![]() About New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) DS4SI is a creativity lab for social justice work in the public sphere, where activists, artists, academics and the larger public come together to imagine new approaches to social change and new angles to address complex social issues. “The BID is all about ‘clean, safe and welcoming’ and our partnership with DS4SI is a key part of how we ensure that Downtown continues to be welcoming to everyone,” said Anita Lauricella, Senior Planner at the Downtown Boston BID.Ībout Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI)īased in Upham’s Corner in Boston, DS4SI is dedicated to changing how social justice is imagined, developed and deployed here in the United States. Wild Rumpus is the final event of DS4SI’s inPUBLIC 2022 Summer Series, which aims to activate public spaces in Boston with opportunities for belonging, play, connection, rest, interaction, laughter, dialogue, learning and surprise. "This is an important part of this work of embodying new possibilities for more just and vibrant public spaces in Boston." "inPUBLIC is about culture shift and reconnecting with one another around collective joy-making," says Kim Szeto, NEFA program director of public art. Belnavis of the Diahann Project, which documents the joy and community experienced throughout the inPUBLIC Summer Series The People’s Playground will also feature the inPUBLIC Family Portraits Art Show by Stefanie D. Saturday, August 13, 12:00-4:00 PM: The People’s Playground - Saturday, try out The Steps as a giant 3D maze! Play childhood games like musical chairs and freeze tag, join a multicultural Story Hour, get your photo taken at the Family Portrait Gallery, and more. Come as you are or go all out and wear your favorite outfit. You can dance, listen, even take lessons. Catch a live excerpt of Company One’s new show “can I touch it?,” grounding the three-day festival within the roots of spatial justice.įriday, August 12, 5:00-8:00 PM: The People’s Prom - Friday, join Boston’s public dance party, with everything from salsa to house, vogue, and more. Thursday, August 11, 5:00-8:00 PM: The People’s Rest - Thursday highlights rest and rejuvenation, with yoga, crochet, and sound healing on the eve of the Sturgeon Full Moon. These Boston based artists are skillfully amplifying ways to invite us into co-creating more spatially just spaces through transforming the steps at Downtown Crossing to be a space where collective rest is possible, dances across cultures can be shared, and an amplified playground for all ages can be experienced. Wild Rumpus features Boston area artists welcoming the whole family to play in co-creating publics that are as wildly imaginative as they are welcoming. Belvanis, Diya Ghosh, Diamond McMillion, and Bedelyn Dabel), Wild Rumpus is part of inPUBLIC, an on-going public-making festival. ![]() “We chose the themes of joy, play, and connection for Wild Rumpus and the inPUBLIC Summer Series, because we believe it is a powerful antidote to how much loss, grief, and violence have been amplified across the US and specifically have targeted our community members in public.” - Crystal Bi, DS4SIĬurated by a team of local artists (Dzidzor Azaglo, Crystal Bi Wegner, Letta Neely, Sheila Novak, Stefanie D. In collaboration with over 30 artists, each day will offer a dimension of collective nourishment, imagination building, and play in public. Hosted by the Design Studio for Social Intervention (DS4SI), in collaboration with New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) and Downtown Boston BID, Wild Rumpus is curated by a multi-racial team of local artists with the intentions of centering joy and creative expression across communities of Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) in the heart of Downtown Boston. (Boston, MA) Wild Rumpus is an invitation for Boston of to join a joyous gathering at The Steps at Downtown Crossing.
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