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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.
ICA "A Place For Me" gallery

REVIEW: ‘A Place For Me’ — A captivating new exhibit on figurative art

Sophia Hebert April 6, 2022
The new ICA exhibit “A Place for Me: Figurative Painting Now,” features all queer, BIPOC and female-identifying artists and subjects.
greater boston tenants union protestors outside the institute of contemporary art

Tenants of Fineberg Companies protest outside the Institute of Contemporary Art

Rin Velasco March 22, 2021
The owner of Fineberg Companies is a member of the ICA’s Board of Trustees and a major donor.
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit “The Visitors” reopened for Institute of Contemporary Art members on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Reinstalled, Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit takes on new meaning after COVID-19

Chloe McKim Jepsen October 1, 2020
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” will appear again at the Institute of Contemporary Art, where it was exhibited earlier this year before the pandemic.
The Institute of Contemporary Art is offering virtual museum tours, videos on upcoming exhibitions and other social media content that allow visitors to continue exploring art as the museum stays closed. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Local museums shift their programs and collections online

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 15, 2020
Currently unable to walk through rooms filled with artwork, the public can now virtually attend exhibits from Boston's museums on their websites and social media channels.
East to West: October 28, 2019

East to West: October 28, 2019

JenRacoosin October 28, 2019

In this episode of “East to West,” we cover a new campus crime report, cannabis startup competition finalists, how local costume stores compete with online retailers, and more. This episode...

The Wonder Twins performed Jan. 27 at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. COURTESY OF SALLY COHN

Wondertwins reflect on police brutality in politically charged dance at the ICA

Elsa Scott January 31, 2019
Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain performed their politically charged dance, titled “BLACK,” a documentary-style work about the effects of police brutality on the black community, at the ICA’s Dance UP feature Sunday.
“William Forsythe: Choreographic Objects” at the Institute of Contemporary Arts features interactive works by the famed choreographer. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ICA opens new, interactive exhibit ‘Choreographic Objects’ where visitors perform art

Niya Doyle November 1, 2018
Visitors of the Institute of Contemporary Art can become part of the art at the museum’s newest exhibition: William Forsythe’s “Choreographic Objects.” Dance throughout pieces and interact with an array of objects to become a part of the choreography.
"We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85" examines the lives of women of color during a critical time for the feminist movement. Pictured here: Faith Rinngold, Early Works #25: Self Portrait, 1965. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Elizabeth A. Sackler, 2013.96. Photo by Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum. © Faith Ringgold. PHOTO COURTESY OF ICA BOSTON

ICA exhibit displays lives of black women in the ‘60s, BU grad featured

Samantha Drysdale September 4, 2018
Small dots appear in painted canvases hanging on walls in a new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Though inconspicuous at first glance, the little circles shine light into painful times in the artist’s past.
A digital billboard outside of the Kenmore Square T stop. The MBTA is starting a new project that displays short documentary-style videos made by local teens on digital billboards. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local teenagers display videos at MBTA stations

Haley Lerner March 28, 2018
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority displayed short documentary-style videos made by local teens on digital billboards at different Boston stations Monday.
People play on the Seaport seesaws on the Seaport Common both during the day. PHOTO BY MALAIKA MOYER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

LED seesaws bring light and music to cold winter Seaport

Daily Free Press Staff February 21, 2018

By Archelle Thelemaque Just steps from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston’s Seaport district, ringing tones echo throughout the air and bright lights gleam. As visitors approach, they...

The “Art in the Age of the Internet” exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art opened Wednesday. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

‘Art in the Age of the Internet’ documents ever-changing, post-truth landscape

Simone Migliori February 9, 2018

How has the Internet changed art? This is the question the Institute of Contemporary Art’s newest exhibit seeks to examine, according to Eva Respini, Barbara Lee chief curator. “Art in the...

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