Every year, the Massachusetts Cultural Council funds community art projects in all Massachusetts cities and towns through its Local Cultural Council program. The year is 2011 and the town is Brookline. Discover some of the projects that were funded that year and experience the art and the art-making process. From creating a mural at an elementary school and displaying environmental sculptures at a public park, to singing in a community chorus and more, the film shows how art engages residents of all ages and backgrounds and enriches their lives.

Pearls of Irregular Shape Opening Sequence from Daniel Jamous on Vimeo.

Performances and art featured in the clip by:
Coolidge Corner Community Chorus, Alison Wells, Genithia Hogges with Jubilee Ensemble (at Roland Hayes recital), Louise Farrell with Studio Without Walls, Dance Caliente, Max Lord (at Non-Event Café Fixe Concert Series)

This film was produced thanks to the
resources offered by the Brookline Interactive
Group, and was supported in part by a grant
from the Brookline Commission for the Arts, a
local agency which is supported by the
MassachuseCs Cultural Council, a state
agency

Daniel Jamous came to the US from his native France in the early 1990s as a post-doc fellow in oceanography.  He is currently a St. Educatonal Technologist at Harvard and has been interested in the arts and filmmaking for many years.  Pearls of Irregular Shape is his first film.  Daniel is a resident of Brookline, where he lives with his wife and twin sons.