Boston Center For The Arts Pushes Back Artist Evictions To 2022

OK, so, the Center for the Arts’ “Studio 551 initiative was conceived to create opportunities for visual and performing artists in an increasingly expensive city, offering a range of temporary residencies lasting six months to six years.” Sounds good, right? But: “To make way for the program, the organization initially planned to issue evictions by May 2020 for the 40 or so artists with long-term leases.” Sure, the evictions are delayed (again), but … what? – The Boston Globe