The Arts
McCormack Theatre
The UMass Boston Theatre Arts Department, a member of the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival and the Kennedy Center/American College Dance Festival, offers students hands-on coursework and training in the 230-seat McCormack Theatre. Full-time faculty collaborate with members of the Boston arts community, including award-winning directors, designers, actors, playwrights, screenwriters, professional dancers, and the faculty of the Boston Ballet. Tickets for theatre performances are offered to members of the community at a deep discount.
Contact Information: Theatre Department 617-287-5645
Theatre
Arts Productions Calendar, 2002-2003
Harbor Art Gallery
The
Harbor Art Gallery, funded by the Student Arts and Events Council, is
a student-run, non-profit art gallery featuring student and local artists.
It is free and open to the public, Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m.
to 6 p.m. September through May.
Contact Information: Harbor Art Gallery 617-287-7988
WUMB Radio, 91.9 FM
WUMB
Radio, the nation’s only all-folk radio station, is broadcast throughout
the state on a network of five public radio stations in Boston, Worcester,
Falmouth, Orleans, and Newburyport. In addition to musical programming,
the station produces the acclaimed Commonwealth Journal, a weekly half-hour
public affairs radio program that discusses topics of particular interest
to Massachusetts residents, including local culture, history, politics,
art, and science. WUMB also produces the annual Boston
Folk Festival, a two-day, five-stage folk music extravaganza, as well
as the Summer Acoustic Music Week, an annual summer folk music camp for
adults.
Contact Information: WUMB Radio 617-287-6900
www.wumb.org
Arts on the Point
Arts
on the Point, a public sculpture park on the UMass Boston campus, is dedicated
to the cultural and intellectual enrichment of the Boston area through
the creation of a world-class venue for the exhibition of contemporary
sculpture. In addition to the on-campus educational activities, Arts on
the Point has developed community education and outreach projects which
seek to enhance an understanding of the role that the arts can play in
contemporary society.
These projects, supported by privately raised funds, are designed in collaboration with the staff of neighborhood organizations and community groups to address their needs and interests.
Current projects include: Art/Talks, a multi-visit educational tour of Boston's cultural institutions and local artists' studios; guided tours of the sculpture park available to school and community groups; the Teen Mentoring Program, pairing teen art students with University art majors; and annual Public Forums, where sculptures in the collection are discussed.
In addition, Artists-in-Residence projects, which place UMass Boston's art department faculty and students or community artists in local institutions, have included the creation of a history quilt with residents of Harbor Point and the renovation of the Edward Meaney Playground with students from the Little House Alternative School.
Contact Information: Arts on the Point 617-287-5347
www.artsonthepoint.com
email: artsonthepoint@umb.edu