Open Letter from Boston Arts and Cultural Workers in Demand of Racial Equity and Social Transformation
June 12, 2020
To the leaders, boards, and patrons of our cultural institutions and workplaces:
In solidarity with and full endorsement of the calls to action outlined in the Movement for Black Lives, New York’s Arts Workers for Black Lives, and Philly Arts for Black Lives, we, the undersigned, as artists, writers, musicians, performers, arts administrators, curators, educators, students, and workers in the cultural life of the City of Boston, affirm and demand an anti-racist, abolitionist, and decolonial ethics of care in our arts and cultural institutions.
Black Lives Matter, and we write to you in defense of Black life. We must dismantle all institutions invested in anti-Black racism, white supremacy, and the protection of property over life, including many of our arts and cultural museums, institutions, universities, and organizations. As a living relic of empire, the museum as we know it exists because of its dependency on and complicity in the workings of settler colonialism and racial capitalism. To dismantle these systems requires nothing short of a transformation of social relations, and a forwarding of a future founded on an anti-racist, abolitionist, and decolonial ethics of care. There is no place in such a future for the museum as we know it now; we must create another.
This is not a call to reform historically white and white-dominant museums; this is a call to unmake them. The reformist posture is one that applies weak-willed amendments onto structurally inequitable systems; unmaking such structures requires a confrontation with the holding of power itself. As artists and arts workers, we, the undersigned, demand the following measures for the unmaking of power and exclusionary practices as necessary first steps for all historically white and white-dominant arts and cultural institutions in Boston:
- Terminate all contracts with and ad-hoc employment of military, police, and law enforcement agencies.
- Forward a decolonizing future, prioritizing acknowledgement of Indigenous land rights and land reclamation, and the immediate repatriation of all looted, stolen, and abused objects and works.
- Investigate ties to and pursue divestment from prisons and private correctional facilities, fossil fuels industries, weapons and securities manufacturers, and all exploitative businesses that profit from and contribute to the destruction of community and environment.
- Cease all development and expansion projects that directly or indirectly contribute to gentrification, displacement, and housing insecurity, in favor of equitable development in dialogue with community members and affordable housing advocates.
- Dissolve hierarchical and exclusionary governance; impose term limits at the board, director, and senior staff levels; and restructure decision-making power with priority input of junior, part-time, and precarious staff.
- Protect workers, artists, and public-facing staff through equitable and transparent pay structures at all staff levels and commit to full benefits for all, including support for unionization, paid parental leave, and an end to unpaid internships and uncompensated overtime and labor.
- Involve community and artist advisories in institutional governance with transparency in the adoption of policy recommendations.
- Create accountable mutual benefit agreements that do not reinforce extractive relationships to historically excluded communities—wherein Black, Indigenous, artists of color, and disabled artists are expected to provide access or relationships to Black, Indigenous, audiences of color, or disabled audiences who then become subjects of exhibitionary voyeurism—but build up community autonomy and agency.
- Examine the need for collections and restructure acquisitions policies to become equitable caretakers, not elite gatekeepers, tax havens, or property holders.
- Reallocate funding and resources towards committed support of existing organizations and working groups in public health, social justice and prison abolition, disability justice, education, LGBTQI+ advocacy, mental health, mutual aid, and community care.
- Prioritize recurring institutional self-critique reviews focused on equity audits of internal (hiring practices, human resource policies, procedures for redress) and external (member programs, board compositions, partnerships, and endorsements) structures, with public reporting on resulting action plans.
- Center community voices and decenter institutional voice; acknowledge and act on failures, shortcomings, and grievances from staff, visitors, or community members on harmful actions or experiences in the workplace or environment without defense or excuse, and with transparent redress and accountability measures, including addressing ableism directly and urgently.
- End the temporary and often inadequately compensated consultant-for-hire practice of extracting knowledge and expertise from Black, Indigenous, and communities of color in favor of full-time hires with pay equity.
- Recognize that labor justice and racial justice are firmly entwined; that white art workers must actively examine and address their disproportionately dominant role in leadership positions by withdrawing from solidifying this unbalanced power further; and that the hiring of Black, Indigenous, and people of color must be sought as a form of labor equity whose eventual aim is the abolishment of the museum as we know it now and the preparation for the arrival of another.
- Organize a plan for meeting these demands with actionable strategies to be begun no later than one year from the date of this letter, with signatories pledging mutual accountability; make this process fully transparent both internally and externally to the institution to ensure accountability.
