Thursday, 3/18/21

This week we met with our door hardware vendor to discuss options for interior and exterior ADA hardware options. We’re excited for this detail that will be a great finishing touch to the project. We’re still currently waiting on the permit from the City to move forward with drilling through the underground ledge but we’re anticipating this will happen soon. Meanwhile, we’ve announced our next round of Community Curator winners!

Julia Csekö, Originally from Brazil, has curated many shows in the Boston area and has been a Somerville resident for ten years. Her project titled, “We All Bleed Red” (Provisional Title), will feature artists speaking to themes of immigration, otherness, belonging, and building communities that aggregate diversity and inclusion. This exhibition will speak to Somerville’s diverse population, addressing immigration in conversation with the Somerville Museums’ history and collection. It will also initiate a broader conversation through the vision of contemporary artists exploring this theme. Originally from Brazil, Julia has curated many shows in the Boston area and has been a Somerville resident for ten years.

Arlinda Shtuni is a Somerville-based artist and curator who believes that fundamental discoveries happen in the in-between space, otherwise known as the margins of disciplines. Her project titled, “Waterlines Somerville Stories,” will explore Somerville’s origins, urban expansion, and ever-changing ecology through stories about water. Arlinda practices across mediums, acting as artist and curator of interactive art projects that fuse visual, literary, and musical arts with design and science, bringing together visual artists, writers, designers, and scientists to engage around a prescient question.