Un-monument: Temporary Monuments
We’re commissioning artworks from groundbreaking artists and partnering with celebrated local arts organizations to bring temporary monuments to neighborhoods across Boston.
With temporary monuments, we can experiment with different ideas and forms to inform our future public art and commemorative landscape. In 2024, we released a call to artists and selected 16 grantees – eight temporary monument projects and eight research and development projects – whose projects provoked ideas and directions for monument making.
We are also working with five curatorial partners to create opportunities for more perspectives to join the conversation about what monuments could be in Boston. Commissioning local organizations to expand upon the Un-monument program supports Boston’s creative ecosystem and allows for participation in this dialogue at multiple levels.
In November 2024, we’ll be re-opening the call for artists and accepting proposals for 2025 Un-monument projects. Follow us on social media and sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear about upcoming opportunities!
Discover the 2024 projects below.
Temporary Monuments 2024
Research and Development
Temporary Monuments 2025
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