Community Engagement, News & Updates
Now + There
Lot Lab Public Programs: Connecting Together

As part of our commitment to fostering a more vibrant city through bold public art, we strive to build culturally responsive relationships through our partnerships and participatory programs. This year at Lot Lab is no different; we are connecting with the community of Charlestown and beyond through dynamic programming of performance, spoken word, theater, workshops, and much more. 

Lot Lab Public Programs: Connecting Together
News & Updates
Now + There
Meet Kate Herlihy!

Fresh off the incredible feat of bringing Simone Leigh’s spectacular artworks from Boston to Venice and then to Boston, Kate Herlihy brings to Now + There balanced respect for artists’ vision with planning rigor. blu prinston, N+T Communications Assistant, chatted with Kate about how early access to arts education, mentorship, and teamwork make her ready to “pay it forward” as N+T’s Managing Director.

Meet Kate Herlihy!
News & Updates
Now + There
Meet Marguerite Wynter!

As a veteran of two Chicago Architectural Biennales, Marguerite Wynter brings FOMO-inducing stories of events we all missed out on—did we hear joy riding through the South Side?—and a deep commitment to engaging community in the co-creation of public art. Learn more about Marguerite and drop her a line to welcome her to a new event, space, or idea!

Meet Marguerite Wynter!
Now + There
What It’s Like to be a Public Art Ambassador

Now that we’re getting ready to launch Lot Lab in the Charlestown Navy Yard on June 7, I’ve been reflecting a lot on my Now + There journey, which began with me becoming a Public Art Ambassador two summers ago. If you’re considering becoming a Public Art Ambassador for Lot Lab, I hope my reflections about my time as a PAA can help to guide you! 

What It’s Like to be a Public Art Ambassador
Critical Reflections & Opinion
Leah Triplett Harrington
Artists at Work

Talking to artists and community members--listening and learning from them--brings life to all our projects. This year of Mending looks at stories of innovation, global connection, individual perseverance, and tenacity, weaving together the impossible and offering opportunities to amplify what is most delicate (collective joy), transient (dreams), or everlasting (love) in our interconnected world.  

Artists at Work

"The Shape of Play" by Sari Carel debuts September 4

"The Shape of Play" by Sari Carel debuts September 4

The Shape of Play, a new temporary public art installation by artist Sari Carel, commissioned by the Jewish Arts Collaborative (JArts) and curated and produced by Now + There, will debut September 4 in the North End’s Waterfront Park, posing a provocative question: Do you feel free to play? This engaging multi-sensory work, up through October 31, invites us to reflect on the connections between play and the universal search for freedom through sight and sound.

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Accelerator Program 2020: Projects Announced

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Accelerator Program 2020: Projects Announced

Our 2020 Accelerator artists, Shaka Dendy, Ang Li, Karthik Pandian, Gabriel Sosa, and Yu-Wen Wu, successfully completed a six-month intensive designed to demystify the process of creating public art and will each receive a $25,000 stipend to realize their projects in over 7 Boston neighborhoods between now and September 2021.

Virtual Studio Visit with Maya Gurantz

Virtual Studio Visit with Maya Gurantz

We’re working from home too, which means curating from the kitchen table. Click to read about our second virtual studio visit with artist Maya Gurantz, who uses film, installation, and photography to refocus common understandings of our shared—and not-so-shared—histories.

N+T Asks: What does Allston need right now?

N+T Asks: What does Allston need right now?

On Thursday, July 23, 2020, we hosted our thirteenth “N+T Asks” conversation. This week Executive Director Kate Gilbert asked you and our guests, artist Ross Miller, Editor-in-Chief of Allston Pudding Christine Varriale, and Executive Director of Allston Village Main Streets Alex Cornacchini, "what does Allston need right now?"