Dianna Bell

Oct 6, 2024 | wbur.org | Tania Ralli |Dianna Bell |Arielle Gray |Amelia Mason |Andrea Shea |Solon Kelleher | +2 more

Earlier this year, we put out a call to the public to nominate local artists of color they feel passionately about — the creative people whose art inspires awe, creates joy and transforms communities. More than 350 nominations rolled in for all types of artists. Painters. Photographers. Musicians. And for as much as WBUR’s arts reporters and editors track the art scene in Greater Boston, we encountered a load of new talent. It made the process of vetting each nomination both enthralling and agonizing.

May 23, 2024 | wbur.org | Dianna Bell

It’s a big weekend in Boston as the city is taken over by musicians and fans ahead of Boston Calling (more on that below). On the heels of our mini, pre-summer heatwave, it feels right that people will have the opportunity to be outside rocking out to their favorite bands. If I weren’t shipping up to Bos— um, Burlington, where I’ll be running the Vermont City Marathon, I’d definitely seek out live music.

May 16, 2024 | wbur.org | Dianna Bell

5 things to do this weekend, including a production of 'Morning, Noon, and Night' and the Greater Roxbury Book FairThe rain in Spain seems to be straying from the plain and bringing showers to Massachusetts every weekend this spring. (Do you think Professor Higgins and Eliza Doolittle would have had the same outcome with this line?) Aside from the precipitation, art is also in the air.

Dec 14, 2023 | wbur.org | Dianna Bell |Jacob Garcia |Solon Kelleher |Tania Ralli |Andrea Shea |Amelia Mason | +1 more

As we reflect on the year, and all of the big and small moments that brought us joy and inspiration, we checked in with a group of folks that have inspired us at WBUR with their creativity, energy and passion: the members of The Makers and ARTery 25 cohorts. Since the inception of this series in 2019, we have admired the tenacity these artists bring to their craft and all they have gone on to accomplish. Read on to find out what they've been up to and hear about what inspired them in 2023.

Oct 16, 2023 | wbur.org | Tania Ralli |Dianna Bell |Andrea Shea |Amelia Mason |Arielle Gray |Lauren Williams | +3 more

Boston bursts with creative talent. Artists of all kinds call the city home — painters, musicians, poets, dancers and more. We are excited to introduce you to this year’s class of The Makers, 10 artists of color whose careers are on the rise and whose work you should know. Delving into 291 nominations from readers and listeners, we chose the artists who are interrogating the past, reframing the present day and imagining a better future.