Posts Tagged ‘public art’
May 8: Only a Common Piece of Clay: Exploring the Legacy of the Brickmaking Industry in North Cambridge
Just how big of a role did brick play in the history of North Cambridge? Join Cambridge resident Josie Kuchta for an exploration of the topic. As a recent Wellesley College graduate, Josie has explored architecture through an interdisciplinary lens, critically examining the cultural and environmental context of the built world. In her senior honors…
Read MoreMay 3 History Café Recap: What is the History of Fort Washington Park?
Revisit our History Café from May 3rd, 2023, where we explored the history of Fort Washington Park in Cambridgeport from pre-colonization, through the Revolutionary War, and up to the present.
Read MoreMeaning of monuments can be in what’s missing
Students said they had learned the history behind some of the memorials, but that it was interesting to think about when, why and by whom they had been created.
Read More‘Art in Public’: Film explores the relationship between creativity and enhancing community
Many might consider art just a tool to beautify a space. “Art in Public,” a feature-length documentary film about Cambridge-based public art, illuminates ways art allows us to see the world differently. It gets a premiere Wednesday.
Read MoreForgotten Souls of Tory Row: Remembering the Enslaved People of Brattle Street
All are welcome to view the striking art installation on the front lawn of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House from dawn to dusk. Only a few days left to see the exhibit before it comes down on April 7.
Read MoreJuly 21 Recap: Artist talk with Black Coral, Inc.
Join us for a conversation with Black Coral, Inc, the artist group behind the art installation, “Forgotten Souls of Tory Row: Remembering the Enslaved People of Brattle Street.”
Read MoreJuly 16 Recap: “Forgotten Souls” Public Celebration
Join us for a public celebration of our new art installation, “Forgotten Souls of Tory Row: Remembering the Enslaved People of Brattle Street.”
Read MoreHistory Cambridge will bring an art installation to Brattle Street to focus on neglected Black past
History Cambridge intends to install temporary public art this spring on the front lawn of the Hooper-Lee-Nichols House, 159 Brattle St., to raise awareness of Black history in West Cambridge. The organization seeks an artist who works or lives in Massachusetts and is sensitive to the connected history of Massachusetts and plantations in the Caribbean to create a site-specific, temporary piece of installation art. Funding comes from Cambridge Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Read MoreCall To Artists: Tory Row’s Hidden Black History Project
About the Project History Cambridge intends to install temporary public art on the front lawn of Hooper-Lee-Nichols House (HLN) in the Spring of 2022 to raise awareness of Black history in West Cambridge. All Massachusetts artists are encouraged to apply. Massachusetts was a center of slave trading in New England as early as 1688 when…
Read More1986 Neighborhood Trivia Hunt
Cambridge has certainly changed over time, and our 1986 trivia hunt shows just how true that is. It serves as a kind of time capsule of our city. Take a trip back in time with this self-guided tour to see how many of these sites are still around. Which ones do you recognize? Which ones…
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