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Oliver and Randi talk to Karin Goodfellow, Director of Public Art for the City of Boston.  In that role, she works with artists and other community members on the creation of public memorials, murals, sculptures, and social practice projects that reflect the diversity and cultural values of the people, ideas, histories, and futures of Boston. 

In addition to over fifteen years running Boston's public art program, Karin is the Director of the Boston Art Commission, and the founding director of Boston Artists-in-Residence, a residency that has nurtured cohorts of creative partnerships between civic workers and community artists since 2015.  

Oliver and Randi sat down with Karin to learn more about her background and the paths that led to her work in the Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, how she has seen her work evolve over time, and what she’s excited about now. And, we got a chance to revisit our excitement over Karin’s role in having October 12, 2018 proclaimed Boston Art Book Fair Day in the City of Boston, one of the proudest moments in Boston Art Book Fair history.

When: Interviewed May 4, 2023

A few helpful links, to provide context and further information about topics that came up in our conversation.  In particular, we talked about some of the public art and artists in Boston, and about how to access various City of Boston resources and opportunities for artists.  Here you go:

Art and Artists: Shepard Fairey Arrested in Boston 2009 Liza Quinoñez in Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture 2023 The Embrace and the 1965 Freedom Plaza, by artist Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group on the Boston Common Tory Bullock

Opportunities: Boston Artists-in-Residence Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture

Thanks for listening to Weird Sounds: an audio companion to the Boston Art Book Fair!  We look forward to seeing you in person at BCA’s Cyclorama November 10-12, 2023 for the fifth Boston Art Book Fair.

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Pneuhaus is a Rhode Island-based art and design studio that specializes in exuberant inflatable transformations of public space. They design and create  immersive sculptures and environments to guide visitors into the universe of their senses and the joys of shared experience. Inspired by physics, biology, and craft, Pneuhaus’s work incorporates the lessons of nature in both form and function.  To kick off our second season of Weird Sounds, Oliver and Randi sat down with August Lehrecke, Co-Founder of Pneuhaus, to learn more about this unique enterprise, which has handcrafted immersive environments for use by entities ranging from NASA to the Providence Children’s Museum.  And (thank you Pneuhaus!), they have created beautiful and community friendly seating for Boston Art Book Fair 2018, 2019 and 2022. 

When: Interviewed March 9, 2023 Thanks to everyone who took part in Boston Art Book Fair 2022!  We look forward to seeing you at BCA’s Cyclorama November 10-12, 2023 for the fifth Boston Art Book Fair.

Support the Boston Art Book Fair today!   Oliver and Randi sat down with Emily Isenberg, Founder and President of Isenberg Projects, to learn more about her and her team of community strategists, creatives, tastemakers, deal makers, producers and artists – all, as she describes it, “obsessed with culture and driven by insatiable curiosity. 

Isenberg Projects is a creative consulting agency based in Boston that specializes in placemaking and community engagement. Founded in 2011—and officially certified as a women owned business in the State of Massachusetts in early 2020—Isenberg Projects has produced hundreds of projects, pushing over 1 million dollars into the hands of the local creative economy.     When: Interviewed November 17, 2022

With thanks to everyone who took part in Boston Art Book Fair 2022!

Emily and Oliver reflect on the history of Isenberg Projects and the DIY world of organizing cultural events in Boston.  They reference: Boston Children’s Hospital Art Program Fourth Wall Gallery Girls Rock Campaign Boston Caleb Neelon HBS Allston Skirt Gallery (R.I.P.) We fondly remember the retro concept of “Selling out” Emily talks about IP’s work with  Studio Allston

We talk about art: Tony Goldman (R.I.P.), and Miami’s Wynwood Walls LaMontagne Gallery est. 2007 Blanc

Permitting: 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston

Dining: New York’s Outdoor Dining Sheds

Baths: Japanese Onsen

And Youth: Future Chefs, Youth Pride and Roxbury Youthworks The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan comes up, as does fearlessness, women-led businesses, and social media influencers. Digital Soup