For over 2 months we were treated to the wonderful works of over 40 local artists. And all of us want to extend the warmest thanks to all of the folks who shared their vision of the great neighborhood of East Somerville, as well as to the good people at Somerville City Hall and beyond, who helped make this groundbreaking exhibition a reality.
While the pictures are now off of the walls, East Somerville spins on. And we encourage you not only to continue your urban explorations and interpretations, but to make yourself a real part of our community.
For continuing information on new and creative things going on in E-So, please visit the East Somerville Main Streets website;
http://www.eastsomervillemainstreets.org
Thank you for everything! AND STAY IN TOUCH, OKAY?
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Interpreting East Somerville will be exhibited beginning November 20, 2008 at Somerville City Hall, located at 93 Highland Avenue.
We extend great thanks to Mayor Joe Curtatone for inviting this unique community photographic exhibition to transform the public concourses of City Hall into a vast gallery space open for all.
We would talk to 10 people and get 10 different answers . .
It's colorful, it's grey, it's funky, it's staid, there's nothing new, everything is changing, they love it, they hate it, they would only pass through, they would never leave.
And we realized that East Somerville, like our world itself, is whatever you say it is. And however you see it. Now we are inviting you to come see it, and show it, and tell it as only you can. It is there for everyone to see. But only you can see it as you do.
The subject of this groundbreaking exhibition is one place in one city on the map. But it is your expression of this one subject that will become the works of art that are created and exhibited.
Whether an exercise in sharing secrets or reveling in discoveries, your interpretation will create the narrative that is this living and evolving neighborhood.
Comprising most of the eastern third of Somerville, Massachusetts, the neighborhood of East Somerville is the mostly densely populated section of this most densely populated city in New England.
Historically a working class neighborhood, East Somerville is a vibrant mash-up of contradictions and confluences. Growing Central American, Brazilian, and Haitian communities jostle for space alongside the byways and commercial strips of this eclectic district with families and businesses that have remained in the neighborhood for generations.
Whether for reasons of class or ethnicity or generation or something else, the neighborhood carries with it the vibe of a place separated. So close to the gleaming towers of downtown Boston, yet somehow distant. A part of the trendy booming city of Somerville, but somehow not. Two shops sharing a common doorway, yet worlds apart. Despite these curious disconnects, East Somerville stands out as an uncommonly friendly and gregarious and open place. This peculiar dynamic creates a unique and fascinating district unlike any other in the region.
East Somerville continues to evolve as an organic urban creature that can reveal both it's crassness and it's gentle grace within a matter of a few steps. And each new day, the neighborhood awakens as its own diverse manifestation of the lives and perspectives that become a part of it.
East Somerville can be accessed from the Sullivan Square MBTA station on the Orange Line. The Lechmere MBTA station on the Green Line is about a 10 minute walk from the edge of the neighborhood.
Numerous buses service East Somerville and Sullivan Square including the CT2, 80,86, 87, 89, 91, 93, 101.
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The Venue
Interpreting East Somerville will be exhibited beginning November 20, 2008 at Somerville City Hall, located at 93 Highland Avenue.
We extend great thanks to Mayor Joe Curtatone for inviting this unique community photographic exhibition to transform the public concourses of City Hall into a vast gallery space open for all.
Ideas Behind This Exhibition
We would talk to 10 people and get 10 different answers . .
It's colorful, it's grey, it's funky, it's staid, there's nothing new, everything is changing, they love it, they hate it, they would only pass through, they would never leave.
And we realized that East Somerville, like our world itself, is whatever you say it is. And however you see it. Now we are inviting you to come see it, and show it, and tell it as only you can. It is there for everyone to see. But only you can see it as you do.
The subject of this groundbreaking exhibition is one place in one city on the map. But it is your expression of this one subject that will become the works of art that are created and exhibited.
Whether an exercise in sharing secrets or reveling in discoveries, your interpretation will create the narrative that is this living and evolving neighborhood.
The Neighborhood
Comprising most of the eastern third of Somerville, Massachusetts, the neighborhood of East Somerville is the mostly densely populated section of this most densely populated city in New England.
Historically a working class neighborhood, East Somerville is a vibrant mash-up of contradictions and confluences. Growing Central American, Brazilian, and Haitian communities jostle for space alongside the byways and commercial strips of this eclectic district with families and businesses that have remained in the neighborhood for generations.
Whether for reasons of class or ethnicity or generation or something else, the neighborhood carries with it the vibe of a place separated. So close to the gleaming towers of downtown Boston, yet somehow distant. A part of the trendy booming city of Somerville, but somehow not. Two shops sharing a common doorway, yet worlds apart. Despite these curious disconnects, East Somerville stands out as an uncommonly friendly and gregarious and open place. This peculiar dynamic creates a unique and fascinating district unlike any other in the region.
East Somerville continues to evolve as an organic urban creature that can reveal both it's crassness and it's gentle grace within a matter of a few steps. And each new day, the neighborhood awakens as its own diverse manifestation of the lives and perspectives that become a part of it.
Transportation Links
East Somerville can be accessed from the Sullivan Square MBTA station on the Orange Line. The Lechmere MBTA station on the Green Line is about a 10 minute walk from the edge of the neighborhood.
Numerous buses service East Somerville and Sullivan Square including the CT2, 80,86, 87, 89, 91, 93, 101.
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