The Art Walk Project

“Augument,” Finding Joy at the Cyclorama

There is something pleasantly disquieting about Nick Cave’s “Augment,” which is now on view at the Cyclorama in Boston’s South End. It is colorful, enormous, jarring, and surreal, and in a way it almost looks like something you would expect to see in the Upside-Down. The lawn ornaments which have been sewn together into five […]

Julia Swanson

August 23, 2019

art & travel

art, arte, Boston, Day Trip, Massachusetts, New england, Tourism, travel

Gene Shinozaki, from Boston Busker to Professional Beatboxer

After getting his start as a busker on the streets of Boston, Gene Shinozaki has gone on to become a world class professional beatboxer, musician, performer and artist. He sat down with me recently via telephone to answer a few questions abou the state of beatboxing and what he has planned for the upcoming All […]

Julia Swanson

April 19, 2017

Interviews

arte, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, mural, mural art, musician, New england, Street Art, street artist, Tourism, travel, wall art

Female in Rock: Engaging Males, Embracing Allies

*Guest post by Anna Rae ©2017. *Illustration by Kip Lyall Not long ago I was on a walk with a friend of mine who is a male musician. I was railing about the fact that young females are forced to think about adorning their bodies and pandering for male attention, while young males are […]

Julia Swanson

February 28, 2017

art & travel

art, arte, Boston, Cambridge, musician

Making Your way in the Art World. A Discussion with Tracy Levesque, A.k.a., “The Birch Lady.”

Life as an artist is never easy and “making it” is even more of a challenge than most people realize. Join me as I sit down with Tracy Levesque, also known as “the Birch Lady” and discuss some of the ins and outs of making your way in the art world. As my first attempt at […]

Julia Swanson

July 31, 2016

Interviews

art, arte, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, New england, travel

Road Tripping: A Prodigal Son Rdiscovers the American Northwest. Part 2

When I was in high school in the mid- to late 90’s, I’d occasionally visit Tacoma. It wasn’t without some trepidation that adults agreed to chaperone whichever trip we were taking. Local legend pegged it as a rough place that shared an airport with Seattle, a city with much better PR. Even now, whenever I […]

Nate Langford

June 9, 2016

art & travel

Road Trip, Road Tripper, Road Tripping, summer trip, travel, Vacation

Road Tripping: A Prodigal Son Rediscovers the American Northwest.

There’s something indescribable about the Northwest. I took the vastness of the place for granted when I was a kid: the great open spaces; the epic mountains; the beauty of the hills and rivers and lakes. I go back to the Northwest because there is something incomprehensible about it, something intangible. I don’t live in […]

Nate Langford

May 25, 2016

art & travel

Road Trip, Road Tripper, Road Tripping, summer trip, travel, Vacation