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At the New Bedford Whaling Museum, “Look Pleasant, Please” Captures a City Learning to See Itself
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Curator Grant Wahlquist Brings Ambitious Vision to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art
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Online • Jun 04, 2026
Ten Boston-Area Gallery Shows to Catch This Summer
From hand-knit sculptures and ceramic vessels to photographic archives and urban forests, these ten exhibitions offer a cross section of the artists, materials, and ideas shaping Greater Boston's gallery scene this summer.
Feature by BAR Editorial
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Online • Jun 15, 2026
Curator Grant Wahlquist Brings Ambitious Vision to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art
Profile by Jorge S. Arango
Online • Jun 17, 2026
At the New Bedford Whaling Museum, “Look Pleasant, Please” Captures a City Learning to See Itself
Review by Nathan Hilyard
Civic Culture Desk
Civic Culture • Jun 12, 2026
ArtWonk: “Fund Us or Fail Us,” Boston Budget Approval Process Slouches into Chaos
Protesters are arrested during a chaotic Boston budget vote, Trump targets graduate arts programs and censors history at Bunker Hill, a possible hate crime rattles the Museum of African American History, and Maine’s Senate race takes on national significance.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • Jun 25, 2026
ArtWonk: Summertime Brings the World Cup, Tall Ships, and MA250, but Where Are the Arts?
The state and city spent months gearing up for what has been promised to be a major tourism boom, but the arts have been left out of the plans at every step. Plus: the state’s highest court strikes down a rent control ballot question, Boston’s FY27 budget heads toward the finish line, Somerville secures affordable artist studios, and Congress threatens the nation’s only dedicated federal arts education grant.
News by Kim Córdova
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