Partnering with various youth empowerment groups, the MFA selected six Boston-area teens to curate the exhibit, highlighting prominent Black artists.
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Driveway Choir Finds Creative Way to Perform During the Pandemic
Bryce and Kathryn Denney have not let COVID-19 prevent them from safely singing with others. Their solution was a driveway choir, which allowed singers to perform together in real time from the safety of their cars.
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BC Professors Discuss the MFA’s Postponement of the ‘Philip Guston Now’ Exhibit
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts released a statement in September explaining its reasons for delaying the Philip Guston Now exhibit until 2024. The MFA directors said that given the recent events in the racial justice movement and the coronavirus pandemic the exhibit will be delayed
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Newton Nomadic Theater Puts on First Production Since Start of Pandemic
“Doing Waiting for Godot to start with felt like the right thing to do, it felt like the right play for the right time and it was a play that not only spoke to the times, but could be done in these times because it can be done outside,” said Nicole Galland, the director.
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Newton Covenant Church Hosts Virtual Concert Benefitting Boston Public Schools
Newton Covenant Church spearheaded the initiative to raise money for the Boston Resiliency Fund and the Newton COVID-19 Care Fund with music.
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‘Boston’s Apollo’ at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Studies Racial Identity
Boston’s Apollo raises questions about racial and sexual identity, as well as the social statuses that came with those identities.
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Artist Adam O’Day Finds Inspiration in Boston
O’Day won the Portrait of a City competition, where citizens of Boston voted for their favorite artists’ works. O’Day’s art took him to TD Garden, where he painted a mural for the Boston Bruins.
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‘Sweat’ Explores Capitalism’s Impact on Union Workers
Sweat confronts disillusionment, racism, and the tribulations of the working class from the moment the play begins.
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‘Pass Over’ Discusses Racism in America Today
Moses and Kitch are two black men living on a local street corner who long to escape their current lives. They are planning how they will move up in life when they encounter the white man Mister.
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‘We All Fall Down’ Celebrates Tradition
We All Fall Down comically illustrates the importance of family connection and tradition. The play takes the audience into the home of the Stein family.
