Sharing our Inspiration
In the N+T Journal, we search out artists and projects whose vision highlights, enlivens, and challenges the way we think about ourselves and our city. Who are we as Bostonians? What do we value? And how is all that represented in our public art? Find all of this, news on our latest projects, and insights from guest bloggers. We’re always looking for guest writers, email Jackie McLaughlin at jmclaughlin@nowandthere.org.
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!
Meet Eli, Rixy, Karmimadeebora, and Rhea, or Cohort Four of the Public Art Accelerator, and learn what makes N+T’s Accelerator different from a traditional business accelerator.
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.
Restore your spirit! Join Now + There, Boston Properties, and Cicely Carew for a live sound bath, Q&A, and refreshing drinks on July 22.
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!
Announcing an open call for N+T Public Art Accelerator Cohort Four.
Announcing the return of the N+T Public Art Accelerator — now open to all Boston-area artists.
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.
In our final episode of Season 3 of N+T Asks, Executive Director Kate Gilbert is joined by two special guests to explore the history of the ever-evolving South End. We welcome artist and professor Mark Cooper, and Director of the Youth Development Program at IBA Boston, Pedro Cruz to chat all about the diverse and artistic South End.
Introducing Michele Davis, Leadership Coach + People Strategy and Organizational Design Consultant, and a new N+T Board member.
On April 22, 2021, we visited one of Boston’s most vibrant neighborhoods— Egleston Square, and had Now + There’s first ever interpreted N+T Asks! Curator Leah Triplett Harrington is joined by Paloma Valenzuela, Writer/Producer/Director of the web series The Pineapple Diaries; Nakia Hill, Writers' Room Director at 826 Boston, and Writer/Producer; and Denise Delgado, Executive Director of Egleston Square Main Street.
Join the artist behind Ambrosia, Cicely Carew, for an hour of healing and rejuvenation. Inspired by Cicely's artistic process of improvisational joy-following, this virtual sound bath will focus on breath and centering.
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.
Follow Cicely Carew on her journey of creating “Ambrosia” for the Prudential Center with Now + There and partners Boston Properties.
On April 1, 2021, we virtually visited one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods to examine its past and reimagine its future! Join us in the streets of Beacon Hill with artist L’Merchie Frazier and resident Cathy Stone as Executive Director Kate Gilbert moderates an hour long conversation.
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
On March 25 at 12pm, we marked the opening of Cambridge, MA-based artist Cicely Carew's "Ambrosia," which for the first time brought her ethereal, mixed-media painted abstractions fully into the third dimension, infusing Boston's iconic Prudential Center with a renewed sense of joy.
It’s been only two weeks since we finished mounting the work, but we’re already reminiscing. Here’s our recap of Ambrosia’s journey, featuring new behind-the-scenes photos and a social media roundup of our favorite posts so far.
#AmbrosiaBOS artist Cicely Carew believes abundance is, and should be, for everybody. Find out more about this project, open at Prudential Center through Jun 30…
Whether you call it “Rozzie,” “Rozzy,” “the ‘Dale,” “the Village,” or something else entirely: we're still stirring up ideas for Roslindale’s future. On March 4, resident ceramicist Ana Crowley Noordzij and local Main Streets Exec. Director Alia Hamada Forrest shone a light on this urban oasis as we wondered: what will Boston be like in 10 years?
On February 18, 2020 for Season 3, Episode 2 of N+T Asks, we zoomed in on one of Boston’s most historically notorious, but today, oft-forgotten neighborhoods: the West End. With the help of West End Museum Curator/Board President and Gallery East co-founder, Duane Lucia; third-generation neighborhood resident, Chiara Cherin; and local photographer, Lolita Parker Jr. we discussed the West End’s past, current needs, and possible futures.
For the Season 3 premiere of N+T Asks, we zoomed in on Fort Point; with the help of Midway Artist Collective Board of Directors member, Raber Umphenour, and resident multimedia artist, Dorothea Van Camp. There was too much to talk about — from artist housing, to the Boston art market, to the future of Boston artist communities — but we somehow managed to keep it to an hour.
As the weather gets gloomy, here’s something to look forward to: everything our 2020 Accelerator artists are working on. Including their Accelerator projects. While one is finished installing, most of the 2020 Public Art Accelerator projects are yet to come. We caught up with every member of the cohort to see what they’re up to.
As we celebrate the abundance of the season and reflect on the origins of Thanksgiving, we thank the countless individuals and partners whose imagination, care, and collaborative spirit are helping realize a more equitable public art city with bold public art.