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Watercolor with ink picturing the interior of the Green Line cart with a Black Madonna seated carrying baby Jesus.

Institutional Barriers and Urban Glory

This week’s contributing author, Giulia Walker, is in her final year as student at Northeastern University earning a BFA in Design in the spring of 2026. She is particularly interested in exploring how the practice of design and design thinking intersects with community engagement, sustainability, and urban spaces. Those familiar with Boston know the South… Read more »

Screenshot of a submission to The People’s Graphic Design Archive including the title, description, tags, collections, and personal sets.

Rethinking Design History from the Ground Up: A Conversation with Brockett Horne

Contributing authors Sage Antonio, Quinn Chen Phang, Ryan Coffey, Josephina Green, Soojin (Lucy) Lee, Hoa Hong Ly, Sasha Marmur, Naseem Mohideen, Hyerin Park, Thalia Rebello, Svetlana Russell, Isabelle Song, Lara Taylor, Julia Vazquez, Andrew Wallace, and Leah Wirley are students at Northeastern University. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate… Read more »

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Making as Cultural Stewardship: Caroline Monnet’s Man-made Land

This week’s contributing author, Leyi Yuan, is an undergraduate student at Northeastern University and a writer based in Boston. Her areas of interest include site-specific installation, material processes, and the role of cultural institutions in shaping public engagement with contemporary art. She previously worked at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston in Marketing and Communications.  … Read more »

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