In Boston’s Financial District, where South Station hums with the daily cadence of commuters and skyscrapers dominate the skyline, a vibrant force has taken over Dewey Square. The Midnight Ride, a monumental public installation is an explosion of fantasy, history, and raw community energy—a vivid departure from the traditional, rigid monuments scattered across New England….
Catherine LeComte Lecce (CEF ‘25) is an interdisciplinary artist and curator based in Burlington, MA, exploring themes of motherhood, identity, and feminism through photography and mixed media. She earned a BFA in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design and an MFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work…
During a challenging time to make art, Daniel Callahan is immersed in projects. A multimedia artist who currently resides in Jamaica Plain, Callahan works in music, painting, digital photography, sculpture, film, writing, and performance. He is a recipient of the Donor Circle for the Arts Grant and the New England Foundation for the Arts Creative…
Arghavan Khosravi is a New York-based painter who explores themes of suppression, gender dynamics, censorship, and identity in her work. Born in Tehran, Iran, she moved to the US in 2015 to begin her painting career. Arghavan was a 2018 Walter Feldman Fellow of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston. The Walter Feldman…
Tim Hall is known around the Boston music scene as a man who does it all. Given the opportunity to reflect on his artistry during the pandemic, Tim is ready to rediscover himself as an artist. The Detroit native and Boston-based musician holds an impressive series of titles; he is currently an Assistant Professor in…
Recently, we were able to catch up with Ayana Mack (CEF ’16), a visual artist, designer, and UX/UI strategist based in Boston. She has designed pieces for Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley’s 2018 campaign, BAMS Fest, and other local organizations. She also works for Greater Boston Real Estate as their Senior Graphic Designer and Boston While Black’s…
Valerie Coimbra is an educator and the chair of Boston City Singers, an organization that provides underserved young people with opportunities through a strong foundation of choral singing. Valerie has been with Boston City Singers since 2004 when she joined the group as an 8th grader. “I sang with Boston City Singers from 2004 until…
Zack Chomz is a Boston-based artist who works in painting and new media. He is also one of our 2020 Walter Feldman Fellows. We are excited to share an excerpt of the conversation we had with Zack on November 24, 2020. Natalie: Could you introduce yourself? Zack: My name is Zack Chomz. I was born…
Bithyah Israel is a composer, cellist, and the founder of City Strings, a youth cello ensemble that provides free musical opportunities for youth in the Boston area. She is also the Social Justice Fellow for the Arts and Humanities with the UU Urban Ministry. We got to speak with Bithyah about her compositional process, the inspiration…
For some, the case of COVID-19 has invited the joys of simple existence, by encouraging us to redefine, realign, and spend some time at home with a good book. In a lot of ways, it’s back to basics, like when we were children. Stacking the alphabet cubes to spell out a word feels a lot…