Amy Halliday Archives

two protestors kneeling in a museum exhibit with their hands glued to the wall

Was tossing soup on a Van Gogh masterpiece an effective protest?

The art world, the Twittersphere and politicians of all stripes descended into debate and outrage after activists tossed tomato soup on a Van Gogh painting in London. Northeastern’s consulting curator, Amy Halliday, says the act raises larger questions about the nature of protest.

by Tanner Stening October 19, 2022

Megan Lam, who studies architecture design, installs the new Gallery 360 exhibition,

New campus art exhibition tackles human rights, justice, and privilege through the prism of outer space

A video loop of Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos spliced together with the infamous image of Afghans clinging to a U.S. military jet underscores the themes of capitalism, tech, law, and inequality in Infinitude, the Gallery 360 exhibition that runs through January 2022.

by Peter Ramjug October 26, 2021

A new Gallery 360 exhibit looks at our connection with nature and climate change

Humankind’s impact on the environment, including the psychological barriers to addressing climate change, is the focus of Gallery 360’s latest art exhibition, “A Thread, Extended.”

by Peter Ramjug July 14, 2021

Art handler Elena Brunner installs a piece from artist MAR for the Dream Boston exhibition at Gallery 360. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Gallery 360’s new exhibit, ‘Dream Boston,’ addresses COVID-19, racial justice

It wasn’t difficult to discern the two major issues that impacted 2020, says Gallery 360 curator Amy Halliday: “Both the pandemic and the heightened attention to the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement all came together at the same time." The gallery's new exhibit, she says, brings these global and national themes local.

by Peter Ramjug February 22, 2021

Art is shaping how people talk about the Black Lives Matter movement

“Artists are and always have been at the forefront of social movements,” says Amy Halliday, director of the Northeastern Center for the Arts. From the…

by Cam Sleeper July 24, 2020

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Was tossing soup on a Van Gogh masterpiece an effective protest?

New campus art exhibition tackles human rights, justice, and privilege through the prism of outer space

A new Gallery 360 exhibit looks at our connection with nature and climate change

Gallery 360’s new exhibit, ‘Dream Boston,’ addresses COVID-19, racial justice

Art is shaping how people talk about the Black Lives Matter movement

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