We make these demands with no disillusionments. Boston’s historically white and white-dominant institutions strive above all else to preserve white supremacy in the hoarding of wealth, resources, and ways of work. Gestures of change in the arts are too often symbolic and performative in nature, address symptoms over root causes, and remain devoid of self-critique or meaningful weight. We seek the complete disavowal of such self-preservationist impulses and refuse all empty promises of reform over actions of redress. The aforementioned demands are the first of many steps that will be required of us to achieve this work.
We refuse delay, for these actions are long overdue. We push forward these demands as necessary actions that center and carry the work of Boston’s community and neighborhood organizers who have already begun to create the conditions for another world. Our responsibilities to the unmaking power in these institutions must center, support, and uplift the history and present of Black activism, Black feminism, and Black grassroots organizing in Boston, from the Combahee River Collective to the visionary leadership of Elma Lewis, Melnea Cass, Ruth Batson, and Mel King to today’s Black and brown youth movements. Together and in solidarity with these ongoing actions, we fight for a future of Boston that is abolitionist, anti-capitalist, and anti-racist. We reject unequivocally the conditions of impossibility for such a future. We will no longer allow our arts and cultural museums, institutions, universities, and organizations to impede, slow, or defer the realization of a just world.
We, the undersigned, seek and claim an enduring commitment to realizing a just future that extends beyond our present social emergency. We must continuously confront and undo the work of oppressive indoctrination and complicity in unjust structures within our arts and cultural institutions as they currently exist. We support Boston’s Black-led community voices, community art spaces and these national resources. We pledge and demand a practice of generosity, mutuality, and care over life before property, and people before institutions. We know that another world, and another future, is not merely possible—it is already on its way.
Colleen Scallen, Artist
Tufts University Art Galleries
SMFA at Tufts
MFA Boston
Brown University and ICA/Boston
MFA Boston | Brown University
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard University
Harvard Graduate School of Design
MFA Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
MFA Boston
MFA Boston
Tufts University, Department of History of Art and Architecture; US Latinx Art Forum
Nulawlab and School Museum of Fine Arts
SMFA at Tufts
Sarah Kanouse, Artist
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
ICA/Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Ellen Tani, Art Historian and Independent Curator
Design Studio for Social Intervention
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
MFA Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
CBG Arts + Culture
Sonia Almeida, Artist
School of the Art Instititute of Chicago
Cambridge Art Association
Boston University
Northeastern University
UMass Lowell, Montserrat College
Will Long, Artist
Bell Gallery, Brown University
Tory Fair, Artist
Tufts University Art Galleries
The Trustees, Fruitlands Museum
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
ICA/Boston
Nina Miller, Visual Artist
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art History Department, Rutgers University
Candice Bancheri, Curator
Saic
Nicole Divito, Designer
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
ICA/Boston
The Makery Brookline
Claire Ogden, student
MFA Boston
School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
Boston University Art Galleries
Shelter In Place Gallery
Kingston Gallery
Proof Gallery (former)
Penn State University
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Fort Point Arts Community
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
ICA/Boston
Kevin B. Moore, Artist
ArtLifting
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
Orlee Malka, Artist
SMFA at Tufts
Tufts University Art Galleries / SMFA at Tufts
Boston Art Review
Texas State University
Tufts University, Department of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies
Kate Mcnamara, Curator
Northeastern University
Alicenne Reid, arts educator
Tufts University Art Galleries
Rhode Island College
Meagan Hepp, Teaching Artist and Sculptor
ICA/Boston
Katarina Burin, Professor and artist
Tufts University Art Galleries
Kate Drewniak, Artist
ICA/Boston
Julia Kwon, Artist
Distillery Gallery
Megan Creamer, Art Conservator
North Bennet Street School
