Awards & Press

WBUR Presents: The Makers

WBUR Presents: The Makers

For the third time, WBUR is excited to present The Makers: 15 artists of color leaving an imprint on Massachusetts ...
“The City Talks: Leading From Anywhere.”

“The City Talks: Leading From Anywhere.”

The discussion was titled The panel of featured guest speakers consisted of Jaylen Brown, Christa Brown, founder of the Free ...
Public Art Spotlight: Christa Brown

Public Art Spotlight: Christa Brown

I had the privilege of sitting down and getting to listen to insight from this year’s four Newell Flather Leadership ...
Announcing the 2022 Newell Flather Awards for Leadership in Public Art 

Announcing the 2022 Newell Flather Awards for Leadership in Public Art 

he New England Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the four Massachusetts-based recipients of the Newell Flather Award ...
New Book, Exhibit Chronicles Lowell’s Black History

New Book, Exhibit Chronicles Lowell’s Black History

The often unknown stories and history of Lowell’s Black residents are chronicled in a new book and accompanying exhibit, “Hidden ...
Hidden No More: New Book from Free Soil Arts Collective Tells Lowell’s Black Stories

Hidden No More: New Book from Free Soil Arts Collective Tells Lowell’s Black Stories

Free Soil Arts Collective has debuted a book of interviews with Black residents of Lowell. “Hidden in Plain Sight: Stories ...
A Commitment to BIPOC Arts and Communities

A Commitment to BIPOC Arts and Communities

Powering Cultural Futures connects and serves 15 community-rooted arts organizations. This multiyear initiative results from a collaboration between Barr, the ...
Vital Voices – Christa Brown and the Free Soil Arts Collective

Vital Voices – Christa Brown and the Free Soil Arts Collective

The Free Soil Arts Collective, an organization based in Lowell, recently celebrated its two-year anniversary. “I think it’s a real ...
Free Soil Arts Collective Welcomes Four New Advisory Board Members

Free Soil Arts Collective Welcomes Four New Advisory Board Members

Free Soil Arts Collective is pleased to announce the appointment of four new advisory board members, Jennifer Aradhya, Belinda Juran, ...