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Boston Art Commission Meeting - September - 2026

This meeting will be held virtually only and NOT in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_BQxqm9vlTdutqlqG7v7zGA, register, receive the email confirmation and log on to the meeting using that 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 Tuesday, September 8, 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

Discussion Topics

  1. OPENING
    1. Welcome, Birgit Wurster
    2. Call to Order and Review of Minutes, John Andress
  2. DIRECTOR’S REPORT
    1. Presentations for review
    2. Commissions, City of Boston
    3. Existing Collections, City of Boston
  3. PUBLIC ART PRESENTATIONS ON CITY OF BOSTON PROPERTY REVIEW, PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND VOTE
    1. Instructions for public comment             John Andress
    2. Commissions for Presentation
    Hope Gives Life; Long-term mural, as part of A Canvas of Culture; Accessioning; Mattahunt Elementary School, 100 Hebron St, Mattapan; Artist: Abel Jackson; Proponent: City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Amanda Hawkins, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture
    Administrative Review Policy Pilot Program; Proponent: Birgit Wurster, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture Birgit Wurster, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Cultured

     

  4. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PUBLIC ART PROPOSALS ON CITY OF BOSTON PROPERTY FOR REVIEW, PUBLIC TESTIMONY, AND VOTE
    Peace Poles; Temporary installation; Final design; 30 Westville St, Dorchester, Titus Sparrow Park, 91 W Rutland St, South End, Dorchester Court House 510 Washington St, Dorchester; Artists: Ruth Henry, Luis Antonio Thompson, Ramona Jones, Carla Sheffield; Proponent: Ruth Henry, Louis D Brown Peace Institute Amber Torres, City of Boston, Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture

     

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