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Boston Art Commission Meeting - July 2023

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 July 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.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. DISCUSSION TOPICS

    Opening

    Director's Report

    Presentations for Review

    1.

    Cocoanut Grove Memorial; Long-term Installation; Final Design; Statler Park, Bay Village; Artist: RE:Site; Proponent: Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee and the City of Boston

    2.

    TBD; Long-term Mural; Final Design; Boston Public Health Commission, Southampton Street, South End; Artist: Sabrina Dorsainvil; Proponent: Boston Public Health Commission

    3.

    Faith & Hope Poles; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Dorchester Ave, Dorchester; Lead Artist and Proponent: Ruth Henry

    4.

    Safe Home; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Allen Park, Dorchester; Artist and Proponent: Krystle Brown

    5.

    Tidehouse; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Mayor Menino Park, Charlestown; Artist and Proponent: Eben Haines

    6.

    They Did Not Know We Were Seeds; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library; Artist and Proponent: Tanya Nixon Silberg

    7.

    The Garden Brigade; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Phillips Square, Chinatown; Artists: MyMy Tran, Olivia Hyunh, Tam Nguyen, and Carly Nguyen; Proponent: Chinatown HOPE

    8.

    Blue Shark Garden; Short-term Installation; Final Design; Franklin Park Picnic Grove, Franklin Park; Artists and Proponents: Elizabeth James-Perry and Karen Young

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