Arts
I Love My Job: Boston Poet Laureate Danielle Legros Georges
What’s it like to have one of the coolest jobs in Boston? We want to know. So we’re tracking down the city’s most interesting people […]
Boston Artist Honors Freddie Gray with New Abstract Piece
Jarring images of the arrest that led to Freddie Gray’s death inundated the internet in April 2015. In one photo, the 25-year-old black man was limply carried off the […]
Here’s a Look Inside the ICA’s New East Boston Location, the Watershed
On July 4, you’ll be able to celebrate the nation’s independence with a visit to the city’s newest art museum. That’s when the ICA’s highly anticipated East […]
Crazy Cool Fog Sculptures Are Coming to the Emerald Necklace
Sculptures made of fog are rolling into the Emerald Necklace this summer. On August 11, Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya will debut several immersive sculptures in Boston’s ribbon of […]
The ICA Will Open its East Boston Location on July 4
The Institute of Contemporary Art’s highly anticipated expansion into East Boston is almost here. Its new satellite location across Boston Harbor, which it calls “Watershed,” is […]
Eight Historic Neon Signs Are Being Installed on the Greenway
The Greenway is going neon. As part of its rotating showcase of public artwork, the park will be featuring a group of eight vintage neon […]
What It’s Like to Be a Florist During the MFA’s Art in Bloom Festival
It’s 5:53 a.m. on a rainy Wednesday morning at the New England Flower Exchange. Grey clouds loom eerily above the brick warehouse in Chelsea. The forecast, […]
This Local Company Gets Museum Technology Down to a Fine Art
During a time when art museum attendance is declining in America and photos of exhibits are accessible by a tap on a screen, what does […]
Influencer: Cambridge Artist Julia Powell, Master of Fine Arts
Corporate lawyer turned painter Julia Powell is a rising star on the city’s art scene. (Did we mention she’s also BFFs with Mindy Kaling?)
Photographer Nicholas Nixon’s Famed Brown Sisters Has Been Removed Early from the ICA
Following reports that the famed photographer and longtimeMassachusetts College of Art and Design professor acted inappropriately with students, Nicholas Nixon’s best-known collection of pictures has […]
New MFA Exhibit Uses A-List Names to Tell Refugee Stories
What’s the best way to tell a story? A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts asks big questions about narrative voice and storytelling […]
Celebrity Series of Boston Announces $23 Million Capital Campaign
The Celebrity Series of Boston has announced the launch of a $23 million campaign for Arts For All!, a program dedicated to bringing art to […]
A Historical Fashion Exhibit Is Coming to the Concord Museum
Fashion lovers and history buffs rejoice. A new exhibit coming to the Concord Museum is combining history and fashion with a local twist. Called “Fresh […]
A Year Later, the Chinatown 3D-Printed Rooster Artist Sees Project as a Success
One year ago, Somerville artist Chris Templeman debuted a public art project in Chinatown with an ambitious goal: Create 2,000 little plastic red birds with an […]
Harvard Art Museum Celebrates Art in the Age of the Internet
The age of budding technology—the old, clunky ’90s desktop and its one, repetitive flash game—come back to life in the latest exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums’ […]