Move4ART

The City of Boston is quite aware that there is a network of artists and arts organizations invested in "making art happen in Mattapan." Mattapan Cultural Arts Development (MCAD) has been back and forth with the Boston Arts Commission over a public art installation announced by Mayor Menino in September 2009.   In addition, MCAD has met with  Julie Burros , the City's Chief of Arts & Culture, participated in BostonCreates, and is otherwise known to the City's arts establishment.  So it's startling that we're just finding out about Mayor Walsh's Fair Housing Arts Contest .  This is particularly stunning given the current challenges the Mattapan community's facing around the issue of "fair" (as in, "affordable") housing. Yikes!

JUST IN ...        From the City Hall listserv: "The city is no longer in charge of the Boston Arts Festival at Columbus Park. For more information please navigate to  http://thebostonartsfestival. com The Boston Arts Festival 2016 Saturday, September 10, 11 am to 6pm (Rain date:  Sunday Sept. 11 ) Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park along Boston Harbor between the North End and Long Wharf GENERAL INFORMATION Please submit your application to join us for The Boston Arts Festival! This free event celebrates the Boston arts community and annually attracts 50,000 people to scenic Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park. The Boston Arts Festival will showcase 75 fine artists and artisans, and also include a performing arts stage with a variety of live music throughout the day. ELIGIBILITY 1. Preference will be given to artists from the greater Boston area. 2. Artists must show up on time and stay set up for the duration....

After years of badgering Mem Nahadr , our artistic director Cassandra Cato-Louis succeeded in securing dates to bring Mem to Boston.  On Friday, October 2nd and Saturday, October 3rd, 2015, Mem unloaded at UForge Gallery in Jamaica Plain, MA--showcasing her latest "opera with a beat," FEMME FRACTALE: An Opera of Reflection . While recent reviews in AfroPunk , Exclaim.ca , and JazzWeekly tell a big part of the story, we're soliciting comments here; especially from those who saw Ms. Nahadr's performance in Boston this October. The Other ART's LiveARTs series is looking to bring her to a larger venue next spring.  Let us know what you think by either commenting here or via email: move4art@gmail.com.  And BIG THX for the support.

The City of Boston is engaged in a cultural planning process.  Join the conversation, before it's too late. Details follow: What Artists Knead: Breadmaking Parties + Conversation for Artists : Meet neighbor-artists, bake bread together, and foment ideas for a better creative Boston! Did you know Boston is making its first-ever cu...

Mattapan Cultural Arts is launching a new art space for community arts and showcase events!  Mem Nahadr is set to launch our showcase series this September.  Details to soon come.

New England Foundation for the Arts j(NEFA) ust launched its latest iteration of the online directory and data source for New England's creative economy, called Creative Ground .   Here's how NEFA explains it:                 "CreativeGround spotlights the rich range of creative people and places at work in the six New                              England states. This free online directory includes profiles for cultural nonprofits, creative businesses                  and professional artists of all disciplines." Now, if you were already registered via MatchBook, and later CultureCount, your profile has likely survived, though some data might have been lost.  So you might want to check and update your profile there,.  If you're an artist, an arts organization, or in any way involved in the creative econom...

      In early November, a group of six finalists were chosen to develop public art proposals for  the Dudley Square Municipal Center .    Since then, the artists have been hard at work on their proposals, and they will be presenting their conceptual designs to the selection committee on  January 20th and 21st  from  6-8pm   in the Community Room at Central Boston Elder Services.        Each short-listed artist will have twenty minutes to present their concepts for the Wall Design Project or the Outdoor Sculpture Project. The chosen artists will develop their designs for installation at the Dudley Municipal Center in November 2014.    Presentations are free and open to the public The Wall Design finalists are  Best Dressed Signs ,  Cyrille Conan , and  Napoleon Jones-Henderson .  The Outdoor Sculpture finalists are  Christopher Puzio ,  Madeline Weiner , and...