Somerville Arts Council Archives

Somerville is free. Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2022 Jason Pramas.

SOMERVILLE WIRE: June 1, 2022 WEEKLY ROUNDUP

40 Years of SCATV Exhibit, CARNAVAL, Big Gay Dance Party, and More! Articles NEIGHBORS SOUND OFF ON PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PLANS Mayor announces “pause” in design process, seeking more community input Committed to siting a new police and fire complex at 90 Washington St., the City has nevertheless paused the

LINDA PINKOW June 1, 2022

Admirers get a preview of this year’s First Look exhibit at the Somerville Museum. Photo by Ron Newman.

SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS: VISIT ARTISTS AT HOME THIS WEEKEND

The theme of this year’s event is SPACE (Somerville Wire) – More than 300 visual artists across Somerville will open their studios to the public this weekend, as Somerville Open Studios holds its 23rd city-wide art exhibit April 30 and May 1 from noon to 6 pm. Organized by artists

LINDA PINKOW April 26, 2022

HOW DO WE KEEP ARTISTS IN SOMERVILLE?

The City held a discussion of the Somerville Arts Space Risk Assessment (Somerville Wire) – While artist studio buildings are central to having a robust creative economy, many artists in Somerville are experiencing challenges, when it comes to affordability of and access to space. To address this problem, the Somerville

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN January 25, 2022

ARTIST PROFILE: STEPHANIE VECELLIO

Somerville creator sees brightly colored illustration as a form of storytelling (Somerville Wire) – Stephanie Vecellio is an illustrator who dreamed of living in Somerville ever since her college years, when she interned in Davis Square. Now, she finds inspiration in the world she observes around her and is known

SHIRA LAUCHAROEN December 7, 2021