BC Alum Spencer Powers Creates New Marketplace For Homeless, Disabled Artists

Bennet Johnson • April 9, 2015

ArtLifting is a growing online marketplace that sells artwork from homeless and disabled individuals in therapeutic programs.

A Definite Guide To Serious ‘Art’ At Boston College

Emily Sadeghian • March 16, 2015

This article is the product of a series of investigations, undercover spying, focus groups, phone taps, ethnographies, and every imaginable type of profiling. It is our first report on the role of “art,”...

McMullen Museum Of Art To Move To Brighton Campus

Laura McLaughlin • December 8, 2014

In conjunction with Boston College’s plans for campus improvement and expansion, the McMullen Museum of Art will relocate from Devlin Hall to the former archbishop’s residence on Brighton Campus by 2016.

Boston Vision: The Man Behind The City’s Favorite Instagram

Ryan Towey • November 19, 2014

Brian McWilliams used to think Instagram was a waste of time—but now he is helping to bring Boston's photographers together through the popular app.

Getting In Touch With Your Personal Graffiti

Sarah Moore • November 19, 2014

The arts of handwriting and graffiti are a lot alike—they are part of the identity you are born with and the one you construct.

The Right Light: Artists At Fenway Studios Open Their Doors

Solina Jean-Louis • November 13, 2014

Fenway Studios was built for artists—complete with just the right light—and this weekend they are opening their doors for an inside look.

Shades Of ‘Red’: Director Joe Meade Brings Rothko To Bonn

Josh Behrens • November 13, 2014

Directed by Joe Meade, A&S '15, 'Red' explores the artistic process of expressionist painter Mark Rothko, and gives us a new way to think about art.

Nevermore: Professor Lewis Monumentalizes Poe’s Boston Legacy

Ariana Igneri • October 15, 2014

A life-size bronze sculpture of Boston native Edgar Allan Poe was set up at the intersection of Boylston St. and Charles St. this month to commemorate the literary history of the Gothic author.

The Unyielding Drive Toward Perfection

Ryan Daly • October 15, 2014

For perfectionist artists, creating something perfectly leads to both great entertainment for the audience and abhorrent working conditions for the participants. For them, though, they are just doing what they feel they need to do.

How Boston’s Architects Are Fighting Hunger Through ‘Canstruction’

Ryan Towey • October 8, 2014

Boston's architects and engineers will build massive structures this weekend out of almost only canned goods—which will all eventually be donated to a food bank.

Poe’s New Statue In Boston Is For The Living

Ryan Towey • October 8, 2014

It is one of the modern world’s little absurdities that we still have sculptors, but it's a good thing that we do.

Herczynski Adds Another Dimension To Art With Fluid Physics

Airen Surzyn • October 5, 2014

After a colleague's offhand comment about Jackson Pollock, Andrzej Herczynski realized that their fields -- art and physics -- had more in common than he thought.