SoWa: The Artist’s Hub: The Harvard Crimson

Rachel Brask is included in this article appearing in The Harvard Crimson, written by Kit A. Terry (March 19, 2024). “SoWa: The Artist’s Hub.”

“Oil painter Rachel Brask moved into her studio in the complex in late February, but she said she has already felt the welcoming embrace of the other artists in the building.

“The very first week I was here, it felt a little bit like the first week of freshman year when you are moving into the dorms,” Brask said. “I had people, when the door was open, just popping by, saying, ‘Hi, I’m this person from units this thing,’ or, ‘Welcome to the floor — just wanted to say hi.’”

Brask’s studio is located on the building’s fourth floor, accessible by elevator or the winding metal stairs that snake up through the old factory. Vast windows cover the far wall of her studio, letting in the sunlight that catches the veneer of her colorful oil paintings. Brask does most of her work in the well-lit space, just as many of the other artists in the building work in their own studios throughout the week.”

— selected quote, Kit Terry, contributing writer, Harvard Crimson