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“NOT ART” ARTIST GAINS FREEDOM VIA PARADOX

"Not Art." Photo by Ryan DiLello. Copyright 2023 Ryan DiLello.

The creator of NOT ART wished to remain anonymous, but was eager to share his story about how explorations in artistic disillusion and paradox ultimately created a path to self-affirmation.

CITY CONSIDERS ARTS SPACE STABILIZATION FUND

The former ONCE Lounge and Ballroom ... soon to be a new Lord Hobo location. Photo by Ryan DiLello. Copyright 2023 Ryan DiLello.

As venues and studios pushed out by pandemic economy, developers (Somerville Wire) – Somerville’s cultural workforce is used to scraping by. The question is how long that can last, as the music ecosystem crumbles and arts studios face looming development. Zoning could make development more arts-friendly, but affordability remains a pressing concern. “We are at […]

OPINION: ‘FIREHOUSE REELS’ AT THE SOMERVILLE MUSEUM

"Firehouse Reels" exhibit at the Somerville Museum, June 2022. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

Exhibit highlights the once-controversial practice of cities supporting free speech SCAT was born in controversy. When a utility comes in to do business in a city, there’s the expectation that the company will give back to the community that’s letting them set up lines over the streets. In Somerville, the expectation was that Warner Amex […]

SOMERVILLE ARTIST PAINTS MURAL IN JP

"A Message to the Future, 2021" by Julia Csekö, in collaboration with Eddie Maisonet. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Uhrhane.

New work by Julia Csekö opens Saturday, May 21 (Somerville Wire) – As part of a long-term plan to uplift and celebrate the Stonybrook community in Jamaica Plain, Somerville-based artist Julia Csekö has created a new mural on an exterior wall of the Extra Space Storage facility at 141 McBride St. in Jamaica Plain. Csekö’s […]

SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS: VISIT ARTISTS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND

Admirers get a preview of this year’s First Look exhibit at the Somerville Museum. Photo by Ron Newman.

The theme of this year’s event is SPACE (Somerville Wire) – More than 300 visual artists across Somerville will open their studios to the public this weekend, as Somerville Open Studios holds its 23rd city-wide art exhibit April 30 and May 1 from noon to 6 pm. Organized by artists and art enthusiasts, Somerville Open […]

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 29, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

A Racial and Social Justice Department forum, COVID recovery listening sessions, and a BIPOC Space Initiative Articles BUSINESS PROFILE: Q’S NUTS A family owned business that produces sweet and savory flavored nuts COUNCILORS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WEIGH IN ON DIGITAL DIVIDE How immigrants face the imbalance in the world of technology Shorts Somerville Open Studios explores […]

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 22, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Events at the Somerville Museum, a tenants’ rights webinar, and the Council on Aging Board of Directors seeks new members Articles EDITORIAL: MEDIA CONSOLIDATION ACCELERATES IN SOMERVILLE Gannett merges its Somerville Journal and Medford Transcript newspapers as BINJ’s Somerville News Garden project and the Somerville Media Center launch a new municipal foundation to fund local […]

SOMERVILLE WIRE: MARCH 8, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Combating the rodent problem in Somerville, a Bow Market book fair, and a game night at the Armory Articles WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR SOMERVILLE TO LIFT ITS MASK MANDATE? The City enters into a new phase of the pandemic ARTIST PROFILE: CINDY WEISBART The powerful work of a social documentary photographer Shorts Somerville pilots […]