summer Sets’ is an installation by Colombian artist Juan Obando that taps into a raging debate in contemporary American life: what should be done about controversial statues?”
Muralist Yenny Hernandez wants Bostonians to talk about their dreams
July 1, 2022: “Artist Yenny Hernandez has transformed the Prudential Center’s glass entrance on Boylston Street into a vibrant tapestry of nature.”
PRESS INQUIRIES
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The Boston Globe, Letter to the Editor. Public art installations can drive foot traffic back to Boston November 25, 2021
The Boston Globe A change in perspective October 15, 2021
The Boston Globe All the Best Art Shows Boston Missed in 2020 December 23, 2020
The Boston Globe ‘What is Public Art Even For?’ New Works Suggest a Transformation on Culture and Shared Space September 3, 2020
The Boston Globe How a Temporary Mural Became Roxbury’s Lost Landmark July 30, 2020
Creative North Shore Now and There – Producing Public Art as a Catalyst for Change June 10, 2020
Comcast Newsmakers Boston and Public Art City March 2, 2020
Boston Magazine Now + There’s Kate Gilbert Talks Public Art in Boston November 13, 2019
Boston Magazine A Photo Guide to Boston’s Growing Public Art Scene November 13, 2019
Boston Globe For public art in the Boston area, competing interests and big questions July 27, 2019
Boston Globe Boston funding seven new public art projects August 2, 2019
“What Do We Have in Common?”
The Boston Globe Questions of shared ownership are on full display at Boston Common October 12, 2021
GBH Arts This Week: A Public Art Exhibit On The Common Asks - What Do We Have In Common? September 30, 2021
“Mentoring Murals” – Paul Goodnight and Larry Pierce
GBH Arts This Week: Mural Makers Team Up To Create Large Scale Public Art In Boston July 8, 2021
“Ambrosia”
GBH Arts This Week: ‘Ambrosia,’ Fitchburg Art Museum and ‘The Catastrophist’ April 2, 2021
WBUR At The Prudential Center, A New Public Art Installation Aims To Inspire Joy March 12, 2021
“Shape of Play”
WBUR A New Public Artwork Asks The Question: ‘Do You Feel Free To Play?’ September 23, 2020
The Boston Globe At Waterfront Park, a new artwork invites visitors to play a little longer September 16, 2020
“Thought Leadership”
CommonWealth Magazine Public art can help drive our post-pandemic renewal March 30, 2021
“¡Provecho!”
Boston 25 News Public Art Displays Popping Up in Every Corner of Boston January 22, 2020
The Boston Globe Justin Favela’s piñata-inspired art installation comes to the Prudential Center January 21, 2020
“Augment”
WBUR/The ARTery 10 Visual Art Installations That Made Us Think in 2019 December 23, 2019
WBUR/The ARTery 2019 In Boston Arts: A Year Of Convening December 23, 2019
The Boston Globe The Ticket: What’s Happening in the Public Art World August 4, 2019
Wonderland What Brings You Joy?’—Nick Cave Fills Boston Cyclorama With Holiday Inflatables, August 7, 2019
The Boston Globe Inflatable cartoon monsters feel like ‘a form of protest’ at South End’s Cyclorama, August 9, 2019
WBUR/The ARTery Creepy, Colorful, Inflatable Sculptures Bring Nick Cave Joy. So He's Bringing Them To Boston, August 9
Cultured Magazine Nick Cave Brings His Inflatable Parade to Boston, August 11
Surface Magazine Artist Nick Cave Spreads a Little Joy, August 15
Boston Art Review, A Joy Ride with Nick Cave, September 11
WBUR/The ARTery Photos: See Nick Cave's Giant Inflatable Sculpture Parade From South End To Upham's Corner, September 15
Wonderland Photos: Nick Cave's 'Joy Parade' In Boston, September 15
New York Times Style Magazine Nick Cave is the most Joyful, and Critical, Artist in America October 20, 2019
“BREATHE LIFE 3”
The Boston Globe Problak paints the Boston we often don’t see, March 5, 2020
NBC 10 Boston The Art of Problak, January 11, 2020
Wonderland First Look At Rob 'ProBlak' Gibbs’ New Roxbury Mural 'Breathe Life 3', May 31, 2019
WBUR Rob 'Problak' Gibbs Breathes Life Onto The Walls Of A Changing Boston, June 5, 2019
Bay State Banner Breathe Life 3 — Rob Gibbs returns to Lower Roxbury with a new Mural, June 12, 2019
WGBH Boston Public Radio interview with Margery Eagan and Jared Bowen (2:25) June 13, 2019
2019 N+T Accelerator Projects
Pat Falco:
WBUR/The ARTery 2019 In Boston Arts: A Year Of Convening December 23, 2019
The Boston Globe In the Seaport, an Artist’s “Mock” Triple-Decker Nails Boston’s Housing Policy November 6, 2019
WBUR/The Artery This Artist Put A Mock-Up Of A Triple-Decker In The Seaport To Make Us Think About The Housing Crisis October 3, 2019
DigBoston A Total Mockery: Pat Falco Returns with a Message and a Three-Decker October 3, 2019
WBUR/The Artery 5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A Women's Artisan Market To A Global Music Festival October 3, 2019
Sam Fields:
The Boston Globe In Jamaica Plain, Artists Rip into Wasteful Fast Fashion November 6, 2019
Artscope Magazine Art with a Message: Samantha Fields’ Recycled Clothing Project September 6, 2019
Daniela Rivera:
WBUR/The Artery In ‘Labored Landscapes,’ Artist Daniela Rivera Reveals Her New Reality October 8, 2019
“Open House”
Delicious Line Review: Open House, August 20, 2018
Boston Globe Four art installations in Greater-Boston you'll want to see, August 16, 2018
Improper Bostonian Sitting Pretty, August 3, 2018
WGBH Boston Public Radio Get a Taste of the Gilded Age, August 3, 2018
WGBH Morning Edition Arts this week, August 2, 2018
Wonderland Recreating A Gilded Age Ballroom Outdoors In Boston To Mull Our Economic Future, July 30, 2018
Boston Globe A new public art installation puts the ruins of a Gilded Age ballroom by Kenmore Square, July 27, 2018
WBUR ARTery Art Installation In Kenmore Square Transforms An Opulent Ballroom Into A Ruin, July 26, 2018
Boston Magazine New Public Art Brings an Opulent Ballroom to the Comm. Ave. Mall, July 26, 2018
Boston Sun "Braintree Native Creates Gilded Age, Concrete Furniture to Spark Conversation about Access to Space", July 13, 2018
“Unless”
Delicious Line Stephanie Cardon: Unless Heather Kapplow, December 6, 2018
NECN “UNLESS Urges Action on Climate Change,” November 21, 2018
DigBoston “UNLESS: Massive Piece of Art Tells Simple Message About Global Warming,” November 8, 2018.
