Boston Art Commission Meeting

A. Welcome Karin Goodfellow

B. Call to Order and Review of Minutes Mark Pasnik and Ekua Holmes

Director’s Report Karin Goodfellow

A.Existing Public Art

1. Plan for review and study of Christopher Columbus statue 
2.  Emancipation Group

a.Updates

b.Subcommittee reports: 

1. Event Subcommittee
2. Recontextualization Subcommittee
3. Fern Cunningham statement and proclamation

B.In-Process Public Art

1. Long-term projects overview 
2. Short-term projects overview

a.Emanation: Indiginous Furtherance, Boston Center for the Arts Plaza, South End, Lilly E. Many Colors, Boston Center for the Arts

b.Shape of Play installation, Christopher Columbus Park, Now + There, Jewish Arts Collaborative

C.Administrative

1. Pending Nominations to the Boston Art Commission

1. Instructions for public comment Karin Goodfellow
2. Sea Walls, Harbor Arts, PangeaSeed, East Boston Greenway Matthew Pollock

Adjournment Mark Pasnik and  Ekua Holmes

Next Public Meeting: October 13, 2020, 4:00 - 6:00pm, 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.