Greenway Conservancy & Studio Echelman Announce Photography Contest
As If It Were Already Here Photo Contest Rules The Greenway and Studio Echelman are sponsoring a photography contest of As If It Were Already Here, Janet Echelman’s monumental aerial sculpture over The Greenway’s Fort Point Channel Park. Submit your photos according to the rules below and you could be eligible to win up to […]
Noodles Checks-In on National Dog Day
Editor’s Note: The Greenway prides itself on being both a human- and dog-friendly park. (We even have signage that speaks directly to our four-legged friends.) That said, we were pretty surprised to receive a note from one of our most regular visitors this summer, Noodles! But given that she sent it through our summer intern, […]
Staff Spotlight: Lucas Cowan, Public Art Curator
“I always really loved being at the forefront of projects – anything is a possibility, nothing has been written yet.” -Lucas Cowan How did your story with the Greenway begin? Before I came to the Greenway I was working as the Director of Public Art for the Maryland State Arts Council where I was involved in […]
Celebrating “Seven Moons Junction” by Shinique Smith
After two weeks, some 140 hours of work by the mural painters, and 40 gallons of paint emerging as incredibly detailed, vibrant patterns of color and shape… Dewey Square is alive with new public art! We celebrated the completion of the mural last night with a reception in Dewey Square! Live music from the Ethiopian pop, soul […]
pARTicipation! @FigmentBoston
If you’ve spent time during the work week on the south end of the Greenway, around Dewey Square and the Ft. Point Channel Parks, you’re accustomed to witnessing a scene like this: But two Saturdays ago, the neckties came off for FIGMENT, an interactive art festival run entirely by volunteers. Full of color, sound, curiosity […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy! As we were reflecting on the Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013 we wanted to thank you for your patronage and support. The non-profit Conservancy is proud to maintain, program, and improve the Greenway on behalf of the public and in partnership with the Commonwealth […]
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013 includes great accomplishments and fun recognition: In winter, we partnered with The Tiffany & Co. Foundation that completed the capital campaign for the Greenway Carousel and began construction. We opened Labor Day weekend, on-time and on-budget. The Carousel—the most accessible in New England—features animals native to Boston (cod, lobster, […]
FY13 – A Summary of Our Work on the Greenway
Every year, we pull together a narrative of what we’ve accomplished to submit with our IRS Form 990 submission. We thought we’d share a summary with you, this covers the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, which is our fiscal year. The Conservancy is the designated steward of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, […]
Play Me, I’m Yours on the Greenway
Thanks to the hard work of the Celebrity Series of Boston, we are hosting 7 of the 75 pianos that will be appearing for the next few weeks on the streets, parks, and plazas of the Boston area.
New Public Art on the Greenway
“Collaboration” was the operative word for presenting Ritchie’s large-scale public art on the Greenway in Dewey Square.
