Category: Arts & Culture – Page 5

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 […]

Artists Step Up: Crisis Management and the Creative Sensibility

Posted on September 2, 2020 at 3:53 pm. Written by Annabelle Thomas Taylor

Artists Step Up: Crisis Management and Creative Sensibility Header Photo Credit: Jason Cruz Where a Covid response is innovative and cohesive, you’ll likely find artists and cultural organizations in the […]

Everyday Unrealities: A Call for Creative Planning

Posted on August 28, 2020 at 6:27 pm. Written by Emma Boast

Artists: Cedric Douglas and Julz Roth Photographer: Rob Larsen Everyday Unrealities: A Call for Creative Planning A reflection by Arts and Culture Fellow Emma Boast It’s been nearly half a […]

Reflection: Art in the Time of COVID-19

Posted on May 28, 2020 at 10:36 am. Written by Elise Harmon

REFLECTION FROM MAPC ARTIST IN RESIDENCE HORTENSE GERARDO Art in the Time of COVID-19 The COVID-19 quarantine has transformed my remaining time as MAPC’s Artist in Residence (AiR) and my […]

The Opioid Epidemic: A Mother’s Reckoning

Posted on May 11, 2020 at 12:37 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Over 2,000 people died of opioid overdoses in Massachusetts last year. Our state has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the country. Substance use upends the […]

Videos: Voices on Climate

Posted on December 18, 2019 at 2:53 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Voices on Climate Change “Cape Cod was named for the codfish, and now we don’t see any codfish anymore,” observes Chatham fisherman Jamie Bassett, gesturing out to the Atlantic Ocean […]

Q&A with Emma Boast, MAPC Arts & Culture Fellow

Posted on December 4, 2019 at 4:49 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Emma Boast joined MAPC in 2019 as an Arts and Culture Fellow to serve a two-year term. Prior to joining MAPC, Emma worked as curator and cultural organizer who shaped […]

Medfield Town Meeting Votes on Future of Medfield State Hospital

Posted on December 4, 2019 at 3:49 pm. Written by Daniel Koff

At MAPC, civic participation is the backbone of planning. That’s why our Medfield Creative Placemaking project centers community engagement and activation at the core of efforts to build public education […]