Public Art Planning Process

The Conservancy is in the process of creating a 5-year public art strategy for the Greenway. This project is supported by Fund for the Arts, a public art program of the New England Foundation for the Arts.


What’s your vision for public art on the Greenway?

An important part of the planning process is gathering ideas and feedback from you!   To date we’ve held two public meetings and are currently conducting our second open survey to test recommended strategies for the public art program.

Please take a moment to complete the survey before May 21!

The survey refers to the recommendations presented at the April 23 public meeting. Click here for the recommendations.

Did you miss the first survey? Do you have ideas that you would like to see on the Greenway? Pictures of great art from your travels? We’d love to hear from you! Here are a few ways to share your ideas:


Public Meetings

Hundreds of concerned citizens, artists, and arts advocates have attended the last two Conservancy public art meetings. Follow the links below for the presentations shown at each meeting.

Greenway Public Art Strategy Kick-off
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 5:30 – 7:30PM
Atlantic Wharf
290 Congress Street, 2nd Floor Media Room
Boston, MA 02210 

Greenway Public Art Strategy Update
Monday, April 23, 2012 5:30 PM
New England Foundation for the Arts
145 Tremont Street, 7th Floor
Boston, MA 02111

Consultants’ presentation (draft strategies, recommended guiding principles, and sample first projects)


About the Process          

A public art consultant team was selected by a rigorous RFP process to create the plan. The consultants, Jennifer McGregor and Renee Piechocki are nationally recognized in the art world.

Jennifer McGregor is the Director of Arts and Senior Curator at Wave Hill in the Bronx, NY, and has her own consulting practice, McGregor Consulting. She consulted on Boston’s Post Office Square in the late 80s, and was on the original Artery Arts committee. A founding director of New York City’s Percent for Art Program, she also started the national Public Art Network. She has previously completed plans for public art programs, sculpture parks and urban spaces.

Renee Piechocki is an artist, public art consultant, and founding director of the Office of Public Art in Pittsburgh, a unique public-private partnership between the City of Pittsburgh and the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. Previously, she held positions with the Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts, Acconci Studio, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs’ Percent for Art Program.

The Conservancy’s public art planning process is led by the Conservancy with assistance from a working group. Members include:

  • Nick Capasso (deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum)
  • Geoffrey Hargadon (artist, NEFA)
  • Ralph Helmick (artist)
  • Young Park (Conservancy board member)
  • Edward Saywell (MFA and Boston Art Commission)
  • Deborah Spiro (Greenway Leadership Council, Neiman Marcus, board member of Intercontinental Hotel)
  • Meejin Yoon (architect and MIT faculty member)
  • Kate Gilbert (Conservancy)
  • Linda Jonash (Conservancy)

 

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