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Fort Point artists’ store changing Channel By Donna Goodison | http://www.bostonherald.com Fort Point Arts Community Inc. has found a new rent-free address for its artists’ store. The nonprofit’s Made in Fort Point: The FPAC Store will relocate to the nearby Channel Center after closing its Farnsworth Street location in the South Boston Seaport District on Friday. It will reopen Oct. 1. “We’re super excited,” executive director Gabrielle Schaffner said. “It’s … [Read more...]
Article Courtesy of: CBS Boston Five Things To Do In Boston’s Fort Point, Seaport Neighborhood The Fort Point/Seaport neighborhood is THE up-and-coming neighborhood in Boston. In the past few years, a number of businesses have begun to transform the area that was once housed a bunch of abandoned mills, factory buildings, and parking lots. How things have changed. Here are five ways to keep yourself busy while you’re there. Eat & Drink (credit: Sam's at Louis via … [Read more...]
THIS STORY APPEARED IN At Fort Point studios, artists feel betrayed By Geoff Edgers | Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe David Rogers wrote the infamous note on Valentine’s Day. He was scrambling to leave the office at 15 Channel Center St. to take his wife to Legal Sea Foods when two artists stopped him. The artists lived upstairs and, like many other Midway Studios residents, they were unhappy with Rogers’s plans to expand his company into the downstairs theater of … [Read more...]
Nearby Neighborhoods: Fort Point A guide to Boston’s transformed waterfront By Amy Laskowski share it! Photos by Vernon Doucette - Article Courtesy of: BU Today Few city neighborhoods have undergone the kind of recent transformation that Fort Point has. Comprising about 100 waterfront acres in the South End, the area has become Boston’s hottest—and hippest—district. Fort Point is home to museums, famous restaurants, and a vibrant artists enclave. The neighborhood was named for … [Read more...]
First Night on Boston’s Waterfront Posted by Communications Article Courtesy of: Boston Redevelopment Authority The BRA is proud to announce its continued support of First Night. Thanks to the coordinating efforts and support of Mayor Menino, The Boston Harbor Association, and First Night Boston, special events and promotions are planned along Boston’s waterfront for New Year’s Eve. Events will be held across the city beginning at 1 p.m. First Night 2012 buttons can be purchased … [Read more...]
Published on Washington Flyer Magazine (http://www.washingtonflyer.com) By Michael McCarthy Hidden Boston: Fort Point Neighborhood Once gritty and industrial, this hot spot is quickly hitting everyone's radar, with streets that bloom great dining and art enclaves. Downtown is just across the channel, but you won’t find many historical placards, Irish pubs or other tip-offs that you’re in Boston in this corner of the city. With its warehouses-cum-art galleries and loft … [Read more...]
About Christine Vaillancourt Christine received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her MA from the Rhode Island School of Design, with continuing education at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Kent State University. Christine Vaillancourt was the recipient of the Best in Show Award at the Newport Rhode Island Art Museum in 2003 which resulted in a one-person exhibition at the museum in 2004, titled “Techno-Retro”. She has exhibited in the United … [Read more...]
$100 Works on Paper FPAC to Host $100 Works on Paper Fundraiser The Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) is proud to present "Paper Chase 100", a group exhibition to benefit FPAC. The exhibition will be comprised completely of unframed works on paper by FPAC Members, all priced at $100 each. This is the first exhibition of its kind that FPAC has produced. The hope is that this exhibition will engage the community in a new way by making art accessible to a broad range of art lovers and … [Read more...]
The Fort Point Arts Community The Fort Point Arts Community, Inc. of South Boston (FPAC) is a non-profit community organization founded in 1980 and run by neighborhood artists and volunteers. Our mission is to enrich the Fort Point area with a resident live/work artist population that contributes to the district's and the City of Boston's cultural life. What we do: In 1980, shortly after artists began to arrive in 1976, Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) was established as a tax-exempt … [Read more...]
FPAC Holiday Sale this Weekend Fort Point Arts Community 12th Annual Holiday Sale December 3, 4, and 5, 2010 Friday 4-7pm Saturday and Sunday 11am-4pm FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Opening reception: Friday, December 3rd, 5-7pm Festive holiday snacks and refreshments 12 Farnsworth Street • Fort Point, Boston • 617-423-1100 From Secret Santa to that Someone Special, we've got you covered: find unique gifts at The Fort Point Arts Community Holiday Sale. Participating … [Read more...]
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