The Art Walk Project

South Boston Art Walk, Feat. Ink Block Underground

At the far end of the South End and just below an overpass awaits a pocket of public art you might not yet be aware of. Happening upon it the Underground at Ink Block feels like kind of a creative oasis and at just under a mile, with benches and tables as well as being […]

Julia Swanson

March 30, 2022

Art Walks

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East Boston Art Walk

After an extensive lockdown and what felt like endlessly looping around my neighborhood on a seemingly endless series of the same walks, I decided I needed a new backdrop. In normal times if I needed to refresh I would meet up with friends to hang out or and grab some dinner or maybe even plan […]

Julia Swanson

September 18, 2021

Art Walks

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A Central Square Art Walk

If you’re interested in Public Art, and looking to see something new there is probably no better neighborhood to get started than Central Square in Cambridge. Situated directly on the Redline, Central Square is known to be one of the more colourful neighborhoods in the Metro Boston area and has a long history of supporting […]

Julia Swanson

August 1, 2020

Art Walks

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Exploring our Connection to the Environment Through “Purple” at the ICA Watershed

One of my favourite things about art is its ability to transcend demographics and open up dialogue about a range of issues. In this day and age few topics are more polarizing than climate change and the challenge we face as we try to understand our growing impact on the environment, and the impact our […]

Julia Swanson

August 26, 2019

art & travel

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“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

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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

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