As part of our continued effort to foster strong communities, we’re rolling out a new interview series, called “Boston Common.” In it we will highlight the people and organizations that shape Boston and New England’s cultural sector by going straight…
Throughout my conversations surrounding this series, the need for infrastructure has emerged as a dominant theme in considerations of art’s role in the innovation hub. In my last post, I discussed the crucial experiments and perspectives artists bring to Boston.…
Next Tuesday, November 5, Boston will elect a new mayor for the first time in 20 years. The new mayor—either City Councilor John Connolly or Representative Marty Walsh—will dedicate a cabinet-level position for the arts in their administration. Both…
On Monday night, Emerson College’s 550 seat auditorium at the beautifully restored Paramount Theatre was packed—artists, arts administrators, advocates, critics and many other professionals working in the creative industries gathered—as the city witnessed its first-ever mayoral forum on the arts.…
“It is difficult to recall a gathering as important as this one.” José Mateo did not mince words as he stood behind the podium at one end of the BCA’s Cyclorama. The crowd (of educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators—affectionately…