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.
For MassQ Ball 2025 Color we have assembled a star-studded lineup of artists, performers, activists and cultural bearers from a wide range of disciplines to create a one-of-a-kind, immersive, multi-sensory experience that represents the beauty, diversity and color of our commonwealth and wider world.
The MassQ Ball is BACK!
Join Castle of our Skins, Daniel Callahan, and the Arnold Arboretum for MassQ Ball 2025: COLOR — a free, family-friendly celebration of ritual, performance, and cross-cultural artistry, happening Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Arboretum! 🌿🎶🌍
Experience the vibrant creativity of Boston’s communities of color through music, dance, installation art, and the ritual of MassQing. 💫
📍 Arnold Arboretum, Conifer Collection
🗓️ October 4, 2025 | ⏰ 10AM–4PM
JAE’s performance will be 11am-1pm on October 4.