Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Jeffrey Gibson's mural 'your spirit whispering in my ear' debuted on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston, Mass., Sept. 19, 2024.

Art, Indigeneity and drag on display on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

Rebeca Pereira, Audio Editor
September 23, 2024
Rob "problak" Gibbs works on "Breathe Life V," commissioned by Boston Medical Center.

Street Theory is strengthening Boston communities through art

Kelly Chan, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts - Jan. 27, 2023: Student artist Sophia Vaz places her newly-made artwork on one of the walls for the "Stories that Make Us" exhibit, which recently opened at the Teen Gallery of the Institute of Contemporary Art Studio in Seaport. The space was filled with pre-made art plus, as the night evolved, immigrant teenagers of diverse backgrounds worked on small 3x3 mirrors using colorful markers to tell stories of their new lives in the U.S.

New exhibit at Teen Gallery celebrates the immigrant experience

Desirée Vignola-Hung, Reporter
February 20, 2023
Ashley Yung, Pao Arts Center's theater and performance programming manager

Chinatown turned canvas: Local artists create murals for Pao Arts Center’s “Experience Chinatown” festival

Kelly Chan, Reporter
October 24, 2022
Domenic Esposito's "Feeling Verdigris" features a bronze hooded figure on a wood panel. His work shines light on empathy for those struggling with mental health.

Boston exhibition shines light on mental health in eclectic collection

Jennifer Suryadjaja, Reporter
June 6, 2022
Cheryl Wing-Zi Wong, NY -based artist and trained architect, sitting on her latest installation, YEAR OF THE TIGER, at Mary Soo Hoo Park in Chinatown, Boston on May 14, 2022.

Pao Arts Center celebrates five years, new installation comes to Mary Soo Hoo Park

Lex Weaver, Editor-in-chief
May 18, 2022
The "Duty-Free Paradise (DFP)" project, a series which includes performances, photos, video and augmented reality was recently on view at 10b in Jamaica Plain. Local artist Lani Asuncion was compelled to perform the work as a response to the nearby Dole House, putting Dole's ties to the industrialization, militarization and colonization of Hawaii on full display.

A work in progress: Developing equitable spaces for artistry to flourish in Boston

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
May 9, 2022
Museum of Fine Arts Boston visitors view "La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume)," a large-scale figure portrait of the artist's wife painted in the Impressionist style by Claude Monet in 1876. The painting also makes references to Orientalism, a growing movement within 19th century society, where Eastern people and cultures were depicted based on how white Europeans imagined them to look. "Oriental" subjects became so popular that a French Society of Orientalist Painters was founded in 1893.

Curating a culture of belonging: How Boston’s art museums are reimagining a more inclusive future

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
April 20, 2022
A photograph of Boston artist Pat Falco's innovative housing solution design in Seaport

A Boston artist’s critical solutions to the housing crisis

Aiden Stein, Reporter
December 15, 2021
Strikers in front of the MFA Boston building.

MFA union strikers use art exhibition highlighting past activist movements in fight for wage increase, improved benefits

Jess Silverman, Reporter
November 19, 2021

Debut Mission Hill Arts Festival inspired attendees to value the work of local artists

Taylor Blackley, Reporter
September 9, 2021
Children ages 9-13 painting at an art workshop offered by All Dorchester Sports and Leadership and Brain Arts Organization on July 24, 2021.

Children’s artistic community blossoms in partnership between Dorchester nonprofits

Katie Mogg, Reporter
July 26, 2021
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