Extended to June 16, 2022
Presented at Notch Brewing at The Speedway
Featuring artwork by Edward Boches
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About Postcards From Allston
Allston remains one of Boston’s most authentic and diverse neighborhoods. A combination of small businesses, bodegas and ethnic restaurants, its storefronts alone convey “melting pot.” The fact that it’s still relatively affordable, compared to the trendy South End or the more recently developed Leather District, has made it a magnet for a young creative community — musicians, dancers, and, of course, the street artists whose murals populate walls and electrical boxes throughout the neighborhood.
However, Allston is going through a burst of development. And with that comes inevitable gentrification. As hundreds of new, high-end apartment units and condos near completion, the question becomes, “how much will this neighborhood change and will it be for better or worse?”
Postcards from Allston is a project to celebrate the character of this neighborhood and to document the change that’s underway with the objective of inspiring conversation and community involvement. All revenue generated from the sale of photographs and postcards goes toward supporting local arts initiatives.
Slideshow images courtesy of Edward Boches
About the Artist, Edward Boches:
Edward Boches is a Boston-based based photographer interested in documenting how people live, work, play, struggle and take action. He regularly donates his photography to causes and organizations he believes in.
His work has shown in museums and galleries that include the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester; the Bronx Documentary Center; the Cambridge Association for the Arts; the Plymouth Center for the Arts; the PhotoPlace Gallery in Middlebury, Vermont; the Providence Center for the Photographic Arts; and in Boston at both the Bromfield Gallery and Panopticon Gallery.
Boches’s work has also appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Globe, Zeke Magazine and the Provincetown Independent, where he is a regular contributor. In 2021 and 2022 he received multiple public and private grants for public art installations.
Image in header courtesy of Edward Boches, Postcards from Allston No. 5