Imagine an art event...
Where instead of looking at objects on walls, we looked at each other. Where instead of going to see art, we became it. Where the lines between artist, art and attendees blur, and our collective human nature is once again aligned with nature itself.​
This is the inspiration behind MassQ Ball 2025: Color - an intergenerational, cross-cultural celebration of the arts and culture of Boston's many communities of color.
​MassQ Ball 2025: Color is infused with the themes of COMMUNITY, CREATION, HEALING & NATURE and will include the following grounding inspirations:
MASSQING
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The MassQ Ball centers on the art practice of MassQing, which uses the human face as a canvas to create living works of art. Derived from ancient traditions of body decoration practiced around the world, MassQing gives the Ball the unique potential to bring seemingly disparate cultures and peoples together.
Attendees can choose to be MassQed or learn to MassQ themselves. As no two MassQs are the same and each an extension of the wearer, attendees will be seen not by their socially imposed stereotype but as works of art.
