Boston Art Commission

A.Welcome Karin Goodfellow

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

Director’s Report Karin Goodfellow

A. Administrative

1. Nominations to the Boston Art Commission
2. Acknowledgement and thanks to Lisa Tung and George Fifield for their service

B. In-Process Public Art

1.Long-term projects overview 

a.Jamaica Plain BPL

b.Current Calls to Artist 

2.Short-term projects overview

a.PaintBox Program 

b.Projecting our Future, Lori Lobenstein, DS4SI, Uphams Corner 

c.Augment, Nick Cave, Uphams Corner 

C.Existing Public Art

1.Public Art Under Review

a.Phases for reviewing public art as cultural symbols in public space

b.Announcement of Special Meeting on Indigenous Public Art and Cultural Spaces in Boston

2.Emancipation Group

a.Updates 

b.Subcommittee reports: 

1. Event Subcommittee
2. Recontextualization Subcommitte

3.Christopher Columbus

a.Updates

A.Instructions for public comment Karin Goodfellow

B.Christopher Columbus statue Mark Pasnik and Ekua Holmes

C.Roxbury BPL Artist Selection Sarah Rodrigo

Adjournment Mark Pasnik and Ekua Holmes

The next Monthly meeting of the BAC will be held November 10, 2020 at 4 PM

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 Boston.gov/arts.