The program will feature a sound bath, a free tote bag giveaway, and opportunities for reflection, connection, and dialogue inspired by Self-Mastery: Breaking Beyond the Spectacle. Join us for a moment of rest, renewal, and collective reflection as we continue exploring the themes of self-mastery, creativity, and community through the exhibition.

The event is free and open to all. We hope you’ll join us!

The program will include ceremony, speakers, and an opportunity to explore an emerging design vision for Franklin Park, inviting reflection and dialogue as the project continues to take shape.

The event is free and open to all.

As part of the programming leading up to Cabin in the Sky, join artist Ifé Franklin for the Ancestral Slave Cabin Workshop, an opportunity to explore memory, ancestry, and the history of Black life during enslavement in the American South. This workshop is presented as part of the Un-Monument Initiative. 

Located near the historic site of New Guinea and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, "Stone Maps" traces and reflects on the presence of Black history embedded in Boston’s landscape. The evening will also celebrate the beginning of Kiyan Williams’s 2026–27 residency with Ujima and CAIUP, marking the launch of Williams’s term as CAIUP’s Artist-in-Residence. Come celebrate Stone Maps, Williams’s residency, and the histories, communities, and possibilities that shape Boston’s landscape.

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Set in Franklin Park, the installation features a life-size ancestral cabin, augmented reality, live performances, projections, and participatory community activations. Journey from Past to Present to Future through the Ancestor Slave/Freedom Cabin, Ancestor Procession, and Hush Harbor, where community-submitted images of African-descended ancestors come to life through projection, soundscape, ring shout, and collective ritual.

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Join us on October 8 from 6 – 9 p.m. for the opening of "Self Mastery: Breaking Beyond the Spectacle", a celebration of Boston’s breakdancing community and its lasting impact on hip-hop culture. Enjoy light food and refreshments, along with a special performance by the Floorlords.

For over 150 years, 133 Black women were buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in two communal graves, with only a marker that reads "Home for Aged Colored Women". Join us as we reveal their names and honor their lives. Unveiling a temporary memorial design by artist Ekua Holmes.

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, visitors are invited to handwrite the Declaration and the US Constitution in the Courtyard of the Central Library in Copley Square. This program aims to create time and a quiet space to reflect and deepen one's understanding of these historic documents. All supplies will be provided. Participants will first stop by the supply table to pick up writing supplies and copies of the Constitution and/or Declaration of Independence. Reproductions of John Adams's personal copy of the Constitution held by Special Collections will also be available to transcribe. This program is self-paced. Patrons are invited to stay for the whole session or simply stay as long as they would like.

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Through an art-making opportunity, reflect on what the document means 250 years later and how the American Revolution relates to other protest movements and revolutions that have occurred in the United States. We will have supplies available to use and staff will be present to assist as needed. No registration is required to attend; drop-ins encouraged. Stay for as little or as long as you'd like during the event.