Boston Art Commission Meeting - April 2026
This meeting will be held virtually only and NOT in person. To participate, register for the online meeting and log on to the meeting using the email confirmation and your computer's audio and microphone.
Public comment on Presentations for Review, Public Testimony, and Commission Vote may be provided ahead of the hearing by submitting written testimony here by 12 PM (noon) on Monday, April 13, 2026. 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 Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture, 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, see Boston.gov/public-art.
Discussion Topics
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OPENING
- Welcome, Alexandra Paul Zotov
- Call to Order and Review of Minutes, John Andress
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT
- Presentations for review, Birgit Wurster
- Commissions, City of Boston, Birgit Wurster
- Existing Collections, City of Boston, Birgit Wurster
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PUBLIC ART PRESENTATIONS ON CITY OF BOSTON PROPERTY REVIEW, PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND VOTE
- Instructions for public comment John Andress
- Commissions for Presentation
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We Belong; Long-term artwork; Accessioning; City Hall, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown; Artist: Yu-wen Wu; Proponent: City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and CultureAlexandra Paul Zotov, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture 2. Color is meant to hold us; Long-term mural; Accessioning; Vine St. BCYF, Roxbury; Artist: Destiny Palmer; Proponent: City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Alexandra Paul Zotov, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture 3. Amulet; Short-term installation; Final design addendum; City Hall, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown; Artist: Rhea Vedro; Proponent: City of Boston,
Mayor’s Office of Arts and CultureAmber Torres,
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ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS ON CITY OF BOSTON PROPERTY FOR REVIEW, PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND VOTE
1. The Boston Press Photographers 2025 Pictures of the Year Exhibit; Temporary installation; Final design; City Hall, 1 City Hall Square, Downtown; Artists: Members of Boston Press Photographers Association; Proponent: Boston Press Photographers Association Meredith Nierman, Boston Press Photographers Association 2. Sonic Titan; Long-term mural, as part of A Canvas of Culture; Final design; New Mission High School, 655 Metropolitan Ave, Hyde Park; Artist: Joseph Wardwell; Proponent: City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Amanda Hawkins, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture
More Information
The next monthly meeting of the BAC will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. 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 two weeks in advance of the scheduled BAC meeting. All applications are to be reviewed for approval, pending property owner permissions.