Boston Art Commission meeting

Welcome, Call to Order, and Review of Minutes Mark Pasnik and  Ekua Holmes

Director’s Report Karin Goodfellow

A.Existing Public Art

1.May This Never End, Matthew Hoffman

2.Emancipation Group

a.)Updates

b.)Subcommittee reports: 

1.)Event Subcommittee

2.) Recontextualization Subcommittee

a.Online form for the public to share thoughts on the future of Emancipation Group: boston.gov/emancipation-group

3.Roxbury Love, Ricardo “Deme5” Gomez

B.In-Process Public Art

1.Long-term projects overview 

2.Calls to Artists

a)Roxbury Branch Boston Public Library Public Art

b)Adams Street Branch Boston Public Library Public Art

c)Northern Avenue Bridge Public Art

d)City Hall Plaza Public Art

3.Jamaica Plain BPL/ Curtis Hall BCYF public art

4.PaintBox and other short-term projects

5.Transformative project implementation

C.Administrative

1.Pending Nominations to the Boston Art Commission

A.Instructions for public comment Karin Goodfellow

B.East Boston Police Station artist selection Sarah Rodrigo

C.Sea Walls Matthew Pollock

D.Air, Sea, and Land, San Miguel Okuda TBD

E.Confronting Colonial Myths in Boston’s Public Space Erin Genia

F.Public testimony on Christopher Columbus statue Mark Pasnik and   Ekua Holmes

G.Vote to consider study and review of Christopher Columbus statue Mark Pasnik and Ekua Holmes

Adjournment -Mark Pasnik and Ekua Holmes

Next Public Meeting: September 8, 2020, 4 - 6 p.m., Location TBD

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.

About the Boston Art Commission

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 generally 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, see www.Boston.gov/arts.