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Collected Item: “Veggies, Not Art”

Give your story a title.

Veggies, Not Art

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Webpage with audio recording

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

News story published by WBUR about the use of the Institute of Contemporary Art's Watershed as a food distribution site for families struggling with food insecurity. The story outlines the organizations that the ICA partnered with, and how the space is being utilized. As museums are no longer able to use their space to welcome visitors, some have sought to build on their community partnerships and use these facilities to benefit communities that are facing the economic and health effects of the CoVid-19 pandemic.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

GREATER BOSTON, art, public art, East Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art, ICA, watershed, food insecurity, social services, museums, community partnerships

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200608231645/https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/04/21/ica-watershed-becomes-a-fresh-food-hub-for-east-boston

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Andrea Shea, WBUR

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2020-04-21
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