Category: Arts & Culture – Page 6

Creative Placemaking Project Launches in Medfield

Posted on June 3, 2019 at 6:42 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

The sprawling 134 acre site of the former Medfield State Hospital sits on a hilltop overlooking the banks of the Charles River and boasts over 35 historic buildings. Acquired by […]

Schools of Thought on Climate Change: MAPC’s Newest Art Installation

Posted on May 22, 2019 at 3:22 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Climate change is already visible across the Metro Boston region, forcing individuals and communities to cope with increasingly severe weather, unpredictable harvests and workplace conditions, and greater risks from vector-borne […]

Q&A with Hortense Gerardo, MAPC’s New Artist-in-Residence

Posted on February 14, 2019 at 3:54 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Hortense Gerardo is a practicing playwright, movement artist, screenwriter, and professor of anthropology and performing arts who joined MAPC as an artist-in-residence in late 2018. As an artist-in-residence, Gerardo […]

Arts & Culture Staff Join Legislative Leadership at Cultural Caucus Kick-Off

Posted on January 18, 2019 at 12:27 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Staff from MAPC’s Arts and Culture division joined five other organizations on Wednesday, Jan. 16 to help the Massachusetts Legislature’s Cultural Caucus kick off its efforts for this legislative session. […]

A Reflection from MAPC’s First Artist-in-Residence

Posted on November 26, 2018 at 4:20 pm. Written by Carolyn Lewenberg

In 2017, MAPC hired Carolyn Lewenberg as our first artist-in-residence. The goal of the MAPC Artist-in-Residence Program is to bring arts, culture, and creativity into the agency’s multidisciplinary planning work […]

Weekend-Long Celebration of Art in Natick

Posted on November 16, 2018 at 10:49 am. Written by Elise Harmon

For the Love of Natick: Creative Placemaking Project Culminates with Weekend-Long Celebration of Art By Mallory Nezam, Jennifer Erickson, and Elise Harmon Earlier this month, the Town of Natick saw […]

Meet the Young Artists Featured at MAPC

Posted on October 29, 2018 at 4:03 pm. Written by Carolyn Lewenberg

Dakota Deal, Aminah Yahya, and Jameel Radcliffe in front of Yffka Lavaud’s “Climate.” Four new art installations are now enlivening MAPC’s meeting spaces. Last Thursday night, a group of artists […]

Shipping Container to Interactive Exhibit: Housing> at HUBweek

Posted on October 11, 2018 at 5:01 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Eastern Massachusetts faces a housing shortage that threatens our families and communities, our economic prospects, and our quality of life. Communities are working to create vibrant, walkable neighborhoods where people […]

MAPC, Regional Leaders Go on “Learning Journey” to Seattle

Posted on October 5, 2018 at 1:18 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

When MAPC launched its Arts & Culture Division in 2017, the agency vaulted into the national vanguard for integrating arts and culture into urban and regional planning. As the Arts […]

Natick Center Cultural District, Town of Natick, & Metropolitan Area Planning Council announce winners of the CALL FOR CREATIVES

Posted on October 5, 2018 at 12:12 pm. Written by Elise Harmon

Winning creations will be showcased during Natick Center Creative Placemaking Demonstration Weekend, Nov. 3-4 Natick, MA (October 5, 2018) – The Natick Center Cultural District, the Town of Natick, and […]