ArtBeat 2019: Consumed

ArtBeat is the city's largest cultural festival, with over a dozen bands, dance troupes, 75 craft vendors, food, and all-age activities. This year we'll have a giant baby virus installation, Cliff Notez (voted best new artist of 2018 at the Boston Music awards), and a poetry banquet, to name just a few highlights! A free event with a suggested donation of $3--get a theme based dog tag from one of our tables or from the volunteers roaming the festival. Truly, it's a collector's item!! This small gesture is a direct way to support the festival.

On Saturday, July 13th we shut down Davis Square for craft vendors, two stages of music, dance in the Somerville Theater, and a host of great interactive performances from 11 am to 10 pm.

About this year's theme.

Are you consumed by feelings of joy, creativity — or guilt or anxiety? Do you associate the word “consumed” with synonyms like “absorbed” and “engrossed” or “depleted” and “dissipated?” We are interested in all your interpretations of this theme yet are particularly interested in exploring how our consuming habits affect the planet. In fact, the Arts Council (SAC) is teaming up with the City’s Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) for this festival, to investigate how artists and climate activists can collaborate in ways that affect positive change. Can we consume less? Can we consume in ways that are smarter? We'll have a slew of "consumed" installations and activities including a giant clothing swap and a Consumed Data Lab. 

It's B.Y.O.W.B event; that means bring your own water bottle, and fill up at the Quench Buggy!

Thanks to our Sponsors. Please support them, as they support us.

Schedule

Date	Time	Location	Performance
July 13	11:00 AM	Festival Center	Aqua Alley
July 13	11:00 AM	Festival Center	Fixer Fair
July 13	11:00 AM	Statue Park Plaza	Statue Park Lineup
July 13	11:00 AM	Festival Center	Clothing Swap with Mendi's Boston
July 13	11:00 AM	Traffic Intersection	Baby Virus
July 13	11:00 AM	Traffic Intersection	Consumed Data Lab
July 13	11:00 AM	Elm St. Plaza	Matt Heaton & The Outside Toys
July 13	11:00 AM	Traffic Intersection	Conserve to Preserve with BuzzRoar
July 13	11:00 AM	Statue Park Plaza	Consumed Art Therapy Workshop
July 13	11:00 AM	Festival Center	Quench Buggy
July 13	12:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies
July 13	12:30 PM	Elm St. Stage	Juan Carlos Ruiz & Friends
July 13	12:30 PM	Elm St. Plaza	Magnificent Monster Circus
July 13	1:00 PM	Somerville Theatre	Luminarium
July 13	1:00 PM	Somerville Theatre	Jessica Roseman & Jorrit Dijkstra
July 13	1:00 PM	Somerville Theatre	Michela Doherty and Dancers
July 13	1:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Chriz Kaz and the C.O.M.P.
July 13	1:30 PM	Elm St. Stage	Red Shaydez
July 13	2:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Barrence Whitfield
July 13	2:30 PM	Elm St. Stage	Mike Gent
July 13	2:30 PM	Somerville Theatre	Luminarium
July 13	2:30 PM	Somerville Theatre	Jessica Roseman & Jorrit Dijkstra
July 13	2:30 PM	Somerville Theatre	Michela Doherty and Dancers
July 13	3:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Swimming Bell
July 13	3:30 PM	Elm St. Stage	Lily Black
July 13	4:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	The Northern Skulls
July 13	4:30 PM	Elm St. Stage	El Huateque
July 13	5:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	The Ruta Beggars
July 13	5:20 PM	Elm St. Stage	ArtBeat Parade with Grooversity
July 13	6:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Klezwoods
July 13	7:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Grupo Fantasia
July 13	8:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	The Sun Parade
July 13	9:00 PM	Seven Hills Stage	Cliff Notez