Somerville is home to hundreds of talented artists who show off their works throughout the year at the city’s galleries and each May during Somerville Open Studios. But there’s another side to Somerville’s creative scene that flies a bit under … Continue reading
Somerville is home to more than 400 artists and a quarter of those work out of Vernon Street Studios, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. What started as a rough space for 13 artists has blossomed into a … Continue reading
It’s difficult to think of something more representative of Somerville than ArtBeat, which took place this weekend in Davis Square. Put on by the Somerville Arts Council, it’s two days of live music, dance and theater, art creation, vendors selling … Continue reading
What a wonderful weekend for Somerville Open Studios! One of my favorite stops this year was Mad Oyster Studios in Gilman Square, home to some terrifically creative artists. I really enjoyed chatting with them and snapping some photos of their work. … Continue reading
Happy Friday! One of my favorite events of the year, Somerville Open Studios, takes place this weekend and I can’t wait to check out what our city’s artists have been up to since last May. There are also events celebrating … Continue reading
More than 400 artists live and work in Somerville. And this weekend they’re opening their doors to the public to show off what they’ve created at the 16th Somerville Open Studios. The event–one of my favorites all year–takes place on … Continue reading
Somerville is a city full of artists, creators and makers and this Sunday, many of them are coming together for the Somerville Skillshare. This day-long event at the Arts at the Armory (191 Highland Ave.) consists of 40 classes being … Continue reading
Somerville is home to hundreds of artists and each year they showcase their work during Somerville Open Studios, which takes place May 2-4 in 2014. While the event is still months away, registration to participate as an artist is open … Continue reading
While I didn’t dig back into the archives to confirm this, I’m 99% sure this is the biggest weekend post the Beat has ever published. The next three days are absolutely jam-packed with holiday markets, open studios and festive nighttime … Continue reading
Two things often stymie creative people from making their art, whether its poetry, photography or painting: inspiration and intimidation. Sometimes the ideas just don’t come or they don’t come when you want them to, and sometimes it’s really scary to … Continue reading
