Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument
This multi-year program aims to reimagine Boston’s commemorative landscape through temporary public art installations, free public events, and educational content and activities.
Update: The deadlines to apply have now passed. Stay tuned for an announcement of the selected artists and projects!
"Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston" is a two-year investment in temporary art installations and free programming to help residents reflect on and engage with monuments in Boston and the narratives they create.
"Un-monument" is funded by a $3 million grant from The Monuments Project at the Mellon Foundation.
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Questions? Contact:
Un-monument Team
About Un-monument
"Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston" is a multi-year Call to Artists for temporary monuments.
We are looking for proposals from artists or artist-led teams for new temporary monuments, as well as “un-monuments” that transform public places to reflect the city’s cultural vibrancy in dialogue with Boston’s collection of existing monuments.
"Un-monument" will include temporary artworks commissioned through this open call, as well as artworks commissioned directly by curatorial partners, public talks at "The Embrace", and educational content and engagement activities supported by the Mellon Foundation’s Monument Project.
Opportunities
Opportunities
Call for Temporary Art
The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
We’re commissioning free and accessible temporary public art projects throughout the entire City that engage and explore how we tell our stories through monuments, in a format that is free and accessible to the public.
Augmented Reality Workshop
The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
Led by Emerson Contemporary, technical workshops will be provided to support ten artists in gaining access to the skills and technology needed to either translate previous work, or create new work, in AR, a medium uniquely able to respond to existing monuments without permanently altering them.
Advisory Team
The deadline for this opportunity has passed.
We’re creating an Advisory Group of community members who will help offer thought leadership, feedback, connections, and recommendations for the duration of the initiative.
Partners and Credit
Partners: The Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture (MOAC), via the Boston Art Commission, is thrilled to partner with the following organizations on this program: the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, Emerson Contemporary, the National Center for Afro-American Artists, the North American Indian Center of Boston, Now+There, the Pao Arts Center, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Embrace Boston, and the Friends of the Public Garden.
Funding: This program is made possible by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.
Image Credit (L to R): City of Boston, City of Boston, Olivia Moon Photography ("Step on Board" by Fern Cunningham), Image Courtesy of the Artist (“We All Belong” by Yu-Wen Wu), Image Courtesy of the Artist (“Tale of an Ancient Vase” by Bryan Beyung), Aram Boghosian (Projections by Jeff Grantz/ILLUMINUS Boston featuring images by Artists for Humanity)
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Questions? Contact:
Un-monument Team
