The session will be held virtually on September 2, 2020, at 6 p.m. ET. Questions can be submitted in advance using our online form.

This is the second of two public art projects that will complement the renovation of the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library. The deadline to apply for the project is September 9, 2020, at 5 p.m. ET. Learn more about the project.

Interested artists can join the meeting using this link, or by dialing 646-558-8656 and entering Meeting ID 853 0361 6603#.

During this virtual panel series, Indigenous leaders and artists will speak about their work in the public realm, and address how symbols perpetuating colonial myths affect the lives of Indigenous people in the City and contribute to the public health emergency of racism.



The first event in this series will be held on Tuesday, July 21, at 6 p.m. The second event will be on Tuesday, July 28, at 6 p.m., and the third event will take place on August 4, at 6 p.m. The events will be livestreamed to the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture Boston Facebook page.



The speakers for the first event include:

• Mahtowin Munro, Lakota, Co-leader of United American Indians of New England and lead organizer for IndigenousPeoplesDayMA.org, will speak about the “Dismantle Now! BIPOC Solidarity Against White Supremacy: March + Art Action” that took place at Faneuil Hall Square on July 8, as well as her work calling for the removal of the Columbus statue and other colonial monuments and symbols in Boston.
• Lilly E. Manycolors, mixed Choctaw, interdisciplinary artist and scholar, will discuss her work “MISKODOODISWAN Red Sweat Lodge: Witnessing/Healing of Missing and Murdered Women,” now installed on Boston Common. 
• Jean-Luc Pierite, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, President of the Board, North American Indian Center of Boston, will talk about his work advocating for the protection of sacred sites around Boston. 

The speakers for the second event will be announced soon.

The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture is hosting a public meeting on July 16 to share information about the City’s public art commissioning process and hear your thoughts about permanent public art for the new Northern Avenue Bridge. There will be a short presentation followed by a question and answer session. 

For the safety of the project team and meeting attendees, this meeting will be hosted online, using Zoom. The meeting will be recorded and posted online for those who cannot attend. Join the Zoom meeting link or dial 301-715-8592 and enter Meeting I.D. 817 8531 6085 #.

Additionally, the presentation will be posted on the Arts and Culture website in advance of the meeting to give people who can only attend by phone an opportunity to review the presentation.  

The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture will accept comments before and after the meeting at bac@boston.com. Please include “Northern Avenue Bridge” in the subject line. Comment period ends on July 30, 2020. 

Juneteenth 2020 coincides with a pandemic within a pandemic: the challenge of COVID-19 and America’s reckoning with its history of racism. Black Lives Matter.

Beyond the renewal of an iconic monument, we partners seek to educate, inform, and convene community conversations and special programs exploring history, race, and social justice. We hope these dialogues will lead to greater understanding — and ultimately social change which is long overdue. 

Register for the event

Visit the website for more information about the Restoration of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on Boston Common.

With his new book "Stay", acclaimed poet, artist, and bestselling memoirist Nick Flynn presents a self-portrait via many topics that have circled his work. Ranging from the impact of suicide and homelessness to addiction, political engagement, and the vital power of artistic friendships, "Stay" is a mixed-media retrospective that shows nothing is created in isolation. 

The event will also feature performances by tK (Thalia Zedek, Heather Kapplow, and Phil Milstein), as well as a reading by City of Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla.

Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact erika.butler@boston.gov.

You will learn about the history of acrobatics in China, which goes back more than 2,000 years, and some basic Chinese phrases. Li performs hand balances, plate spinning, ribbon dancing, diabolos, and foot juggling. A limited number of young volunteers get to join her to create an impromptu ribbon dance, and also to try their hand at plate spinning. 

Funding for this program was made possible by the Highland Street Foundation.

We will celebrate the much-beloved trickster spider who has brought joy to many generations through interactive stories, games, and songs. 

Funding for this program was made possible by the Highland Street Foundation.

Create with us in a judgment-free zone! 

• Bring your own materials (except oil paints and solvents) and practice art, or work on your project. 
• Meet other budding artists and neighbors, get better at what you do, finish that project, or focus on creating to get you through a New England winter.
• Free for members. Annual membership is $30 for adults, $15 for ages 55+, and allows you to use any BCYF community center. Fees paid by money order made out to the City of Boston.