VISIONARIES
Our Cultural Visionaries are a group of 20 exceptional artists and creators who’ve had a major impact on the cultural richness of Cambridge and beyond for over half a century. We celebrate them for their artistic contributions and their commitment to safeguarding the arts in our city and sparking creativity in future generations.
Cambridge is a place that supported their passion, tested their persistence, and revealed their purpose. It is a place where they “found their people.” And as we emerge together in 2021, we draw inspiration from them.
Founder/Artistic director of the Art of Black Dance and Music, Inc., Educator
Photographer, Activist, English teacher at CRLS
Artist, Scientist, Nobel Laureate
Musician, Founder of the Western Front
Modern Jazz Dancer, Choreographer, Teacher
Novelist, Essayist, Cantabridgophile
Owner Emeritus of Landmark Harvard Book Store
Author, Two-Time Newbery Medal winner
Graphic Designer, Director of Art and Marketing Design
Cellist, Founder of Silkroad
Photographer, Curator, Social Scientist
US Poet Laureate, Founder of the Favorite Poem Project
Co-founder of Club 47 (Passim), Folk New England, Culture for Kids
Founder and Bublisher of El Mundo Boston Newspaper
Celebration and Fabric Artist
Founder of Avid Technology, Inc. Inventor of Media Composer
Documentary Filmmaker
Playwright, Huntington Playwriting Fellow
In Loving Memory