Tag: Arts & Culture

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 the Town of Medfield in 2014, the site is a unique and exciting terrain for creative reuse and renovation. Now, MAPC is working with the […]

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 will promote creative placemaking and community resilience through art and help bring art and creative thinking to projects across departments. Give us an idea of […]

What We Do: Arts and Culture

Posted on April 18, 2017 at 8:51 am. Written by Elise Harmon

In the video above, MAPC’s brand-new Arts & Culture Manager, Jenn Erickson, discusses arts and cultural planning at MAPC. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council has a new service area! Last week, Executive Director Marc Draisen announced a new division within MAPC: Arts & Culture. Arts and culture was already a growth area at MAPC. Recent […]