Arts and Culture

Making room for everyone in the audience

Making room for everyone in the audience

Come enjoy ‘Stigma-Free at Boston Symphony Hall’

By Ronald Braunstein and Blaise Aguirre Arts and Culture 0 Comments Jan 18, 2022

A MUTUAL COLLEAGUE of ours recently recounted for us a personal story of how a situation she would have normally loved – a classical music concert with some of her favorite pieces of music – turned into a nightmare of anxiety. Carol was out for an evening of fun and culture. Dinner with friends was(...)

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Catholic politician helped restoration of abandoned synagogue

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March 9, 2020 MGH

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Essays on topics from health care to history challenged our thinking on a range of issues

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Sheffield statue to honor Mum Bett, 1st Mass. slave to sue for freedom

1781 case challenged slavery under the state constitution

Shira Schoenberg

It’s time to end gun violence – on movie sets

Massachusetts can lead in ensuring filmmaking safety

Emmett Folgert

SJC taking up challenge to Harvard’s ownership of slave photos

Descendants of photographer urge ruling against university

Shira Schoenberg

Mass. recovers Hamilton letter from 1780

Lafayette correspondence disappeared from state archives by 1950s

Shira Schoenberg

We can’t afford to take arts sector for granted

Cultural activities deserve their share of federal ARPA funding

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A new way to commission public art

Lynnstallation prioritizes public input, artistic support

Lily Robinson

Don’t ship Emancipation Statue away

Put it in Museum of African American History

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Long-awaited arts funding finally arriving

Mass. nets $100m so far; Boston Symphony receives $10m

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Boch Center getting back on its feet

Federal aid finally arrives, helping with reopening

Josiah Spaulding Jr.

Rebuilding the arts sector without a vow of poverty

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Mass Reboot: The arts sector

COVID caused a cultural depression in the state

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Now not the time to hike PILOT payments for arts organizations

The creative economy faces enough challenges already following pandemic devastation

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Ambassador Claire Cronin? Join the club.

Rep would follow rich history of envoys to Ireland from Massachusetts

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Senate proposal pares back film tax credit

Backs more spending in Mass., lower subsidies for stars

Bruce Mohl

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Stark differences make many Mass. communities neighbors in name only

Municipal boundaries often separate cities and towns with wide demographic differences

Garrett Dash Nelson

House follows Mariano’s lead on film tax credit

Budget amendment does away with sunset provision

Bruce Mohl

Maverick Square, which honors state’s first slave owner, should be renamed

Diverse Boston crossroads should not carry the stain of ignominious history

Annamarie Hoey

Tax breaks not on House budget chief’s radar

Michlewitz served on tax expenditure commission

Bruce Mohl

Pandemic prayers: COVID is reshaping organized religion

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Shared cultural displays are 'expressive and democratic' at their core

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Film tax credit backers say they have the votes

Dispute findings of tax expenditure commission

Bruce Mohl

13 views on how the pandemic will shape the future

One year after COVID hit, taking stock of the ‘new normal’

CommonWealth Staff

Meet Michael Bobbitt, state’s new arts leader

‘Arts and culture is inherently a social justice medium’

Bruce Mohl