Tag: arte

• 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

  art, arte, artivism, Boston, boston mural map, boston public art, Boston Public Art Map, Cambridge, Day Trip, map, Massachusetts, mural, mural art, mural map, murales, New england, Street Art, street artist, streetart, Tourism, travel, urban art, wall art, wallart

• 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

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

• “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