Amelia Mason
Senior Arts & Culture Reporter
Amelia Mason is a senior arts and culture reporter and critic for WBUR, where she covers everything from fine art to television to the inner workings of the Boston music scene.
Her work has been broadcast on NPR’s Here & Now and published on NPR Music, where she is proud to have contributed to the canon-redefining “150 Greatest Albums Made By Women.” Once, she was a Listening Party panelist for All Songs Considered and another time she won a regional Edward R. Murrow Award in feature reporting. In her spare time she plays the fiddle.
Recently published
Dispatches from the Triennial: Downtown Crossing
Over the next few months while the Boston Public Art Triennial is on view, WBUR's Amelia Mason will travel to each installation and release occasional dispatches of her impressions. First...
MSPCA to find homes for shelter cats and dogs affected by Texas floods
The MSPCA-Angell in Boston is flying in approximately 50 animals from the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Georgetown, Texas, which is near the flood zone.
5 things to do this weekend, including Stanley Whitney at the ICA and Boston Jerkfest
Plus, the Charles River Jazz Fest and a Dropkick Murphys concert in Quincy.
5 things to do this weekend, including Blue Man Group's final shows and Boston Harborfest
Plus, the Summer Boston Celtic Music Festival and Puppet Showplace Theater's summer outdoor series.
Introducing Padma, WBUR’s favorite local Tiny Desk Contest entry
The Southborough singer-songwriter wowed judges with the wry relatability of her song "Good Sign."
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5 things to do this weekend, including BAMS Fest and a Donna Summer disco party
Plus, the Queer Re(Public) Festival at Arrow Street Arts and celebrating the summer of "Jaws."
WBUR's local Tiny Desk Contest superlatives
More than 200 Massachusetts musicians entered NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest this year. Here are some of the local entries that stood out.
5 things to do this weekend, including Big Gay Dance Party and Arlington Porchfest
Plus, an opera about Frederick Douglass and a historic LGBTQ+ tour of Boston.
What is the point of public art?
Ahead of the "Art in Public" panel at The WBUR Festival, WBUR Senior Arts & Culture Reporter Amelia Mason thinks about the role of art in communal spaces.
Our favorite local music from May
This month's local music roundup offers a study in charting something new, from two Berklee jazz professors' expansive improvisation to a trio of rap upstarts with a vivid, inventive LP...