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March 29, 2012
Did you miss the premiere of the Boston Tree Party documentary film? If so, you’re in luck–we’re excited to announce a series of film screening parties across the city in the coming weeks. Each event will be hosted by a different Delegation and will be a great opportunity to see the film, learn more about the project, and connect with the Boston Tree Party network.
Monday April 2, 6-7:30pm: At Tech Networks, South Boston
Hosted by: Southie Trees / Tech Networks / Paraclete Academy Delegation
1 Wadleigh Place South Boston, MA 02127
Andrew Square T stop, limited street parking
Tuesday April 3, 6-7:30pm: At Tufts Friedman School, Downtown/Chinatown
Hosted by: Tufts Friedman AFE / Josiah Quincy School Delegation
Sackler 216A, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
Chinatown or South Station T stops, parking garage
Monday April 9, 6-7:30pm: At Groundwork Somerville, Somerville
Hosted by: Groundwork Somerville and Somerville Climate Action Delegations
21 Properzi Way, Suite O, Somerville, MA 02143
Porter Square T stop, some street parking
Tuesday April 10, 6-7:30pm: At Roxbury Community College,
Roxbury Crossing
Hosted by: Roxbury Community College Delegation
Academic Building, room 3-424
1234 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120
Roxbury Crossing T stop, free parking lot
Space is limited at all of these events, except for the screening in Somerville on April 9. If you’re planning to attend, please RSVP to Beth, our Project Coordinator, at beth@bostontreeparty.org
We hope to see you there!
March 28, 2012
Last night, we had a wonderful film premiere event in partnership with Artists in Context and the BU Gastronomy program. Thank you so much to everyone who was able to attend! In case you missed it, here is a quick recap of the evening’s festivities.
Rachel Black started off the event posing the question, “How can urban agriculture lead to civic engagement?” With plenty of historical references, from Jefferson to Dewey, Rachel’s presentation expanded upon connections between food and cultural history.
Nicole Caruth spoke next with a presentation entitled, “Where Do These Apples Fall in Art History.” With amazing slides and imagery, Nicole enthralled the audience with art projects focused on growing food from the 1960’s to the present-day. The Survival Series, 7,000 Oaks, and Windowfarms were just a few of the intriguing projects Nicole highlighted. Nicole will be writing about these projects and more in a new book on the “Growing Phenomenon” in contemporary art.
Both presentations placed the Boston Tree Party within a larger cultural and art historical context.
After the presentations, the lights dimmed as we officially premiered the Boston Tree Party documentary. It was well received, and it wonderfully represented the inaugural year of the Party. The film will be available online in the near future, but you can catch the film again at one of our upcoming community screening parties this April. Each party will be hosted by a different Delegation, and it’ll be a great way to connect with the Boston Tree Party community.
The entire event was filmed, so stay tuned for videos of both Rachel Black and Nicole Caruth’s presentations, as well as the panel discussion moderated by curator Judy Fox.
March 21, 2012
We’re looking for a videographer to film our panel discussion on March 27th. If you know of anyone with a camera and strong shooting/editing skills, please share this post with them:
Requirements:
- Available for entire event - 6:30pm – 9:30pm, Tuesday – March 27 at BU
- Provide your own professional video equipment
- Basic editing skills
Compensation:
- $120 flat rate for event filming and production of digital video (lightly edited with titles/captions)
To apply, please send a sample of your work to Larry@bostontreeparty.org by Friday, March 23.
March 14, 2012
Here are the full details for our film screening and panel discussion at BU!
Presented by Artists in Context, the BU Gastronomy Program, and the Boston Tree Party
Tuesday, March 27, 7pm
Rm 110, BU School of Hospitality Administration
928 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Urban agriculture has captured the imagination of artists, architects and designers all over the world in recent years. Please join us for a cross-disciplinary discussion on the intersection of art, urban agriculture, and civic engagement – fertile ground for sowing seeds that remind us of our interdependent relationship with nature and each other.
The conversation will follow a screening of the new Boston Tree Party short documentary film, and presentations by Rachel Black, professor of Gastronomy at Boston University, and art critic Nicole Caruth. The panel will be moderated by curator Judith Hoos Fox.
For more info, please visit: artistsincontext.org
Panelists will include:
Rachel Black is an assistant professor and the academic coordinator of the Gastronomy Program at Boston University. Black has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology and her research focuses on urban agriculture and food distribution in cities.
Nicole J. Caruth is an arts and culture writer and sometimes curator living in Brooklyn. She has written for, among others, the Studio Museum in Harlem, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Phaidon Press, ARTnews, C Magazine, Gastronomica, Public Art Review, and ArtPrize.org. She regularly contributes to the PBS affiliated blog Art21, which publishes her food and art column Gastro-Vision.
Lisa Gross is a Brooklyn/Boston based artist who works in the field of social practice. Her cross-disciplinary projects create opportunities for learning, connection, and multi-sensory engagement. Her practice deals with questions and issues of public space, urban ecology, civic engagement, social history, and cross-cultural relations. She is the founder and director of the Boston Tree Party and Hybrid Vigor Projects.
Moderator:
Judith Hoos Fox, an independent curator, works with Ginger Gregg Duggan under the moniker c2 (curatorsquared), to develop exhibitions of international, cross-media contemporary art and design that explore current issues in culture. Recent exhibitions include Branded and On Display, FACADES, Blown Away, Under Control, Art on Speed, Mechanical Couture: Fashioning a New Order, Art on Speed, Connectivity Lost, Mildred’s Lane Renovating Walden/J. Morgan Puett and Mark Dion and Passing Time.
March 11, 2012
This past week we received a lot of great press from bloggers and various online publications, recapping the successes of last year’s plantings and helping us spread the word about our 2012 planting campaign.
Check out some of the great posts published last week:
Eat Drink Better – “The Boston Tree Party is Turning Boston’s Public Spaces into Urban Fruit Forests” by Becky Striepe
Care2 – “Activist Group Builds Community One Apple at a Time” by Beth Buczynski
Sustainablog – “Growing Fruit Trees as Community Activism: the Boston Tree Party” by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg
Groovy Green Livin – “The Boston Tree Party: Urban Orchards Unite Communities” by Lori Popkewitz Alper
SeeClickFix Blog – “Boston Tree Party” by Kevin Donohue
What’s for Lunch Yo! Blog – “Let’s Paint the Town Green” by Courtney Moy
Adam’s Apples (blog) – “The Tree Party Wants You” by Adam Auster
The Greenhorns Blog – “Be a Boston Tree Partier + Planter”
Tufts GSAS Grad E-news - “Tufts GSAS Student Joins Innovative Urban Agriculture Organization”
Thanks to all the bloggers and journalists who wrote about us! Your coverage truly helps us to plant the seeds of civic engagement and to grow the movement for Civic Fruit! If you contribute to a blog or online publication and would like to write about us, please let us know!
March 10, 2012
In conjunction with Artists in Context and the Gastronomy program at Boston University, we’re hosting a film screening of the new Boston Tree Party documentary and a panel discussion about the intersection of urban agriculture, civic engagement, and public art.
Tuesday, March 27 – 7:00 pm
Boston University
School of Hospitality Administration - Rm 110
928 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA
Our very own Lisa Gross will be one of three panelists, joined by art critic Nicole Caruth, and Rachel Black, professor of Gastronomy at Boston University. The panel will be moderated by curator Judith Hoos Fox. Please help us spread the word with a quick retweet:
For more information, please visit artistsincontext.org. We hope to see you there!
