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Register Now for Arlington Community Education Fall Classes

August 20, 2021
Register Now for Arlington Community Education Fall Classes

Arlington Community Education (ACE) Fall registration is now open. Catalogs have been mailed to Arlington addresses, featuring hundreds of classes for adults, kids, and families. It is also viewable online at ArlingtonCommunityEd.org. Classes begin the week of September 20, with a mix of in-person, outdoor, and online options. Indoor adult classes will take place in […]

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STUDENT CONVERSATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: MEET AND GREET

August 20, 2021
STUDENT CONVERSATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE: MEET AND GREET

By Clara Schneider, Rachel Barglow, Tamaki Sugihara On July 19, 2021, we met with 15 diverse Arlington organizations in a meet and greet via Zoom. This meet and greet allowed us to interact and learn from members of these organizations about their various goals and achievements. Organizations in attendance included groups focused on eliminating waste, […]

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LexArt Announces Call for Collaboration with Arlington Artists and Instructors

August 17, 2021

Lexington Arts and Crafts Society (LexArt) would like to extend an invitation to artists and instructors of ArtsArlington to submit artworks to Reflection/Reawakening/Resilience, an exhibition meant to celebrate our collective reemergence, reflect on our shared experience, and look to the future. LexArt is inviting artists and instructors from neighboring community arts organizations to join us […]

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Student Conversations on Climate Change: Communicating Effectively

August 8, 2021
Student Conversations on Climate Change: Communicating Effectively

Remembrance of Climate Futures/Arlington is a youth-led Arlington based version of Northeastern professor Tom Starr’s regional public art initiative. Over the summer, 12 interns from Arlington High School will be researching impacts of climate change on Arlington and some individual and collective actions that can be taken by the town, community groups, and individual residents […]

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Student Conversations on Climate Change: Promoting Resilience

July 29, 2021
Student Conversations on Climate Change: Promoting Resilience

Remembrance of Climate Futures/Arlington is a youth-led Arlington based version of Northeastern professor Tom Starr’s regional public art initiative. Over the summer, 12 interns from Arlington High School will be researching impacts of climate change on Arlington and some individual and collective actions that can be taken by the town, community groups, and individual residents […]

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New Art Installations for Town Parklets

July 29, 2021
New Art Installations for Town Parklets

ACAC and the Department of Planning and Community Development are collaborating to bring colorful cut-vinyl artwork to the protective orange barriers that surround some of the Town’s new parklets – designed to offer outdoor seating for take-out meals and informal gatherings.  The first installation was designed by Adria Arch for the parklet in front of […]

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Arlington Chamber Announces New ‘VisitArlingtonMA’ Website

July 29, 2021
Arlington Chamber Announces New ‘VisitArlingtonMA’ Website

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce has launched a multi-faceted marketing campaign that highlights Arlington’s unique features and promotes Arlington as a destination for arts, culture, and outdoor activities as well as shopping and dining. In March, the Chamber was awarded a grant by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) to create branding and […]

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A STRONG Community of Voices

July 28, 2021
A STRONG Community of Voices

Arlington Poet Laureate Steven Ratiner launched the Red Letter Poem Project at the outset of the Covid Pandemic.  Every week he sends out a carefully selected poem, accompanied by a short essay reflecting on the poem’s meaning and context.  He focused his 69th Red Letter on Neighborhood Haiku; he and his Beehive Poets Group were […]

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ACA Sets Porchfest Stage for Arlington Open Studios this Fall

July 23, 2021
ACA Sets Porchfest Stage for Arlington Open Studios this Fall

In the spirit of the much-loved community event, Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) is excited to present Porchfest Stage on the front steps of Arlington’s Town Hall as part its annual Arlington Open Studios event on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Porchfest Stage will feature free public performances by local musicians throughout the day. A […]

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Celebrate Our ‘HEIGHTS HAIKU’ Event Live!

