Northeastern demonstrates the necessity of art on campus

Northeastern University is renowned for its engineering studies and research development as demonstrated through the opening of the new state-of-the-art interdisciplinary science and engineering complex during fall semester 2017. However, the community’s artistic energy has emerged within the campus. President Aoun launched the public art initiative in 2014 striving to showcase Northeastern’s creative side by treating the …

Keeping Boston Caffeinated

My review of FoMu was part of a collaboration of coffeeshop reviews that prove that there way more options of places to get your coffee in Boston other than Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts (and it won't stop running). Here are several other places to choose from if you are in search of good coffee, a …

FoMu is fo’ you, fo’ me and fo’ everyone

FoMu (pronounced “faux moo”) strives to be as inclusive as possible with their variety of ice cream flavors, beverages and baked goods. While they are vegan, they choose to advertise it as "alternative ice cream" so not to scare customers away who may shy away from a plant based label, according to Diana Jeronimo, an employee …

Final project

As this class is coming to an end, I really want to focus on art activism in Boston for my final project. I feel that there are a lot of different events and organizations that connect to that topic but not sure if it would make up a cohesive topic. I am very interested in …

MassArt holds public drawing event at gallery for therapeutic drawing

MassArt has been holding a weekly group drawing event on Wednesdays in the Bakalar & Paine Galleries. Facilitated by professionals, MassArt provided space and supplies for the community to express their emotions through therapeutic drawing. The event ended this week, holding their last gathering on Wednesday March 1st.

My daily resource; The Art Newspaper

The Art Newspaper is exactly what it sounds like. A newspaper surrounding news on the art world. It is an online and paper publication founded in 1990 and based in London and New York as the first paper in Umberto Allemandi's publishing network started in 1983 in Turin. It provides a news service about the art …

Boston Hassle organizes bi-monthly black market

The Boston Hassle, a non-profit arts and music organization, is made up of musicians, artists, writers, and enthusiasts based in the greater Boston area and organizes events like their bi-montly "black market" flea market. They feature an array of vendors ranging from secondhand clothing to homemade soy candles. This month's black market took place on …

Nadal vs. Federer, a necessary rivalry for all tennis enthusiasts

Storify is a great website to create a quick and full rounded story with different media and outlets included to get the best information. It is a new form of journalism, accessible to all. I used it to make a quick story on Nadal vs. Federer match this past weekend. Take a look below. Federer vs. …

Boston rallies against immigration ban in Copley Square

Live tweeting is a bit of an art. You have to know what is relevant for the event you are reporting on. I had done live tweeting in the past before but usually just when I was reporting sport events and I feel that those are quite easy to tweet as you can report on …

Tweet Tweet

Twitter is a very useful tool for journalists and usually my only use for it is scrolling down the news and retweeting interesting articles or tweeting articles I have written. This semester I will be using more as a way to stay on top of news for my beat, art activism. Here are the Twitter …