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Open Studio with Jared Bowen: Nick Cave Focuses On Joy
Jared sits down with Artist Nick Cave to discuss the joy surrounding his inflatable installation titled "Augment" at the Cyclorama. -
Open Studio with Jared Bowen: Annie Lennox Brings Her Past To MASS MoCA
Jared discovers two exhibitions by Annie Lennox and Trenton Doyle Hancock at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. -
Open Studio with Jared Bowen: Discover Chesterwood
Jared discovers Chesterwood, the scenic Stockbridge home of American sculptor Daniel Chester French who designed the seated Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial. -
Food For Thought At Featherstone's 'Conversations In Art' Show
What can a loaf of bread teach us about duality? Or a photograph about impermanence? Conversations in Art is a collaborative art exhibit featuring two Martha’s Vineyard-based chefs and artists at the Featherstone Center for the Arts. -
Open Studio with Jared Bowen: Soar Over Massachusetts With "New Horizon"
In this segment from Open Studio with Jared Bowen, Jared soars over Massachusetts and takes a dramatic hot air balloon ride with "New Horizon" artist Doug… -
Arts This Week: 'Cymbeline,' 'Dear Evan Hansen' and 'Summer Winds'
Every week, WGBH News' Arts Editor Jared Bowen highlights the exhibitions, theater, movies and music you should check out in and around Boston. -
Notre Dame Fire Revives Demand For Skilled Stone Carvers In France
"With stone carving, we give life to an edifice and perpetuate history. We're also creating a link with the past and transmitting values that are important to conserve in society," one student says. -
Open Studio with Jared Bowen: DATMA Puts Wind On Display In New Bedford
This week wind, science, technology art and culture are on full view as Design Art Technology Massachusetts, (DATMA) and their Summer Winds 2019 event… -
'Less Is A Bore' Embraces Creative Excess At The ICA
You know “less is more” - the minimalist catchphrase. But a new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston is turning that saying on its head. -
