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Online • Aug 12, 2025

A New Collaboration Between NADA and Surf Point Attempts to Bring the Art World Center to the Edge of the Atlantic

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Online • Aug 03, 2025

Cultural Issues at the Heart of Boston’s Mayoral Race: Funding, Displacement, and Education

At the Mayoral Forum on Arts and Culture held at the historic Strand Theater on July 30, Mayor Michelle Wu and challengers Domingos DaRosa and Josh Kraft outlined visions—or lack thereof—for a thriving cultural community.

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Online • Jul 29, 2025

Yorgos Efthymiadis’s Experimental Gallery, The Curated Fridge, Celebrates Ten Years

News by Emma Breitman

Online • Jul 14, 2025

Pedro Gómez-Egaña’s Pendulums of Presence Teach Us Patience

Review by Joetta Maue

Online • Jul 07, 2025

With the Boston Public Art Triennial, Four Indigenous Artists Reckon with Memory and Monuments 

Critical Perspective by Petala Ironcloud

Summer Guides

Online • Jul 08, 2025

Ambitious Local Micro Galleries Are Taking Art to Unexpected Places

A trailer in Burlington, an empty storefront in Cambridge, and a small shed in Concord have been transformed into platforms for public art.

Feature by Jacqueline Houton

Online • Jun 03, 2025

The Season for Slow Looking: Ten Museum Exhibitions To Catch Across New England This Summer

From historic retrospectives and surreal landscapes to experimental films and embroidered portals—the BAR team charts the must-see museum exhibitions both locally and across the region.

Feature by BAR Editorial

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Online • Aug 05, 2025

Spotlight on Maine: Dunes Launches Summer Lineup of Experimental Events in Portland

News by Hilary Irons

Online • Jul 29, 2025

Yorgos Efthymiadis’s Experimental Gallery, The Curated Fridge, Celebrates Ten Years

News by Emma Breitman

Online • Jul 14, 2025

Pedro Gómez-Egaña’s Pendulums of Presence Teach Us Patience

Review by Joetta Maue

Online • Aug 03, 2025

Cultural Issues at the Heart of Boston’s Mayoral Race: Funding, Displacement, and Education

News by Marianna McMurdock

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