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Boston Art Commission Meeting

Reason for cancellation: Please contact organizer.

Public comment on Presentations for Review, Public Testimony, and Commission Vote may be provided ahead of the hearing by submitting written testimony through our online form by 3 p.m. (noon) on October 26, 2022. 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 MOAC, 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, please visit our public art website.

THE PUBLIC CAN OFFER TESTIMONY.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Discussion Topics
    • Opening
      • Welcome
      • Call to Order and Review of Minutes 
    • Director's Report
      • Community initiated commissions 
      • City initiated commissions 
      • Existing Collections
    •  Presentations for Public Art: Review and Public Testimony
      • The Embrace; Finalization of MOU and Memorial Moratorium for Boston Common; Long-term artwork; Boston Common;  Proponent: City of Boston; Artist: Hank Willis Thomas
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