Boston Art Commission Meeting
The Boston Art Commission, staffed by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, is an independent board composed of nine appointed art and design professionals that holds public meetings to review and vote on matters concerning the City’s art collection. Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month to review current public art projects sited on or proposed for City of Boston property. At the conclusion of artist presentations, the Chair of the Commission will invite audience members to offer testimony.
The Commission’s curatorial vision is to commission and approve innovative and transformative artworks that engage communities, enrich and enliven the urban environment, are driven by an artistically strong vision, enhance the diversity of the existing collection, respond directly to a specific environment, and possess durability appropriate to the lifespan of the work. For more information, visit the Commission's website.
Discussion Topics
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Opening
4:00 p.m.
- Welcome (Karin Goodfellow)
- Call to order and review of minutes (Mark Pasnik)
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Staff Report for Discussion
4:10 p.m.
- Director’s Report (Karin Goodfellow)
- Existing Public Art
- In-Process
- Housekeeping
- Director’s Report (Karin Goodfellow)
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Presentations for Review, Public Testimony, and Commission Vote
4:30 p.m.
- Jamaica Plain BPL- Final Design (Matthew Hincman)
- Justice Gourdin Park- Final Design (Veterans and Friends of Gourdin Park, Karen Eutemy)
- Boston Arts Academy- Artist Selection (Sarah Rodrigo)
- Public Art and Design Applications- The Shape of Play, Now + There, Jewish Arts Collaborative (Leah Triplett Harrington, Polina Starobinets)
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Adjournment
6:00 p.m.
(Mark Pasnik)
Next Public Meeting: April 14, 2020, 4-6pm, City Hall, RM 801
Email BAC@Boston.gov for any questions.
All agenda items listed may be voted on or tabled by the BAC.
*Applications and presentations listed will be pulled from the agenda if the proponents are not able to submit all needed materials in advance of the scheduled BAC meeting. All applications are to be reviewed for approval, pending property owner permissions.