41 Second Street
(617) 577-1400
Web site: www.cmacusa.org
Email: info@cmacusa.org
It’s just like culturally sensitive Cambridge to come up
with this progressive media experiment: an exhibition and
performance center that weds the arts with social awareness to
promote cross-cultural and -racial interchange.
Housed in the beautifully
renovated Bullfinch Square complex in East Cambridge, The
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center (CMAC) showcases a
culturally diverse mix of traditional and contemporary art
forms. This community forum’s mission is to present arts and
humanities programs that "bridge the gaps of difference and
ignorance that fuel racism and other forms of bigotry." The
facility provides a venue for artists who are often cut off from
the cultural mainstream.
CMAC puts on over eighty
events a year, including exhibitions, dance, theater, music, and
community dialogues. A list of recent programs hints at the rich
dish of offerings: Grandmothers: Granddaughters Remember, a
celebration of Women’s history month; a concert by Verde, an
acclaimed Latin American popular music ensemble; and Sounds from
the Bear and the Dragon: Music from Chinese and Russian
Traditions. An ongoing series, Arts and Dialogues on Race, will
continue this fall. CMAC’s popular annual Day of the Dead
celebration, to be held this year on November 1, from 6:30
pm-9:30 pm, brings together a broad cross-section of peoples to
participate in one of Mexico’s most hallowed and colorful
rituals.
The Center’s performance
calendar runs from September to May, while Gallery exhibitions
change periodically year round.
Hours:
Monday-Friday 9 am-5 pm
Weekend events — various
times (call for fall schedule and advance tickets)
Admission/fees:
Free-$15
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