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May 15, 2013 - 11:04am
Artists in East and Central Cambridge will open their doors to the public for the fourth annual city-wide Cambridge Open Studios (COS) on May 18 & 19.
Meet local artists and discover unique paintings, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics, film, mixed-media, literary works, and more!
May 18 & 19, 2013 - East/Central Cambridge
includes Lechmere, Inman, Kendall, Central Square, Mid Cambridge, Area IV, and Cambridgeport
More information, including printable brochures and maps at: www.cambridgeartscouncil.org
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May 8, 2013 - 7:41am
Artists throughout Cambridge will open their doors to the public for the fourth annual city-wide Cambridge Open Studios (COS) during two weekends in May. Meet local artists and discover unique paintings, jewelry, sculpture, fiber arts, ceramics, film, mixed-media, literary works, and more!
May 11 & 12, 2013 - North/West Cambridge
includes neighborhoods from Alewife and Fresh Pond, down to Porter and Harvard
May 18 & 19, 2013 - East/Central Cambridge
includes Lechmere, Inman, Kendall, Central Square, Mid Cambridge, Area IV, and Cambridgeport
More information, including printable brochures and maps at: www.cambridgeartscouncil.org
Next week, I'll share interviews with artists participating in the East/Central COS May 18 & 19.
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April 29, 2013 - 8:43pm
On Sunday, April 28 I attended the CRLSstrong gathering for Cambridge Rindge and Latin School students, alumni and other community members. According to organizers, the event was held in honor of the CRLS school motto: Opportunity, Diversity, Respect, and sought to provide “a safe and open space” for the community to reflect on the Boston Marathon attack and the subsequent unfolding of events.
As the gathering date approached, I kept trying to decide how to handle this story. I didn’t want to intrude on any individual’s grief in any way, yet I wanted to capture the power of this gathering.
I knew I needed to do SOMETHING; I’ve been feeling traumatized since the Marathon bombing and the subsequent events, and yet feeling somehow guilty for being so traumatized because I don’t know anyone who was killed or injured in the event and I wasn’t there on April 15. It dawned on me, based on my experience of having family in and having spent time in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that I am experiencing survivor guilt. I feel sorrow and empathy for those who were directly impacted, thankful that I wasn't, and guilty for feeling that way.
The majority of the time at the gathering was informal,...
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February 10, 2013 - 4:17pm
This begins a regular series of interviews - roughly monthly - with Jason Weeks, Executive Director of the Cambridge Arts Council (CAC) about current and upcoming arts exhibitions, performances, events and opportunities.
During this month's chat, Jason told me about a current exhibit in the CAC Gallery that runs from January through June of this year. This moving and intricate show, "Al-Mutannabi Street Begins Here," is part of an international artists' response to the car bomb explosion on March 5, 2007, on al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq. The attack killed 30 people and injured scores more.
This three-part exhibition - which is travelling around the world - includes 261 artist books made by 260 international artists from 24 countries. This exhibition events aims to bear witness to the events on Al-Mutanabbi Street, and to collectively affirm that the right to a free exchange of ideas and culture in public space is never to be taken for granted.
As I walked through the exhibit, I was impressed by the range of creations in response to this terrible event. Some of the pieces -...
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November 26, 2012 - 7:46pm
If you’ve ever searched for something online, you have likely used Wikipedia, “the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.” Have you ever read a Wikipedia entry and thought, “I know more about this than what is on this page?" The Cambridge Archivist needs your help to do just this for Cambridge history entries.
On November 17, the Cambridge Public Library hosted an event entitled “Wikipedia Loves Libraries,” with guest presenters from the Wikipedia Foundation and local volunteers. At the event, a tutorial was provided for librarians, archivists, and anyone interested in learning more about how to contribute to Wikipedia.
The presenter walked participants through setting up an account, learning about how to contribute to an article, and demonstrated the “sandbox,” where any registered user can practice creating content.
The short video below from the Wikipedia site shows how to do this:
Alyssa Pacy, Cambridge Archivist, was excited about this opportunity to engage librarians, archivists, and community members in adding and updating Wikipedia entries about our city, “There is so much great Cambridge history missing from Wikipedia. We need all those history buffs out there to...
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November 12, 2012 - 8:17am
Are you a photographer, woodworker, videographer, jeweler, performer, painter, sculptor, graphic novelist, fabric artist or a creator in any medium? The Cambridge Arts Council invites all creative people living or working in Cambridge to register for 2013 Cambridge Open Studios, which will take place in May of 2013.
Come on, sign up; you know you’ve thought about sharing that/those amazing … you create. But you weren’t sure if you were a “real” artist. Cambridge is home to many creative and talented people in addition to myriad professional artists; whatever your talents, why not take advantage of this opportunity offered by our city?
