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The Cost of Being an Artist: Exploring the Struggles of a Rising Talent – Anna Frants
From painting murals in bodegas to live painting at fashion shows, Anna Frants is no stranger to the versatility needed to be an artist. Born and raised in New York City, Anna attended Laguardia High School for Visual Art and then Boston University as a painting major. Now, graduated and pursuing the art career she has always wanted, her dreams are met with challenges and reality’s strife.
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Felipe Baeza Imagines an Elsewhere with “Unruly Forms”
In Unruly Forms, a multi-city installation with Public Art Fund, Felipe Baeza takes mobile audiences on a visual journey exploring queer identity, transformation, and the metamorphosis of cultural symbols including Mesoamerican artifacts held by US art institutions. Baeza forces viewers to question deeply held beliefs in the intimate ritual of public transit
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Press Release: COMICS IS A MEDIUM, NOT A GENRE
BU Art Galleries announces the opening of their latest exhibition Comics Is A Medium, Not A Genre, on display from January 19-March 24, 2023 in the Stone Gallery. Curated by cartoonist, educator, and author, Joel Christian Gill, whose work is focused in the uncelebrated narratives from Black History, the exhibition’s collection spans across many decades, themes, topics, and artists to reveal the impact of the artform; to educate, empower and to entertain.
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Cey Adams: A 40-year Hip-Hop Journey From the Street to the Smithsonian
During his 40-year career, NYC artist Cey Adams has been a street artist, creative director of the genre-defining hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, an interpreter of iconic American corporate brand logos, and a contributor to the Smithsonian Institution among other things. On the eve of his first solo retrospective show in Boston, he talks about his career in an exclusive interview with UP Magazine.
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It Felt like Awe: The Bob Gasoi Memorial Art Alleyway
The beating heart of Provincetown, Massachusetts is fueled by its nonconlvential art. The main artery in this landscape is the Bob Gasoi Memorial Alleyway created by Arnie Charnick, an installation covered in collage and painting with original works from Bob Gasoi as well as other artists.
