Boston Art Commission Meeting
UPDATE: This meeting will be held virtually only and NOT in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to our online meeting link and using your computer's audio and microphone. If you are unable to connect to audio or you do not have internet, you can call into the meeting by dialing 301-715-8592 and entering Meeting I.D. 453 796 7678 #.
Public comment on Presentations for Review, Public Testimony, and Commission Vote may be provided ahead of the hearing by submitting written testimony through our online form by 12 p.m. (noon) on April 10, 2023. You will also have the opportunity to submit comments during the meeting via the Zoom platform or by phone. If you require closed captioning you can make a request to bac@boston.gov
About the Boston Art Commission
Working together with the Public Art Team in MOAC, the Boston Art Commission (BAC) is an independent board composed of two ex-officio and seven appointed volunteer art and design professionals that holds public meetings to review, discuss, and vote on matters concerning the City’s art collection. The BAC has exclusive authority to approve and commission artworks intended to be added to the City’s collection or be placed on City property. The Curatorial Vision for the City of Boston is to foster the creation and collection of artworks that reflect the people, ideas, histories, and futures of Boston, the traditional homeland of the Massachusett people and the home of the neighboring Wampanoag and Nipmuc peoples. We aim to commission and approve artworks that engage communities and directly respond to, enrich, and enliven the urban environment. We seek public art that is driven by an artistically strong vision, enhances the diversity and equity of the existing collection, and possess durability appropriate to the lifespan of the work. For more information, please visit our public art website.
THE PUBLIC CAN OFFER TESTIMONY.
Discussion Topics
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DISCUSSION TOPICS
Commissions for Presentation
1.
Cow Parade New England; Short-term installation; Final Design; Citywide; Artists: Various; Proponent: DFCI and the Jimmy Fund
Rebecca Shortle and Maryann Zschau
2.
Cycles of Peace; Short-term mural; Final Design; Doherty-Gibson Playground, Dorchester; Artist: Ruth Henry and FCCC Youth Council ; Proponent: Louis D. Brown Institute for Peace
Ruth Henry, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute
3.
Peace Poles; Short-term installation; Final Design; Site TBD, Dorchester; Lead Artists: Ruth Henry, Alexis Smith, and Temmy Monteiro Gomes; Proponent: Louis D. Brown Institute for Peace
Alexandra Chery- Dorrelus, Ruth Henry, Alexis Smith, and Temmy Monteiro-Gomes
4.
Aprende a Brillar en Todos Lados/Learn to Shine Everywhere; Long-term mural; Final Design; Margarita Muñiz Academy, Jamaica Plain; Teaching Artists: Taina Vargas and Ruth Henry; Proponent: Muñiz Academy and I Learn America
Ruth Henry, Muñiz Academy and I Teach America
5.
Engine 17 Public Art; Long-term Artwork; Artist Selection; Engine 17 Fire Station, Dorchester; Artist: TBD; Proponent: City of Boston
Amber Torres