According to Julie Barry, Community Arts Programs Director at the Cambridge Arts Council, "Cambridge Open Studios provides an opportunity for any creative person living or working in Cambridge to share their work with the community either in their studio or in shared venues across the City which will be secured by the Arts Council." So don't let a lack of studio prevent you from participating!
When and Where: Noon to 6pm Saturday and Sunday
May 11 & 12, 2013 - North/West Cambridge (includes neighborhoods from Alewife and Fresh Pond, down to...
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October 19, 2012 - 10:32am
The Cambridge Campaign Against Domestic Violence this week launched 21 Days of Questions/365 Days of Action, an interactive campaign designed to create community change by asking questions to mobilize action.
The campaign, organized and supported by a variety of city, educational, and non-profit organizations, asks the question "What could happen if all of us in Cambridge started talking about violence and relationships? Let’s find out!"
“This is an opportunity to really engage people around the entire city to have a conversation about an issue that affects most of us,” said Cambridge City Councillor Marjorie Decker who developed the campaign in collaboration with various community and city partners and agencies. “1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men will experience domestic violence abuse in their relationships, and the goal of this campaign is to make people feel empowered to ask questions and have a conversation about this topic so that we can learn what changes need to be made to ensure that people are safe in their relationships and in their homes.”
City residents can visit the website at http://21dayscambridge.org/ to find out how get involved, including submitting questions via...
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October 7, 2012 - 8:55am
Through October 13, you can enjoy more than 50 Art Institute of Boston (AIB)students' artworks displayed in 22 storefront windows along Massachusetts Avenue between Porter and Harvard Square as part of the launch of the AIB/Lesley University’s centennial celebration.
I took a brief stroll recently to view some of the works, which ranged from stained glass to collage to photography to painting to fabric art and more:
Storefronts and exhibiting artists include:
Abodeon, 1831 Massachusetts Avenue: Kate Castelli (window), Percy Fortini-Wright and 2012 Pre-College Mural Painting class (outer wall)
Clothware, 1773 Massachusetts Avenue: Danielle Kelly
Coccinelle, 1886 Massachusetts Avenue: Betti Pettinati-Longinotti
Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, 1672 Massachusetts Avenue: Linda King
Irish Imports, 1737 Massachusetts Avenue: Sarah Luchini
Joie de Vivre, 1792 Massachusetts Avenue: Leah Miller
Nomad, 1741 Massachusetts Avenue: Julie Angela Theresa
Raspberry Beret, 1704 Massachusetts Avenue: Nancy Grace Horton
Sudo Shoes, 1771 Massachusetts Avenue: Peter O. Zierlein
Susanna, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue: Savannah Jade Renaud
TAGS Hardware, 29 White Street: Shaun MacDavid
WardMaps, 1735...
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September 28, 2012 - 11:17am
Survivors of sexual assault identifying as women are invited to participate in a free series of theater workshops in October and November at the Cambridge Community Center. The workshops, offered on Tuesday nights from 6:00-8:00 PM, are offered by the Survivor Theater Project, which "creates exceptional art that empowers and engages our communities in the movement to END SEXUAL VIOLENCE."
Workshop Schedule and Topics:
October 2: Language of the Heart
October 16: Home
October 30: Collage
November 13: Coming into Our Bloomtime
If you are a survivor interested in expressing yourself through theatre, movement, music, writing and collage, please contact the organizers to get more information or to register:
Email: survivortheatreproject@gmail.com
Phone: Antonieta Gimeno 917-981-1625 or Martha Rogers 978-408-9233
Location:
Cambridge Community Center
5 Callender Street
Cambridge Ma 02139http://www.cambridgecc.org
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September 13, 2012 - 9:13pm
I met with Mara Littman, Marketing Director of the Cambridge Arts Council, this week to get a preview of some of the interesting arts happenings coming up in Cambridge this Fall. “We make it easy for you to experience, participate in, and enjoy art all across the city, whether in a bar at Blood Rose Rising: A Supernatural Romantic Thriller; while walking along Mass Ave at the AIB at Lesley University Storefront Art Exhibits; or at the Mount Auburn Cemetery in A Glimpse Beyond.”
In addition to performances, exhibitions, and interactive public art activities available to all, artists of all kinds are encouraged to apply for grants through the Cambridge Arts Council. The deadline is October 15, and a grant proposal workshop is being offered on September 20.
You can record and share your experience of public art across the city by participating in ROUND: Sound Art Installation by Halsey Bergland. Apple device owners can listen and contribute to this real-time, site-specific installation anywhere in Cambridge through a downloadable Smartphone App.
Going to the banks of the Charles River will be an artistic experience when the 9th annual Revels RiverSing takes place on September 23rd...
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