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Issue 16 • Jul 21, 2026
Threads of Continuity at the Saunderstown Weaving School
Feature by Yutong Shi

Online • Jul 21, 2026
The Work of Art: “Performing Conditions” at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
Review by Dina Ramadan

Online • Jul 14, 2026
Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence in Nature
Review by Gabrielle Walker

Online • Jul 07, 2026
Tracing Maine’s Artistic Legacies at Farnsworth Art Museum
Review by Jorge S. Arango

Online • Jul 07, 2026
Following the Thread: In Conversation with Celeste Diaz Falzone
Interview by Rene Zhang

Online • Jul 06, 2026
Rania Abdalla Kadafour’s Soft-Relief Sculptures Test the Limits of Legibility
Profile by Garry Nitz

Online • Jun 30, 2026
Beyond Boston: Eleven Summer Exhibitions Worth the Drive
Feature by BAR Editorial

Online • Jun 26, 2026
In “Even As We Grieve,” Peter Bruun Invites Us to Turn Toward One Another
Review by Shana Garr

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SubscribeOnline • Jul 21, 2026
The Work of Art: “Performing Conditions” at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
The exhibition probes the material realities of labor by foregrounding the infrastructures that shape artistic production.
Review by Dina Ramadan
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Issue 16 • Jul 21, 2026
Threads of Continuity at the Saunderstown Weaving School
Feature by Yutong Shi

Online • Jul 14, 2026
Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence in Nature
Review by Gabrielle Walker
Civic Culture • Jul 22, 2026
ArtWonk: Heritage Foundation Behind Attacks on Smithsonian and MA State Senate “Fun Coalition” Declares War on Boring
A congressional hearing reveals the Heritage Foundation’s role in Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian. Meanwhile, Massachusetts state senators seek to shed the Commonwealth’s killjoy reputation with a suite of amendments to the $325 million economic development bill designed to support cultural spaces, artists, and, yes, bars. Among the fun coalition’s goals: repealing the 1984 happy hour ban.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • Jul 09, 2026
ArtWonk: Nothing Says “Happy Birthday, America” like Attacking the Smithsonian and Violating the Rules of Soccer
A new White House report targeting the Smithsonian makes clear that museums are only one piece of a much broader cultural policy agenda. Plus: the Creative Space Act reaches a critical moment on Beacon Hill, New York expands arts funding, and labor organizers strike at the Guggenheim.
News by Kim Córdova