Beats On The Beach Along The Fort Point Channel

Save the Harbor/Save the Bay hosts their annual Beats On The Beach Block Party along the Fort Point Channel on:

Friday, August 16, 2024

5:30-9:30PM

Channelside Lot (45 Binford St.)

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The Block Party is a FREE community art celebration organized in collaboration with local artists to put money in the hands of POC creatives and connect people to the Boston waterfront. There will be a vibrant art mart with more than 50 local art vendors. There will be live performances by both up-and-coming and well-known artists. Your dog is welcome too.  

Fort Point Festival & Arts Marketplace Debuts In Partnership With Roundhead Brewing & Fresh Food Generation

updated 06/12/24 with exciting opportunity for musicians to perform from 3pm to 8pm on June 22nd. 

The Fort Point Neighborhood Association, in collaboration with 249 A St Artists Cooperative, The Artist Building at 300 Summer St, Midway Artist Studios, The Muse at 63 Melcher, and FPAC, is excited to announce the first ever Fort Point Festival and Arts Marketplace. 

This family-friendly event is held in partnership with the Alianza Park Series*, a beer garden by Roundhead Brewing with Fresh Food Generation's pop-up, occurring at the A St Park.

The Fort Point Festival & Arts Marketplace will be on Saturday, June 22, 2024 from 12pm to 8pm. This change from a two day to one day festival is at the suggestion of our artist participants.

There is limited spaces available. If you are an artist or artisan who would like to join us and sell your work at our open-air art market, the fee for one of the 24 available spaces is $25 for the day and artists will retain 100% of their sales proceeds. 

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the Google form or scan the QR code above. Applications will be accepted on a rolling acceptance basis until Friday, June 14th.

Any seller questions, please contact Domingo-Martin.

If you are a musician interested in performing at the Fort Point Festival & Arts Marketplace, there are slots available from 3pm to 8pm on June 22nd, Please email us by June 18th. 

*The Alianza Park Series, offering community based activations through food, beverages, art, music and games, is taking place Wednesday to Sunday at seven City of Boston Parks throughout the summer. Allianza will be at A Street Park from June 19 through June 23 and June 26 through June 30.

originally published 05.30.24

"State of Emergency, State of the Earth" Debuts September 9th

09/01/23: updated with correct R.S.V.P. link. 

"State of Emergency, State of the Earth" is coming to historic Fort Point on the South Boston Waterfront starting August 29th and culminating in an art exhibition opening reception and fashion runway show on September 9, 2023 from 4:30pm to 9:00pm at Midway Artist Studios on 15 Channel Center Street. 

Artists raise awareness and reflect back to us the world we live in. They tell our stories and help us reimagine the world we hope to create. 

Boston artist, Dawna Davis and Argentinian artist Liliana Folta, harness the power of global artists and local fashion designers to shine a light on racial and environmental inequities.

                          

"State of Emergency, State of the Earth"              

 Saturday. September 9, 2023

Art Opening

4:30pm to 6:30pm   

Runway Show 

at 7pm

R.S.V.P. to this free event today!

State of the Earth, an art science exhibition
Opening Reception, September 9th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm
On view through September 27th
Liliana Folta, Curator and Participator

Twenty women artists from different parts of the world are coming together to inspire and raise awareness of the importance of planting native plants for biodiversity.

The artists' works are inspired by the ecosystems of their homeland or where they call home. This exciting collective effort focuses on social, mental and environmental ecology which connects human health to environmental and planetary health.  This increases emotional resilience and adaptation to a healthier Earth which links human and species’ rights. The aim of the artists is to create empathy and understanding for biodiversity fatigue through intercultural engagement and for the impact of society on diminishing pollinators.

From a private garden in Brandenburg, Germany, the Álamos de la Vega in Granada Spain, the mangroves of Puerto Rico, the Forest Park, Queens in New York to inspiring native gardens in Massachusetts, this collection of works presents a variety of mediums that includes video, installation, painting, photography, drawing and sculpture.

