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Grace Lodewick | Graphic Artist

So, you want to get into vintage fashion? | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz April 9, 2025
So, take a deep breath and trust yourself. Personal style is always a work in progress — especially when you are diving into a whole new branch of fashion culture. Try the things you like and see what sticks.
Iris Ren | Senior Graphic Artist

‘It’s not so easy writing about nothing’: Patti Smith’s “M Train”

Ruby Voge January 30, 2025
A simple cup of black coffee may be the ultimate symbol of mundanity. Plain and pedestrian — black coffee serves as that quick hit of caffeine before a long day of work or a long night of studying. But in the reflection of the darkness of a simple cup of black coffee, Patti Smith sees a way of life — the life of an artist.
“Transluz/Translucent” art gallery sign at the Boston University College of Fine Arts. The collection opened on Jan. 23 featuring the works of artists Juan José Barboza-Gubo and Michael Zachary. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘Crisp perfection’ between two artists on display in ‘Transluz/Translucent’

Brontë Massucco January 27, 2025

In the harshness of a Boston winter, it can be hard to recall the vibrancy of the natural world. But a warm reminder lies at the heart of “Transluz/Translucent,” a collection featuring the works of...

Dylan Segar (Class of 2027) looks through a rack of vintage clothing at Girls With The Fits’ booth at the Fabrio Art Market. The event was hosted by Fabrio, a student-run fashion magazine, on Nov. 17. MEGAN KWAN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Fabrio Arts Market creates interpersonal space for artists, customers

Hillary Hao November 21, 2024
Students weaved through rows of plastic tables showcasing vibrant, handmade art at the Fabrio Art Market, where vendors sold and traded everything from modified clothes and totes, to handmade art and jewelry, to resin dice and gel nails.
Jessica Cruz of Ephemeral Jess Art at the ICA local art celebration this past weekend. The East Boston Artists Group hosted by Harboring Creativity, an art event from Nov. 16-17 where over 40 local artists from East Boston, a neighborhood separated from Charlestown and Downtown Boston by Boston Harbor, showcased and sold their works. COURTESY PHOTO OF AGNIESZKA RYTYCH-FOSTER

East Boston Artists Group displays ‘art in the neighborhood’ at Harboring Creativity

Hillary Hao November 20, 2024
Vibrantly colored paintings, sculptures and handcrafted items lit the hall of the ICA Watershed, an exhibition space across the harbor from the Institute of Contemporary Art. Artists sat behind their own tables, chatting and laughing with attendees.The East Boston Artists Group hosted Harboring Creativity, an art event from Nov. 16-17 where over 40 local artists from East Boston showcased and sold their works.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Knowledge journaling: Reframing educational TikTok trends one page at a time

Chloe Saint Mard November 11, 2024
When I first started my knowledge journal, I focused on gaining deeper insight about subjects I already loved and felt passionate about.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

The art of the coloring book

Kendall Lepczyk April 18, 2024
I won my Peeps coloring book in an Easter egg hunt organized by my suitemate, and surely enough, everything changed. I was no longer growing annoyed at attempting to fill in every detailed pattern of a mandala. The lines of pink across the pages bled and overlapped together, creating a less-than-perfect composition of a rabbit. I would routinely cap my marker, place it back in the box and flip to the next page of my Dollar Tree Peeps coloring book. Despite the imperfections and out-of-line work, I was always satisfied, something eight-year-old me would’ve been proud of. 
“Endgame (Nagg & Nell),” an inflatable clown head by Max Streicher, for the Winteractive art installation in downtown Boston. This “Canadian Art Experience” has drawn mixed reviews from patrons. SARAH CRUZ/ DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Interactive art series “Winteractive” opens in Downtown Boston

Karyna Cheung January 27, 2024
“Winteractive,” a series of interactive art installations, is now on display around Downtown Boston until April 14, aiming to encourage residents to embrace the winter months and drawing mixed reactions since its opening.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Death by Pitchfork | On the Record

Addison Schmidt January 24, 2024
Condé Nast’s merge with champion music publication Pitchfork threatens to kill the spirited focus on the underground music scene that made Pitchfork worth reading.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

What Emily Dickinson taught me

Isabella Panichi November 1, 2023
Emily’s ability to indulge her emotions are of course, rich in imagery, metaphor and color. I think at times it may feel intimidating to try to articulate the extent of your feelings. What conveys too little? What precisely conveys what I feel? Does this sound pretty enough?
Stephen Grossberg

Neuroscience pioneer Stephen Grossberg’s most recent book cements revolutionary career at BU

Gia Shin October 25, 2023
In 2021, Stephen Grossberg, professor of cognitive and neural systems at Boston University, released his "magnum opus," "Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How Each Brain Makes a Mind."
Mandile Mpofu | Graphic Artist

Ask Abby (or Analise): If you like me, just tell me!

Analise Bruno September 26, 2023
Dear Abby: What’s the deal with people leading each other on these days? Someone who I thought liked me turns out to not want anything to do with me romantically — why did this happen, and how can I keep avoiding this problem?
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