“N+T Asks” focuses on Beacon Hill artist & community leader

WHAT: Now +There is asking big questions and confronting a monumental moment with its popular online program, “N+T Asks,” bringing artists and community leaders together to discuss the bright spots and the challenges in Boston’s 23 neighborhoods. Open-ended conversations address reinterpreting how we see, label, and judge ourselves, each other, and public spaces with the goal of creating a more open and equitable Boston. “Where do you see your neighborhood in the year 2030?” is part of the conversation.

Challenging issues such as gentrification, racial inequity, food insecurity, socio-economic divides, and other reasons that Boston is considered a “closed city” will be all explored. And, discussions will examine how temporary public art can highlight neighborhood pride, important current and historic moments, and support more open minds, conversations, and spaces in the city. This program will focus on Beacon Hill and future events will focus on Egleston Square, West Roxbury, Mission Hill, and Hyde Square.

WHO: Kate Gilbert, Executive Director of Now + There, will lead the hour-long program including a 30-minute conversation with local artist L’Merchie Fraizer and neighborhood resident Cathy Stone. Then, there will 30 minutes of Q&A.

WHEN AND WHERE: Thursday, April 1 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. The free online series will continue every other Thursday through May 6, 2021. The public is invited to come together to ask and reflect on the many questions facing the city. Pre-registration is available on https://www.nowandthere.org/events/2021/4/1/nt-asks-beacon-hill or www.nowandthere.org/asks.

NOTE: “N+T Asks” began two weeks after the COVID 19 pandemic was identified in Boston in 2020. The first season focused on artists, cultural sector workers, and community leaders during the pandemic. The second season focused on eight Boston neighborhoods: Charlestown, East Boston, Roxbury, Grove Hall, Fields Corner, Allston, Mattapan, and South Boston. Previous seasons are available on www.nowandthere.org/asks.

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Now + There (N+T) is a non-profit public art curator changing the landscape with temporary and site-specific public artworks. Through its curatorial and fundraising efforts, N+T is transforming Boston into a public art city by creating a portfolio of projects that supports artistic risk-taking in order to catalyze community dialogue, and cultural change. (www.nowandthere.org).

MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Brown McCloy, 978-697-9414; diana@teakmedia.com