Participating Artists: Violeta Vollmer, Consuelo Vallejo Delgado, Adriana G. Prat, Hebé García, Julia Csekö, Naoe Suzuki, Verónica Parselis (Verute), Carmen Mojica Martínez,  Fulgen Sabatier, Haley Johnson, Jesseca Ferguson, Jacqueline Herranz Brooks, Helen Papp, Megan MacDonell, Liliana Folta, JAYPIX, Souther, Tina Chakarian, Kathleen Bitetti and Olga Shmuylovich.

State of Emergency
Runway Show September 9th at 7pm
Dawna Davis, Curator and Participator
Meghan Borges, Producer

The theme of the Runway Show is driven by the need to highlight the causes of racial and environmental injustice and to encourage communication and participation from all over Greater Boston, especially from the underserved areas of our city.

We encourage breaking down barriers between different races, cultures, and genders as well as showcasing emerging and professional designers and models. Come discover how designers’ creativity bring these issues to life through performance, art and design.

Participating Designers: Michaela Colvin, Dawna Davis, Mario Avila Design, Sara Doyle, Nathan Evans, Gulnara Niaz, Consuelo Perez, Sharisse Scott-Rawlins, Eileen Ryan, Caitlin Redington, Charlie Dov Schon,  Ayzit Tashkin, Cassandre Tercina, Rebecca McGee Tuck and Alpha Wurie.

The event is free to the public and is in support of two Boston nonprofit organizations: Haley House and SPOKE Art. 

For more information on this event, workshops and artists talks, please visit State of Emerency - State of the Earth.

originally published 8.9.23.

To Buy An Artist Live/Work Coop or A Condo, That Is The Question

Have you ever wondered what the differences are between a condo and an artist live/work cooperative? Join artist Christine Vallioncourt to learn tips on buying one versus the other. 

Monday, April 24, 2023

FPAC Assemblage Gallery

The Envoy Hotel (across from the Barking Crab)

5:30pm - 6:30pm

R.S.V.P. to this free event

Christine Vaillancourt is a painter and an original member of The Artist Building Cooperative at 300 Summer Street, a 47 live/work unit building for visual artists, founded by the Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) in 1995. The Artist Building is located in historic Fort Point within the South Boston waterfront.

In the 70s and 80s, Christine earned a real estate license to find, buy, move in, fix up, and sell houses in Newport, RI. She was 25 when she purchased her first house. On a teacher’s salary, she renovated and sold 7 houses from 1971-1987. One of those houses, Christine converted into 5 condos, marketed, and sold them; another, she renovated a fixer-upper Victorian and created a 17-guestroom inn, operated the inn for a few years and then sold the business. Her father was a home builder who taught her some of his renovating skills.

Christine moved to Boston in 1989 to join a bigger artist community and to experience Boston city life. In 2014, she retired from her teaching career. As Chair of the Sales Committee at The Artist Building, she provides buyers with information and hosts showings of new listings. You may see some her art at the new MBTA GLX Ball Square Station in Somerville and at ChristineVaillancourt.com.

Fort Point Open Studios Starts Tonight

The thirty-fifth annual Fort Point Open Studios kicks off tonight with a preview of artists' studios, galleries and group shows from 4 pm to 7 pm. At 8 pm at Atlantic Wharf, the Fort Point Theatre Channel presents "In The Summer House", a play about the mysterious and powerful relationship between mothers and their daughters. All Fort Point Open Studios' events are free and open to the public.

The Fort Point Fall Open Studios is one of Fort Point Arts Community's (FPAC) largest events that showcases the vibrant artist community. Over 150 artists will open their studios. It is an opportunity to meet the artists where they create; see amazing art in Fort Point's historic warehouses; and buy local, original art from the people who make it. In addition, there will be numerous performances, artists’ demos, and art-making for all ages throughout the weekend.  

Come be a part of Boston's original Open Studios. More information on participating artists, public art and special events. Free parking is available at the Binford and A Street parking lot on the left. Don't forget to visit the new Made In Fort Point store at 315 on A Street rear for more local art, crafts, jewelry and clothing.