Artist’s images for Harvard Square’s Starbucks: Collage that returns Out of Town News to plaza
The Starbucks that returned to Harvard Square in November is bringing back the Out of Town newsstand, at least in the form of two new artworks by Betsy Silverman.
Csekö’s ‘Sanctuary City’ exhibit enters final days enraging and activating at Somerville Museum
The wide-ranging, 12-artist “Sanctuary City,” the Somerville Museum’s first exhibit since an ambitious construction project, is in its final week exploring the meanings of home and safety through the lens of immigration.
Gallery 24/7 turns ATM, an icon of consumerism, into a free space for exhibit of artists’ inspiration
A former Bank of American ATM in Harvard Square has morphed into Gallery 24/7 – an all-day, all night collaborative that begins its exhibits with works by five local artists.
Look closely at Magazine Beach’s bird tapestry for the ugly truth underlying the colorful image
The 20-foot community-made tapestry at the Mass Audubon Magazine Beach Nature Center is horrifying, but since it’s made of plastic waste, that’s by design, the artists explain.
Winning artists kept their attention on animals for Cambridge City Nature Art Challenge entries
The third year of the Cambridge City Nature Art Challenge had 28 winners and honorable mentions named by the sponsors Green Cambridge and Cambridge Local First.
Martha Chason-Sokol’s found-object artworks create a sculptural scrapbook of her environment
Lots of creators turn everyday objects into artwork. Martha Chason-Sokol’s “Listening Works” keeps those found objects close to home in an exhibition at Gallery 263 – the Everett-based artist’s first solo exhibition in Massachusetts, and a delight.
‘Mini Meets’ artist gathers Porter Square stories at event with Lesley, History Cambridge, PSNA
“Mini Meets” will use comedy, history, social engagement and performance to gather contemporary social history about the Porter Square neighborhood, with excerpts from the conversations going into a ’zine that will be available for free at Lesley Art + Design’s Lunder Arts Center.
Banksy is (back) in Cambridge with an exhibition set for display in Harvard Square through May 15
A touring exhibit called “The Art of Banksy: The Unauthorized Private Collection” opens in Harvard Square on Thursday. The exhibit could be the first Banksy art in Cambridge since at least May 2010, when a work called “No Loitrin” showed up on the brick wall on Essex Street in Central Square.
Harvard Art Museums plan to reopen on Sept. 4, adding Free Sundays with advance reservations
After closing mid-March of 2020 to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Harvard Art Museums are expected to reopen to the public Sept. 4.
Expanded bestiary in City Nature Arts Challenge just adds to value as weekend project for the kids
The kinds of plants, animals and fungi young artists can use as subjects for the Cambridge City Nature Arts Challenge has more than tripled in the year since the competition’s launch, from the Canada geese of East Cambridge and Harvard Square to the winter fireflies spotted at Fresh Pond.
