By Vishakha Mathur Viewpoints was an exhibit by 11 up-and-coming artists from the Visual Media and Arts department at Emerson College. The showcase, which was on display on April 25 and 26, brought together works in space, place, image and sound.
When Voices Meet: A Story of Unity, Racial Harmony, and Hope
By Alex Venancio Musician and music therapist, Sharon Katz, was born into the apartheid era of South Africa’s history. In 1992, she formed the country’s first, multicultural, 500-member children’s choir to unite people through music and expression. “I made up my mind from a very, very early age that I was going to try to […]
Massachusetts Residents Fight For More Art Funding
By Alex Venancio, Cat Trudell, Deborah Cardoso3/31/17 A crowd gathered at Emerson College’s Paramount Center in downtown Boston on Tuesday, to rally in support for art funding in Massachusetts. MASSCreative, an organization that aims to bring awareness to the arts, organized the Arts Matter Advocacy Day. They organized the event at the theatre, before marching to the State House […]
Artists Paint With Ink Guns At Boston Tattoo Convention
By Catherine Trudell 3/27/2017 The buzz of tattoo machines fills the air of a conference room at the Hynes Convention Center on Sunday, as ink enthusiasts pile in for the final day of the 2017 Boston Tattoo Convention. “My friend and I were just hanging out and decided we’d go and get a couple jammers,” said Taylor […]
Non-Profit Art Studio is one of the Largest Employers of Boston Teens
(Video by Deborah Cardoso) By Alex Venancio and Deborah Cardoso Music is blaring as Boston teens are hard at work, buzzing around easels, letting their creative juices flow. Artists for Humanity (AFH) employs more than 270 of the city’s youth, as a way to keep the students involved and keep art alive within the community. “We […]
A Look at the Art of the Christian Science Mother Church in Boston
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( 360 shot of the Christian Science church extension | Photo : Vishakha Mathur )
By Corallys Plasencia
The mother church for Christian Scientists all over the world is in Boston and it is there that this religion showcases its appreciation for art and architecture. The 14.5-acre site in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood was designed in the 1960s by the firm I.M. Pei & Partners.
It includes a large administration building, a colonnade, the Mary Baker Library with its Mapparium (a globe of the world that you can walk through) and a huge reflecting pool and fountain. Christian Scientists came from many different backgrounds and religious denominations and they applied church styles they were familiar with to the design of this church, according to Skyler Sackett, a tour guide at the church.
Here are some details about the original building and the church extension, completed in 1906.
Art Connection Brightens
Boston Area Waiting Rooms
(Slideshow by Cat Trudell, Photos by Deborah Cardoso) By Alexandra Venancio Two large abstract paintings decorated the plain white walls of the busy Cambridge Health Alliance waiting room in Assembly Square. The Art Connection has brought art to public places around Boston for more than 20 years. It was founded by artist Fay Chandler, a sculptor […]