Freelance
Rutgers University
Christine Prendergast, Artist
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
MASS MoCA
Boston Art Review
Magda Fernandez, Artist
Brandeis University
Handel and Haydn Society
MASS MoCA
David Antonio Cruz, Artist
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
The Work and Response
John Secunde, Composer
List Visual Arts Center
ICA/Boston
Joanna Tam, Artist
Providence College Galleries
Anthony Greaney
ICA Boston, MFA Boston
Sarah Bapst, Artist
Michael Rakowitz, Artist
ICA/Boston
ICA/Boston
MFA Boston
ICA/Boston
SculptureCare.com
ICA/Boston
Janet Loren Hill, Artist
ICA/Boston
Zachary herrmann, Artist
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design
Massachusetts College Of Art And Design
Danielle Abrams, Artist, Professor
Visiting Lecturer and Artist Harvard University
ICA/Boston
Boston Center for the Arts
Tufts University
MFA Boston
David Burr, Artist
Willoughby Hastings , Artist
Karen Eutemey, Artist/ Educator
Now + There
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Marsal Nazary , Artist
ICA/Boston
The Met
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Jack Miov, artist / theorist /
Victoria Simpson, writer
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt)
Printer/Designer, Adjunct Professor
Brandeis University
SMFA at Tufts University
Northeastern University
Leila Simon Hayes, Designer and Artist
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Art Resource Collaborative for Kids
raw art works
Raw Art Works
Jenna Feldman, Art therapist
Maya Rubio, Student
Jason Polins , Artist and Instructor
Jillian Impastato , Student at Tufts University
New Craft Artists in Action, Boston LGBTQ+ Artist Alliance
SMFA
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Evan Aanerud, Student
SMFA at Tufts University
Matthew Christensen , Editor
Karen Meninno, Artist, Independent Curator
Liz Nofziger, Artist
City of Boston
Montserrat College is Art, Kingston Gallery
Wayfinder Institute
Brian Wiggins, Artist
Andrea Schoenfeld, Artist
Caroline Dale , Artist
Anja DuBois, Artist
Andrew Cain, Artist
Lesley University Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Boston University
Gallery
Gallery Kayafas
ICA/Boston
MFA, Boston
Dorchester Art Project
Kingston Gallery
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard University, History of Art and Architecture
AREA CODE ART FAIR
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Gabriel C Richardson, Artist
Kingston Gallery
African American Heritage in Massachusetts
Mead Art Museum
MFA Boston
Leslie Anne Condon, Artist
Tufts University
School of the Art Institute Chicago
Makeda Best, Richard L
Harvard Art Museums
Mia Fabrizio, Artist
Aja Johnson , Artist
MFA in Visual Arts, Lesley Art & Design
MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology
Dia Art Foundation
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Kingston Gallery, Suffolk University
Boston College
Boston Center for the Arts
Lesley Art + Design
Tufts University Art Galleries
Space Us
Space Us
Tufts University
Isenberg Projects
Adjective Art & Framing
Thalia Magazine
Sal Burnette, Artist and Writer
SMALL BATCH WITCH
Leena Cho, Artist
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts; Harvard University
Anya Ventura, Writer
Boston Center for the Arts
Niloufar Emamifar, Artist
CUNY Graduate Center
Emerson College
Harvard University
Lilia Volodina, Artist
Pine Manor College
ICA/Boston
Kayla Joliat, Artist
Olivia Pijanowski, Supporter
Mia Fabrizio , Artist
Cambridge Art Association
Julia Emiliani, Artist, Illustrator
Ryan Wong, Designer
MIT Music and Theater Arts
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park
Alicia Quimby, Artist
Brittany Loar, Artist
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
MFA Boston
Film Study Center, Harvard University
Tufts University
Carpenter Center for Visual Arts – Harvard University
Justine, Artist
Amber Hakim, Artist
Cleo Brigham, Artist
Umass Lowell
MFA Boston
Artists for humanity
Timothy Manalo, Artist
Chelsea Silbereis , Photographer
MIT School of Architecture and Planning
Kara Springer, Artist
Kannetha, Photographer
City of Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Boston Foundation
Manifest Boston / Nightworks
Northeastern University
Northeastern University
Adia millett, Artist
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Art, Film, and Visual Studies, Harvard University
Brian Zink Art Services
Liv Varney, Designer
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Marks & Spaces, Boston University
Boston Center for the Arts
Jennifer montgomery, filmmaker
Maya Detwiller, Product Engineer
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Katherine Wildman, Artist
