Category: Arts & Culture – Page 4

MetroCommon 2050 Short Film: Living Together

Posted on May 7, 2021 at 12:49 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

“Our region thrives when its people do, and our people thrive when their families and social networks are strong, and when their schools, governments, and jobs support them.” In Mariona […]

Announcing MetroCommon May

Posted on May 4, 2021 at 10:14 am. Written by Elise Harmon

MetroCommon 2050 is the next land use and policy plan for the people who live and work in Greater Boston. At its core will be bold, actionable recommendations. These recommendations […]

MAPC Teams Up With Artists on COVID Communications

Posted on March 26, 2021 at 1:55 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will work with artists to reach underserved communities with COVID-related public health messages, including the importance of getting vaccinated. Over the next few months, […]

MAPC Teams up with Artists on COVID Communications

Posted on March 26, 2021 at 1:53 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

MAPC Teams Up with Artists on COVID Communications For immediate release: Friday, March 26, 2021 The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) will work with artists to reach underserved communities with […]

DLTA Spotlight: Keep Cool Somerville

Posted on March 3, 2021 at 12:43 pm. Written by Rachel Marx

Photo Credit: Atais Ribeiro, Keep Cool Somerville Photovoice Participant DLTA Spotlight: Keep Cool Somerville A cooling strategies toolkit for increasingly hot summers Written by Operations Specialist Rachel Marx District Local […]

Grant Opportunity for Artists: Creative COVID-19 Communications

Posted on February 10, 2021 at 5:55 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Grant Opportunity for Artists: Creative COVID-19 Communications MAPC is seeking artists, designers, and creatives to produce creative, culturally resonant communications about COVID-19 and vaccinations. We hope to work with artists, […]

Storytelling to Capture Community Cohesion

Posted on January 27, 2021 at 3:31 pm. Written by Jenn Kaplan

Storytelling to Capture Community Cohesion Sense of place can be difficult to define and express. It’s subjective, political, aesthetic, poetic. You can feel it when you’re there, but everyone will […]

Marked Territory: Rethinking Massachusetts’ Historical Markers

Posted on January 15, 2021 at 3:30 pm. Written by Emma Boast

Credit: Jaye Glenn Marked Territory: Rethinking Massachusetts’ Roadside Histories Reflection by MAPC Arts and Culture Fellow Emma Boast In 1930, the Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission erected 275 markers to commemorate the […]

Whose Public? Questions of Spatial Justice in a Time of Public Breaking

Posted on September 11, 2020 at 11:45 am. Written by Guest Author

Whose Public? Questions of Spatial Justice in a Time of Public Breaking By Guest Author Lori Lobenstine About the Author: Lori Lobenstine co-leads the Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), […]

“Small Steps: Dances of Resilience” Premieres Sept. 9-11

Posted on September 9, 2020 at 9:56 am. Written by Elise Harmon

Small Steps: Dances of Resilience Documentary from MAPC Artist-in-Residence Hortense Gerardo premieres September 9, 10, & 11 In the beginning, Small Steps on Climate Change was a dance and embodied […]