Connolly had studied at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, where he later taught for many years. His specialty was detailed drawings. After his death, his family, along with several ...

John Wilson, "Campesinos (Peasants)," 1953. (Courtesy Estate of John Wilson; photograph courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) Art can be a freeing form of personal and political expression, allowing ...

Edvard Munch, "Towards the Forest II," 1915. (Courtesy Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Philip and Lynn Straus Collection) Spring is an allegory for regrowth and hope. Many of Greater Boston’s ...

It’s a glaring irony of Boston’s cultural landscape that one of its best-known, most loved public artworks is by a hometown artist whose work is hardly otherwise seen. A remedy to that fact arrived, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chadd Scott covers the intersection of art and travel. More “wow” moments. One of many goals for the inaugural Boston Public Art ...

Biennials and triennials are proliferating across the globe, often launched by local governments as tools for tourism and city branding. But these art events risk weakening ties with the very ...

Boston became only the sixth U.S. city—alongside New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Austin, TX—to join the World Cities Culture Forum when it was invited earlier in 2025. ByChadd Scott ...

FAMILY AND PRIDE. MASTERY IS A FORM OF ACTIVISM AND A FORM OF RESISTANCE, AND THAT’S THE KIND OF DISCIPLINE IT TAKES TO LEAVE A LEGACY LIKE THIS. ARTIST AQUA HOMES IS TALKING ABOUT THE LATE JOHN ...

As winter approaches, it’s easy to feel cooped up. But after two-plus years of isolating and social distancing during the pandemic, digital artist Julia Swanson has figured out ways to keep herself ...

Blkchip Gallery was opened by Tavares Brewington and the Street Theory Collective. . Boston’s newest art gallery, located in its Seaport neighborhood, is also the city’s first Black-owned art gallery.