Aramark/ MA Multidisciplinary Design Belfast, N Ireland
Traci Belcastro, Artist
ICA/Boston
Cambridge Arts Council
Isabella Connor , Writer and Public Historian
Karen Matthews , Photographer
ICA/Boston
www.thomasphiliponeill.com
Althea Northcross, Landscape Designer
Lei Zong, Artist
Matthew Swarts, Visual Artist
Zsuzsanna Szegedi, Artist
Allison Lange, Professor
Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Sarah Maeder, Artist and Art Therapist
ICA/Boston
Liam Mahoney , Illustrator, designer, videographer, educator
Lindsay Blevins, Artist
Jill Slosburg-Ackerman, Professor Emerita, MassArt
ICA
Boston Center for the Arts
teXtmoVes
Brickbottom Artists Studios
Harvard Art Museums
Sarah Ribeiro , Marketing manager
SFMOMA
Mel Taing, Artist
Harvard Ed Portal
Harvard Ed Portal
Rachel M Cournoyer, Photographer, Writer, Artist (freelance)
Northeastern Center For The Arts
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard University
GrubStreet
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
Maria Fong, Artist
Prilla Smith Brackett, Visual Artist
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Salem State University
Arlington Center for the Arts
DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Casey Shea, Artist
Adjective Art & Framing
Ria Brodell, Artist
Brae , Poet
Ellen Sippel , Supporter
Lucky Li, Artist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pratt Institute
ICA/Boston
Michele Vitti, Artist
Erin Trousdale, Student
Zachary Torres, Architectural Designer
Artists West Studios, Waltham
Ellen Wood, Student
Boston Center for the Arts
Kinsey Institute
Eric Patel, Artist
Tim Green, Artist
Kae james , Artist/tattooer
Art History, Graduate Center, CUNY
joan schwartz, artist
MassArt Art Museum
Elizabeth Rouse, Visual & Performance Artist
A.E. Ryan, Artist
Angela Kelly, Artist
Parsons, The New School and Pratt Institute
Boston University
Harvard Art Museums
Jaime Smith, Artist
Radcliffe Inst. for Advanced Study, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Lesley U. Coll. of Art + Design, BMOP, Blue Heron, Yellow Barn, …
CUNY Graduate Center
Ciampa Creative
Rebecca Hayes, Museum Educator
Lena Hajjar , Engineer
Erica Levy, Student
MassArt
Anna Kolesova, Art Educator
MFA, Boston
liam maccormack, Artist/ Lab Manager
Sloane Volpe, Gallery Manager
Timothy Blackburn, Artist, graphic designer
Donald, Student, Artist, Community Leader
Jameson & Thompson Picture Framers
Arlington Center for the Arts
Arlington Center for the Arts
Daniel McCusker, Teaching artist
Senior Lecturer, TDPS Tufts University
Ryan Dight, Animator
Tiffany Knight, Program Producer
Rainey Tisdale, Independent Curator
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Brandeis University
Anna Byington , Musician
Yazmany Arboleda, Artist
Montserrat College of Art / BHCC
Ellen Sippel , Supporter
Blanda Affonso, Teacher
Paige Mazurek, Artist
Ty Ueda, Sr. Nobody
ICA/Boston
Erin Wagner, Artist
ICA/Boston
Allen Memorial Art Museum
Boston University
Jesslyn Boisclair, Artist
Erin Wise, Community member and supporter of the arts and of Black lives
Maria Ticona, Artist
Vivian, Digital Creator
Boston University
Veronica, Artist & educator
Lisa McDonnell, Artist
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Sarah Brophy, Artist
Gloucester Writers Center
Emerson college
Harvard University
Lucas MacCormack, Artist
ArtsBoston
The Daily Item – newspaper
Katherine Krug, Graphic designer
Peabody Essex Museum
Nicole Nachef, Artist
Daphne Xu, Artist
Lindsay Maldari, Museum Visitor Services Representative
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston
Northeastern University
Thomas A. King, Co-chair, Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation, Brandeis University
Peacebuilding and the Arts, Brandeis University
Sydney Formica , Student
The Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art
Williams College
Ellen Stutman, Artist
Heather Kapplow, Artist
Be Seen Project
Mobius Inc.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Mobius
Abigail Whitney Smith, Artist
Mobius, Inc.
MassArt Art Museum
Mobius Artist Group
Girls Rock Campaign Boston
UMASS Boston
Graduate Center, City University of New York
Karey Kenst, Artist
Justina Crawford, Community Engagement & Cultural Strategist
B.a.f, Artist
Kristin Bierfelt, Independent museum professional
Gateway Arts
Joshua Dixon, Artist & Instructor
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
CUNY Graduate Center
Tess Mattern, Artist
Harvard Art Museums
Justin schaefers, Artist
KickBack Boston
Catie Kenny-Canal, poet
Sophia Axel, Artist
Heather Lenz, Artist
Genevieve Montante , Artist, Art Educator
Alex Mancini, Artist
Opus Affair
Jen Lewis, Theatre Artist and Educator
Mobius, Inc.
