In conjunction with the end of the year celebration of the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC), the National Center of Afro-American Artists (NCAAA) presents Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces as its culminating event. The event consists of the premier documentary screening of Cancel Violence: Artists Speak, a public conversation and a first ever video projection onto the museum's prized sculpture Eternal Presence by John Wilson.

During this year end celebration and culminating event, music will be provided by Zack Wilson, grandson of famed artist John Wilson who also created Eternal Presence, and Jamila Gordon on percussion. The premier documentary screening of Cancel Violence: Artists Speak was created by FPoint Productions will showcase artists including Paul Goodnight, Rob “ProBlak” Gibbs, L’Merchie Frazier, and others talking about causes of violence and possible correctives that can guide the community toward social healing. A special feature of the discussion will be a conversation between Alexis Smith, a homicide survivor, and Laurence "Larry" Pierce, an artist and retired teacher,  moderated by Edmund Barry Gaither, director emeritus of NCAAA. Lastly, in collaboration with ILLUMINUS and FPoint Productions, images and video interviews of Roxbury community members will be projected onto  the monumental sculpture Eternal Presence at dusk thus providing another grand scale, artistic screening on the historical Roxburian grounds.

Finding Ourselves in Public Spaces was convened by the Un-monument project and Cancel Violence: Artists Speak under the auspices of the National Center of Afro-American Artists with funds from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture through a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

We cannot wait to see you there!

Join the Paul Revere Memorial Association, Massachusetts Poet Laureate Regie Gibson, and Paul Revere for an engaging and immersive free program to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Midnight Ride. From the loyalist anthems of the Tories, to the fiery songs of the Revolutionaries, and original 19th century compositions written to further Revere’s legacy this program brings 18th and 19th century America to life through the music of the times. The evening will include performances by some of Boston’s finest musician

Blending rich narration, historical images, and live music, this program offers a fresh, moving, and insightful take on one of the Revolution’s most misunderstood heroes. Far more than just a messenger on horseback, Paul Revere was a devoted family man, a savvy businessman, and a respected civil servant. This special evening promises to be a powerful journey through sound and story, separating fact from folklore while painting a vivid portrait of one of America’s most iconic patriots.

Join North American Indian Center of Boston at the Loring Greenough House as we dive into the legacy of the enslavement of Black and Indigenous peoples and the work of confronting white supremacy in public art and spaces.

We will have a book talk with Irvin Weathersby, author of In Open Contempt: White Supremacy in Art and Public Spaces. This will be followed by a screening of the short film Written Out of History by Max Carocci and Simona Piantieri. To be followed by a Q&A with community members.

This event coincides with the temporary installation of “Hope Out of Darkness” a sculpture of Solomon Northup co-hosted by North American Indian Center of Boston and Rose Kennedy Greenway. NAICOB is a curatorial partner for the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture “Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument” project.

The North American Indian Center of Boston and the Rose Kennedy Greenway in collaboration with the Solomon Northup Committee for Commemorative Works (Marksville, Louisiana) invite the public to an unveiling of "Hope Out of Darkness," The temporary installation depicts Solomon Northup who after twelve years of enslavement, then self-liberated and advocated for abolition in Boston and across New England.

The statue will be installed starting October 20 through the middle of December 2025.