July 6, 2021
Celebrate Our ‘HEIGHTS HAIKU’ Event Live!

Join us on Wednesday, July 14, 6:30 – 8pm (rain date July 15) for a LIVE community celebration of our project Haiku in the Heights, featuring an open mic, live music, and a storefront stroll to enjoy some of the original haiku that have been painted on storefront windows. Heights Haiku celebrates the streets and shops, the […]

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ACA Convenes Teen Artists

July 2, 2021
ACA Convenes Teen Artists

Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) celebrated Juneteenth 2021 with a new program – Teen Artists on the Issues. This 3-day workshop brought local youth together for intensive work with teaching artists, focusing on the issues they say matter most to them, including racial justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, environmental justice, Women’s rights, and immigration.Participating teens worked […]

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Live Arts Arlington 2021: The RETURN!

June 30, 2021
Live Arts Arlington 2021: The RETURN!

We are thrilled to announce the return of Live Arts Arlington for Summer 2021! After a brief hiatus during the pandemic, we are eager to pick up where we left off in 2019 with a fresh lineup of artists for people of all ages to enjoy. “Art hop” between the new SPRUCED UP parklets each weekend and […]

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Artist Talk and Workshop with Chanel Thervil

June 1, 2021
Artist Talk and Workshop with Chanel Thervil

Please join us for a great talk — “Portraits with Purpose: Celebrating Character, Resiliency, Strength, and Joy” — on Tuesday, June 8, via zoom with Chanel Thervil, one of Boston’s rising stars, recognized for both her artistic vision and her celebratory spirit. Learn how Chanel creates portraits that celebrate the essential character and spirit of […]

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CALL TO ARTISTS: Transform Arlington’s Orange Parklet Barriers

May 26, 2021

The Town of Arlington has been setting up “parklets” – outdoor seating areas located in parking spots protected from traffic by orange plastic barriers. To make these areas more inviting and to spruce up public spaces with vibrant art, ACAC seeks a variety of proposals from artists to transform barriers with an application of colorful adhesive […]

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CALL TO ARTISTS: Volunteers Sought for Painting Poems by Hand

May 26, 2021

If you have a steady hand, experience with paint, and enjoy typography, sign painting and/or hand lettering, please consider spending a Saturday or two with the amazing Kenji Nakayama painting haiku in storefront windows! This project is the culmination of Neighborhood Haiku, a public art/poetry mashup; we’ve issued a Call for Haiku to the community requesting […]

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EcoWeek PANEL DISCUSSION: Art to Awareness to ACTION

May 7, 2021
EcoWeek PANEL DISCUSSION: Art to Awareness to ACTION

Learn How You Can Stop Plastic Pollution On Wednesday, May 12, 7 – 8:30pm join this discussion featuring a dynamic group of speakers presenting innovative projects in Mexico, Philadelphia, and Arlington. U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark joins us via pre-recorded video as she shares her work crafting federal legislation to advance systemic change. Learn steps you can take […]

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The Show Must Go On! 10th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival Goes VIRTUAL for 2021

April 18, 2021
The Show Must Go On! 10th Annual Arlington Jazz Festival Goes VIRTUAL for 2021

The 10th annual Arlington Jazz Festival will once again be presented virtually, since, as they say, this notable local festival must go on, no matter the pandemic weather. For this milestone anniversary year, presenter Arlington Jazz has scheduled a series of one-hour concerts, presented online over a 3-night stretch Friday, April 23, through Sunday, April […]

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Cultural Council Awards 2021 Grants Totaling $17,774

April 18, 2021
Cultural Council Awards 2021 Grants Totaling $17,774

Susan Larson, Chair of ACAC Grants Committee (formerly Arlington Cultural Council), has announced the award of 24 grants totaling $17,774, for cultural programs in Arlington (ranging from $280 to $1,154, with an average grant of $740. Grantees were chosen from thirty-seven competitive applications. “We are continuously impressed by the caliber of projects presented to our […]

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