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    • A colorful mural on a city building features a large sun, flowers, a DNA strand, and bold text including “Your spirit whispering in my ear,” “Question Reality,” and “Keep Your Laws Off My Body.” Urban buildings surround the mural.
      "your spirit whispering in my ear," Jeffrey Gibson. Photo: Julian Damiani
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      We center artists as catalysts of change and community development through local and national investments in contemporary visual art exhibitions, publications, public art and visual arts organizations at all scales.
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      Coffee farmer sorting beans, Rushashi coffee cooperative, Rwanda. Photo provided.
      Economic Wellbeing

      We collaborate with our partners to expand access to wealth-building opportunities and create pathways to resilient incomes, ensuring everyone has the resources they need to thrive.
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      Dr. Nicaise Nsabimana, a medical oncologist, listens to a patient's heartbeat in Butaro Level II Teaching Hospital (BTH), Rwanda. Photo: Partners In Health
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Past Exhibitions

A vibrant mural on a black wall shows a smiling child holding a glowing lightbulb, surrounded by colorful, dynamic shapes and abstract patterns, with a wooden floor and overhead lighting in the gallery.
"From The Page To The Stage" mural installation in the Wagner Gallery. Photo: OLP Creative, Lee Hopkins

From The Page To The Stage

  • July 10, 2025 - December 5, 2025
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A quilted textile artwork of a person’s face is on the left. On the right, orange geometric letters spell “NAM AM” on a pale pink background.
(Left) L'Merchie Frazier. "Who's in My Neighborhood," 2018. Nylon fiber and silk print transfer. Photo: Mel Taing

GENERATIONS

  • At The MassArt Art Museum (MAAM)
    May 22, 2025 - November 30, 2025
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On the left, people in white costumes sit at a table outdoors with large white sculptures and food. On the right, bold pink text reads Boston Center for the Arts on a bright yellow background.

Slow Loops: Luis Arnías

  • At Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery
    April 26, 2025 - July 29, 2025
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Luis Arnías, Still from “Noise Cloud,” 2025. Photo courtesy of the artist

Slow Loops: Luis Arnías

  • October 11, 2024 - March 28, 2025
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A person wearing glasses and a sweater stands in a small bookstore or library, browsing through a book. The space is filled with shelves and tables stacked with books and papers, with posters hanging overhead.
Ulises Carrión inside of Other Books and So Archive, the second iteration of his Amsterdam-based bookstore, 1979. Photo: courtesy of Ulises

speech lives in a series of daily attempts: artists & publishing

  • March 7, 2024 - August 1, 2024
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