Boston Art Review “Stephanie Cardon’s Massive Installation Calls for Climate Action At the Entrance to The Prudential Center,” October 27, 2018
Wonderland “Public Art In Prudential Center Atrium Is A Call To Halt Global Warming,” September 30, 2018
WBUR “10 Public Art Installations To See In Greater Boston This Fall,” September 27, 2018
2018 Public Art Accelerator Coverage
Wonderland "What Happens If You Plant 10,000 Sunflowers At The Heart Of Boston’s Black Community?," June 12, 2018
WBUR, The ARTery “10 Public Art Installations To See In Greater Boston This Fall,” September 27, 2018
Boston Globe Artist Ekua Holmes wants to plant hope all over Roxbury July 11, 2018
Wonderland Checking In On Ekua Holmes's Blossoming 'Roxbury Sunflowers Project
Bay State Banner Ekua Holmes illustrations to be featured in two new books and Sunflower Project August 29, 2018
Boston Globe Stephen Hamilton, The Founders Project August 11, 2018
WBUR, The ARTery This Artist reimagines Black and Brown Youth as Royalty November 15, 2018
WCVB TV, CityLine, The Founders Project December 2, 2018
WHDH, Urban Update, Sunday, January 6, 2019
Year of the Woman
The Boston Globe "Best of the New: 19 new and fun things to do for families, couples, and singles," January 11
Hyperallergic "Best of 2017: Our Top 20 Exhibitions Across the United States," December 21
“Slideshow”
Take Magazine "Honoring Generous Lives," October 9
“Patterned Behavior”
WBUR Artery "Another Mural Pops Up In Boston — This One Painted Entirely By Women," September 12
The Beacon Hill Times "Colorful Mural Comes to the Charles River Esplanade," September 7
The Chelsea Record "Chelsea Artist is Highlighted in New Mural on the Charles River Esplanade," September 8
The Boston Globe "The Esplanade Gets its First Mural," September 6
The Boston Sun "Colorful, Dynamic Mural Comes to the Charles River Esplanade," August 31
Boston Metro "New mural along Charles River will help revitalize Esplanade," August 24
Curbed Boston "Charles River Esplanade’s first commissioned artwork: ‘Patterned Behavior’," August 23
“See Her”
WCVB Boston Cityline "See Her & New Beginnings," original air date October 22
WBUR Morning Edition "'Just Give Us A Chance': South End Mural Aims To Evoke Empathy For Incarcerated Women," July 19
WBUR Artery "How The Problem Of Mass Incarceration Inspired A New South End Mural," July 19
Big Red & Shiny "Activist Artist: An Interview with Ann Lewis," July 18
The Boston Sun "Ann Lewis Puts Finishing Touches on Mural in South End," July 14
The Bay State Banner "Brushstrokes behind bars: Muralist works with and for incarcerated women" , July 13
The Boston Globe, "A South End mural makes a big impact," July 5
Artnet News, "A New Boston Mural Highlights the Voices of Incarcerated Women," July 5
“Public Trust”
The Boston Globe, "Public art project to explore the nature of trust," August 23
Boston Neighborhood Network News, "New Public Art Project Starts Aug. 27," August 23
WGBH Boston Public Radio, "A New Public Art Project Asks: What Does It Mean To Make A Promise?," August 30
The Boston Sun, "An Interactive Public Artwork 'Words Matter' Travels through Boston," September 1
Universal Hub, "Public Pledges in Dudley Square," September 1
Jewish Boston, "Vows for a New Year, On a Billboard," September 2
WCVB 5 CityLine, "Fall into Art," September 4
Bay State Banner, "Pinky Promise," September 6
WBUR's The Artery, "New Interactive Public Art Installation Asks Us To Consider The Meaning Of A Promise," September 12
Hyperallergic, "Building Public Trust Through Individual Promises," September 12
Art New England, "Paul Ramirez Jonas: Public Trust," September 13
Banner photo: Slán Abhaile/Safe Home by Krystle Brown (c) Faith Ninivaggi