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Online • Mar 31, 2026
Deconstructing 250 Years of Revolution at the Boston Public Library
Review by Jacqueline Houton

Online • Mar 31, 2026
Michelle Lopez Holds the Line Between Control and Collapse
Review by Marcus Civin

Civic Culture • Mar 27, 2026
ArtWonk: Building a Bigger Tent for the Arts Ecosystem
News by Kim Córdova

Online • Mar 24, 2026
Wagner Foundation Announces 2026 Wagner Arts Fellows
News by Wagner Foundation (Partner Post)

Online • Mar 23, 2026
“Embellish Me” Expands the Narrative of the Pattern and Decoration Movement
Review by Kendall DeBoer

Online • Mar 19, 2026
After Five Years in Brookline, Praise Shadows Reopens in Downtown Boston
News by Lian Parsons-Thomason

Online • Mar 10, 2026
Jonathan González’s “suite for a minor meeting” Performance Carved Out a Delicate Presence
Quick Bit by Gabrielle Mitchell-Bonds

Online • Mar 10, 2026
American Artist’s “To Acorn” Seeds Octavia E. Butler’s Fiction into the Present
Review by John A. Tyson

Online • Mar 10, 2026
Announcing the 2026 Emerging Boston Art Writing Fellows
Announcement by BAR Editorial

Civic Culture • Mar 02, 2026
Whither Local Art Journalism Amidst the Collapse of the World Order?
Feature by Kim Córdova

Online • Feb 23, 2026
Refuse, Roadkill, and Bodily Relics Survive in "Aftermath"
Quick Bit by Charlie Usadi

Issue 15 • Feb 10, 2026
“Nature Sanctuary” Finds Meaning in the Living Landscape
Review by Lauren Levato Coyne

Issue 15 • Feb 03, 2026
States of Consciousness: The Layered Life of Donnamaria Bruton
Feature by Melaine Ferdinand-King

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SubscribeCivic Culture • Apr 03, 2026
“Who Belongs Here?” Guerrilla Protest Projection Critiques MFA Layoffs
Two months after museum leadership abruptly laid off thirty-three staff members decimating the ranks of leadership of color, a group of cultural workers seeks to reignite the dialogue around institutional accountability.
News by Marianna McMurdock
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Online • Mar 31, 2026
Deconstructing 250 Years of Revolution at the Boston Public Library
Review by Jacqueline Houton

Online • Mar 31, 2026
Michelle Lopez Holds the Line Between Control and Collapse
Review by Marcus Civin
Civic Culture • Mar 27, 2026
ArtWonk: Building a Bigger Tent for the Arts Ecosystem
A panel on Boston’s arts ecosystem reframes artists’ challenges as shared civic pressures and more from Joseph Zeal-Henry following his appointment as chief of arts and culture. Also in the Wonk: National Arts Policy Alliance names three co-directors, new leadership at BCA and CCVA, dark money enters MA housing debates, and mixed reviews of the Whitney Biennial.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • Mar 23, 2026
Boston’s New Chief of Arts and Culture, Joseph Zeal-Henry, on His Vision for Cultural Policy in City Governance
In this role, Zeal-Henry looks to position Boston as a national example for how government support of creatives and cultural economies can make cities more vibrant, safe, healthy, and affordable.
Interview by Kim Córdova