Joyce Wellman, Artist
Alfred NYSCC
Maria OConnor , Artist
Columbia University
Willow Baby Studios
Opus Affair
Deborah Black, Artist
Rixy Fernandez, Artist
CUNY Graduate Center
MassArt
E. Linda Poras, Independent Fine Art Appraiser
E. Linda Poras, Independent Fine Art Appraiser
Austin Fisher, Musician
Ilona Anderson, Prof
Boston Center for the Arts
AgX
Lijiang Studio
Kate Holloway, Artist
Lesley Art + Design
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Marissa Volk, Urban Design + Research Coordinator
William Cassidy, Artist, Designer
Salem State University
Christopher Michael , Artists
– Select –
Lesley University College of Art and Design
Stef Amador , poet abolitionist
Lesley Art + Design, Lesley University
Erica imoisi, Artist
Miranda’s Hearth
Arts Connect International
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Moonbox Productions, Inc
Daniel Callahan, Artist and Art Educator
Boston Cultural Council
Opus Affair
Brain Arts Organization
CACHE in Medford
Gallery VERY
Patrick Despage, Vocalist
Thuy Nguyen, Teacher
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
FABnyc
Mass Cultural Council
Cameron Dowd, Ally
Ben Cosgrove, Musician
John Rudnik, Research Associate
Melissa Rocklen, Artist & Social Worker
Intramersive. Inc
Mobius
Pathos Pictures
New England Foundation for the Arts
UMass Lowell
Ashley Mac, Marketing
Ruth Ginsberg-Place, Artist
Opus Affair
Northeastern University
Gallery VERY
ArtsBoston and Boston Cultural Council member
Colleen Sweeney , Artist
Fenway Artists Studios, Boston Center for the Arts
Walnut Hill School for the Arts
EventThem / TicketUnion
Ryan McSweeney, Artist
Rita Gehrenbeck-Shim, Artist
JULIA T CSEKO, Artist
Gladys B. Vargas, Artist
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens; Williams College
Maria Servellon, Artist
Lily Xie, Artist
Fenway Art Studios
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy
Annie Cardinaux, Textile Artist
Northeastern University
Fabio J Fernandez, Artist
Fabio J Fernandez, Artist
Fabio J Fernandez, Artist
re-direct gallery
Golob Art
Creatives of Color BOSTON
Belly Dance/Raqs Sharki
Rose Art Museum
Rose Art Museum
Rose Art Museum
Anna Moss, Teacher and Set Designer
Katherine Gulla, Artist
Ian Hochard, Artist
Diana Limbach Lempel, Artist, curator, histori
Arlington international Film Festival
Sophia Holtz , Writer
Puppet Showplace Theater
Brandeis University
Ariel DiOrio, Art Teacher, Artist
Megan Madara, Marketing Director
Edie Cote, Artist
Mary E. Young Bear , Artist
MASS MoCA
Alex Lukas, Artist
Lesley University
Nicholas Mancini, Artist, Professor
Boston’s Black and Brown Creatives
Tim Devin, artist
Allison Maria Rodriguez, Artist / Curator / Educator
JP KidsArts
Kevin Wynd, Artist
Cheryl Rosenberg, Interior designer, museum patron
Harvard University
B. Glee Lucas, Artist
Ariel Shvartsman, Writer, Musician
Harry and the Potters
David Lloyd Brown, artist, former Assoc. Dean of Graduate Programs , School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Coolidge Corner Theater
City Living Boston
City Living Boston
Agassiz Baldwin Community and Maud Morgan Arts Center
Lynn Public Arts Commission
Emma Ruff, Artist
Emily Duggan, Writer & performer
Mateo Garcia, Musician, Sound Engineer
Joseph S. Valle, Film Scholar and ESL Teacher
Sofia Ross, Actor
Sarah Rathje , Program Fellow
Coe Lapossy, Artist & Educator
Machel Bogues, Curator
Erica Nazzaro, Artist
Antonio Ocampo-Guzman, Freelance Director and Educator
Allston Pudding
Jack Chylinski, artist
Keegan Wales, Artist
Amanda Truesdell, Community member
MIT List Visual Arts Center
TRLLM Studio
Jamaica Plain Multicultural Afterschool Arts Program
Alonso Nichols, Artist
StageSource
Gabriel Sosa, Artist, curator and educator
Northeastern University
Harry and the Potters
Lydia Jenkins Musco, Artist
George Liu, Artist
JP KidsArts
New England Conservatory
Mass Cultural Council
Artpace, San Antonio
Cambridge Arts
Sonja Komar-Lay, Scientist Supporting The Arts
Conrad Benjamin, Artist
Angela DeGeorge, Designer
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Paige Mulhern, Creative Director
Allston Brighton Artist Impact
Michelle Mee Nutter , Artist
Allston Pudding
