$857 raised so far thanks to crazy generous friends who want to help build a public art city. 🙏 Give any amount and I’ll select a piece of Boston’s finest asphalt encased in concrete for you! #15k #walkingformorepublicart #gilbertjaunt support.nowandthere.org/GilbertJaunt

24 Hours 🚨 Take action today for equitable arts and cultural recovery #ReviveMAArtAndCulture #ArtsAndCultureForMA bit.ly/ARPAforART via MASSCreative

“Find the thing that matters to you and defend it.” ⁦Ida Bae Wells⁩ speaking tonight at ⁦@maamboston⁩ about the need for art + activism in the work of telling the truth of slavery, the US’s oldest institution, and fighting for the truth. #1619project

Book club anyone? #1619project “We may need, instead, legislation that requires us to study divisive concepts, beginning with the most basic one of all: All men are created equal.” - Jake Silverstein ⁦New York Times Arts⁩ nytimes.com/2021/11/09/mag…

Art and artists do it for less, without hurling through space. “The best way to access this everyday awe is by allowing yourself to wander, to avoid following a schedule each moment of the day.” Dasher Keltner #everydayawe #cultivateawe @NYTOpinion nytimes.com/2021/11/27/opi…

What a year!

Grateful karaeo reappointed to a cabinet position with Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭. 🙌 #publicartcity “I am excited to be part of this administration that prioritizes inclusion and understands the necessary role that culture plays in all aspects of civic life.”

Checking off two New Years goals in about 10 mins 1) getting back into Twitter (srsly!) and 2) beating my year-end donation deadline by 1 day 🏆 Happy to support visual arts orgs: @BAMSFest Boston Art Review Boston Center for the Arts Fitchburg Art Museum Now_And_There #medicinewheel MASSCreative

Taking personal accountability to a new level and making space for reflection with a Google Form and a monthly calendar alert. #nerdalert #2022goals #coursecorrection 🤓✨

One of the greatest tests of “me vs we” is Christmas tree disposal night in a multi-family dwelling. #whocleansup #empathy #communalliving

Anyone else see the underlying “banality of evil” similarity between totalitarian Xi’an approach and US’s unvaccinated personal freedom? #HannahArendt definition: “an extraordinary diligence in looking out for his personal advancement.” #omicron The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/01/12/bus…

A true leader builds up other’s leadership. That’s Linette Charles. Luck to be working with her! 🙌🏽💛

What an honor to have watched ideas be birthed over the last 6 months and now to journey once more with the artists during the final jury of the #publicartaccelerator with Now_And_There. News of funding next week…💵 #localartistfunding

Writing of how creativity animates Black self determination and helps us see possibility in an era of violent white supremacist, Elizabeth Alexandra writes, “Artists make radical solutions all day long...We bring it into community.” #TrayvonGeneration is a must read! Dr. Elizabeth Alexander

Yes to this ⬇️. Collective advocacy + cash to BIPOC arts orgs already doing the CONSISTENT work, meeting community need & creating WELCOMING experiences. (Still processing the Culture + Community study hosted by Slover Linett Audience Research Barr Foundation & Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture Boston at the Boston Public Library)

Apply now: Unrestricted grants of $5K are available to MA artists, performers, creatives, culture bearers, and gig workers to support recovery from the pandemic. Deadline: Nov. 1. #PowerOfCulture #mapoli bit.ly/Grants4Recovery

The cat stays motionless, staring at you, wait to play. You eat chips, one at a time, while watching two programs. The one on your phone holds all of your attention. Eventually, kitty walks away. You reach and drink from a can. You are my new alley neighbor with #noblinds.

In partnership with BU School of Visual Arts Tuesday Night MFA Lecture Series, we are delighted to host a discussion with artist and cultural worker, Kate Gilbert (Kate Gilbert) of @now_and_there. Join us! 🗓️ October 27 ⏰ 7:30-9PM 📍 #BSASpace architects.org/events/505967/…

You don’t know that your track lighting is the reason we have black out shades. But you might know the way to enlightenment now. Glad to only be able to see your ceiling, and imagine your writer’s life free from the mundane. You are another alley neighbor #withoutblinds.

BU Lecture Series Featuring Kate Gilbert of Now + There architects.org/events/505967/…