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

Monuments + Money

Monuments + Money

Co-hosted in partnership with Goethe-Institut Boston, N+T Asks: How are memorials (equitably) funded? On June 22, Kathrin Jentjens and Abigail Satinsky share their perspectives on collaborative public art projects and available funding opportunities. Moderated by Educator Devin Morris of the Teacher’s Lounge, this two-hour-long conversation challenges dated and inequitable social processes involved in the construction of collective memory and place-making.

Counter Monuments

Counter Monuments

Co-hosted in partnership with Goethe-Institut Boston, N+T Asks: What role do artists play in reimagining the construction of our public space? On April 19, Juan Obando and Mischa Kuball share their perspectives on counter monuments, archives, and intangible memorials. Moderated by Educator Devin Morris of the Teacher’s Lounge, this two-hour-long conversation challenges dated and inequitable social processes involved in the construction of collective memory and place-making.

Public Art Accelerator Revelations and Learns

Public Art Accelerator Revelations and Learns

Now+There Curator Leah Triplett Harrington invited Public Art Accelerator jurors Jesse Baerkahn and Sabrina Dorsainvil to chat on Instagram Live, last month, about their experience as jurors and their thoughts on N+T’s Public Art Accelerator program.


City of Boston Invests for more public art

City of Boston Invests for more public art

Last week, the City of Boston demonstrated its commitment to arts, culture, and the value it places in creating a vibrant and equitable city. Now + There was one of 192 arts and cultural organizations awarded an unrestricted grant from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, as part of the Boston Cultural Council/Reopen Creative Boston funding.