Local artist Nathan Swain took a space formerly used for billboards and transformed it into public art. The space is located on Cambridge Street above the Red Hat in Beacon Hill. The North End resident hand painted the murals with images of a forest of dandelion wishies. They are each 25 feet wide by 37 Read More…
Nathan Swain, famed North End artist, presented his plans for creating murals on the walls of “The Flights” in DeFilippo Playground (“The Gassy”) on Prince Street. The proposal was introduced at the January 10, 2013 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). NEWRA voted 28-1 to support the proposed murals. As shown Read More…
There are two statues of famous North Enders in the neighborhood. Colonial patriot Paul Revere is honored in the Prado. And now, there is a bronze of Italian American boxing legend, Tony DeMarco, on the corner of Hanover Street and Cross Street at the gateway to the North End. The pride of the North End, Read More…
The big day is coming up on Saturday, October 20th at 1:00 pm when the statue of Tony DeMarco will be unveiled in the North End on the corner of Hanover and Cross Streets (near Mother Anna’s). In preparation for the celebration scheduled during Italian Heritage Month, DeMarco is interviewed by BNN News in this Read More…
The Greenway Conservancy presented its Five Year Public Art Strategy on October 2, 2012 as part of its Annual Meeting. This video captures the presentation of the strategy and discussion. Video Highlights Timeline: 00:00 Edward Saywell, MFA and Boston Art Commission, introduces the public art strategy 08:20 Kate Gilbert, artist and Greenway neighbor, presents the Read More…
Video: Dr. Cher Krause Knight of Emerson College speaks about the benefits of “temporary public art” as part of the Greenway Conservancy’s Five-Year Public Art Strategy, launched this week at the October 2, 2012 Annual Meeting. Introduction by Conservancy Vice-Chair, Young Park. (The presentation starts at 07:30 in the video.) Previously posted: Business meeting of Read More…
Event announcement and sketch rendering of the Tony DeMarco statue, courtesy of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame: Event: Former undisputed Welterweight Champion, Tony DeMarco, will attend the unveiling of his statue in Boston’s North End. Date: Saturday, October 20, 2012 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Corner of Hanover St. Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, met on Monday, September 10th, and voted on a variety of neighborhood requests. The embedded video shows all the presentations from the meeting. Here is a handy index so you can jump to topics of interest. 02:00 North Bennet Street School / Eliot School Transition Update by Read More…
It’s hard to believe its been 10 years that the city has been hosting its big Boston “Ahts” Festival at the North End / Waterfront’s Christopher Columbus Park. For 2012, there were over 60 juried artist exhibitions and continuous music, theater and poetry performances using both the waterfront stage and the west garden area. The Read More…
The buzz around the Greenway is the new mural by Brazilian artists Os Gemeos, located on the vent tunnel building where the Occupy Boston camp was at Atlantic Ave. and Congress St. The giant cartoonish image is of a boy with a controversial shirt over his head sort of squeezed into the tunnel building. The Read More…
Nathan Swain, a local artist and North End resident, is proposing a “Glass Garden” at the corner of Richmond and North Street within the empty concrete fenced space. Nate brought the concept to the June 14, 2012 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association where it was generally well-received by those in attendance. Read More…
Just in time for the summer season, the Boston Harbor Islands will be debuting a new public art installation along the waterfront next Thursday, May 31st at the Boston Harbor Islands Pavilion on the Greenway! Boston CyberArts, National Park Service, and Boston Harbor Island Alliance are partnering to sponsor the installation of a video piece Read More…