Brandeis University
Cortnee Bollard, Arts Educator
Elizabeth Torres, Artist Housing Policy
Saul Levine, Filmmaker
Coelynn McIninch, Artist / Media Specialist
Nancy Seymour, Artist
Neil Cicierega, Artist
Community Art Center
Boston Cultural Council
ROXFILM
Craig Benton Nealy, Architect
Craig Benton Nealy, Architect
Gabriella Aragon, artist
JOSHUA A DECOSTA, Software Engineer
K. Huskins, MHC
KidsArts and Myself
New England Foundation for the Arts
New England Foundation for the Arts
Carlie Febo, Independent Arts Educator and Photographer
Independent artists
Johnny Steines, Arts/Music Consumer
Tyler Wagner, Artist
Feminine Empowerment Movement Slam TournamentF
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Alex Miklowski, Artist
Chalice Mitchell , Artist
Jen Brown, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Therapist
Kit Collins, Artist
Karen Eutemey, Artist/ Educator
Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston
New England Conservatory of Music
Grace Givertz, Musician
Yu-Wen Wu, Artist
Erica Moriconi, Artist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Nico Pang, Writer and Teaching Artist
Nico Pang, Writer and Teaching Artist
Irmak Karasu, Artist
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Salem State University
Mary Orsak, Student
Mobius
Andi Sutton, Artist & Communications & Program Manager, J-WAFS, MIT
Siena Scarff , Designer
The Cooper Gallery for African and African American Art
Kevin Micka, Musician
Cole Blouin, Musician
South Shore Conservatory
Kamila Vasquez, Museum Educator
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Lesley Art + Design
Ana-Sofia Sarmiento, Artist
Madison Simpson, Musician
CUNY Graduate Center
Eva Fahey, Artist
Georgina Lewis, Artist/Curator
Sarah Trahan, Artist
Kate Nesin, curator and writer
Allison Maria Rodriguez , Artist / Curator / Educator
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Caleb Cole, Artist
Erin Genia, Artist
Fountain Street
Advent School
Matthew Estabrook, Artist, Music Educator
Nicholas Charles Rosario, Musician
New England Conservatory, KidsArts JP
Benjamin Wetherbee, Musician
Samsøñ
Sean Lamoureux, Artist
UMass Lowell
Montserrat College of Art
Montserrat College of Art
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Michayla Kelly, Artist & Dancer
atac: downtown arts + music
atacL downtown arts + music
Kyle Thomas Hemingway, Graphic designer
ICA/Boston
JP kids Clarinet
ICA/Boston
Hannah Parker , Artist
Unbound Visual Arts
Unbound Visual Arts
Unbound Visual Arts
Samsøñ
Swampscott Arts Incubator
Montserrat College of Art
Victoria, Dancer, arts educator
Mobius
victor yang, writer
Fitchburg Art Museum
Non-Event
Angeliki Tsoli, Artist
Annelies Kamen, Artist
Victoria Rose, Artist
City of Boston
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Erin Woodbrey, Artist
Erin Woodbrey, Artist
Peeny’s guide to painting
Eric Zinman, Musician
Fotini Christophillis, Artist
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Northeastern University; Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble
ICA/Boston
Integral Arts Everett
Integral Arts Everett
melissa desmond , photographer/creative director
Emery Bibbins, Artist
The Umbrella Arts Center
Audrey Seraphin, Artist & Administrator
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Fort Point Arts Community
New England Foundation for the Arts
Kerry C. Downey, Artist, Educator
mary kostman, Artist
Sarah DeGennaro, Artist
Agathi Pavlidis, Artist
Micheldroge, Artist
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Sara Zielinski , Artist
Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University
City of Boston
Carly Larson, Artist
Tufts University
Tianna Rivera, Artist
Philip Keith, Artist / Photographer
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
John Dalton, Musician
AFVS at Harvard University
Catherine D’Ignazio, Assistant Professor, MIT
Rebecca Gray, Musician
Victoria Rose, Musician
Nicholas Rosario, Musician
Brad Barteau, Musician
Ben Michel, Musician
Leo Hardman-Hill, Artist
UnBound Bodies Collective
Denver Art Museum
Harvard University Extension School, Museum Studies
Lexie Casais, Student
ZiZi Spak, Graphic Designer
Harvard Library