2026 Dewey Square Mural: Open Call RFQ
The RFQ phase of this Open Call is now closed. Finalists have been selected and will be announced soon. The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is excited to announce the first-ever national Open Call for the 2026 Dewey Square Mural, in partnership with Embrace and Everyone250. This landmark commission marks a significant moment of artistic and civic […]
Misa Chhan: “Year of the Snake”, 2025
series of 10 digitally-printed flags featuring scanned hand-dyed indigo shibori print on fabric; series of 10 digitally-printed flags featuring scanned cyanotope print made from artist’s father’s handmade headboard; series of 10 dye-sublimated aluminum prints featuring scanned cyanotype fabric prints and scanned archival family photos from the artist Listen to an audio description of the artwork […]
Ja’Hari Ortega: “Big Hoops to Fill”, 2025
steel, resin and fiberglass composite, epoxy paint, polyurethane Listen to an audio description of the artwork here. Big Hoops to Fill is a large-scale sculpture designed by Boston-based artist, sculptor, and jewelry maker Ja’Hari Ortega (she/her). The artwork features two outsized golden bamboo hoop earrings –also known as “door knocker earrings” – that function as […]
“EARTHWRITING”
Community Eco-Art Zine (Link Here for online version) A Statement from the Editor: UC Berkeley geographer Sharad Chari conceptualizes ‘earth-writing’ as a form of imagining spaciousness: a way of connecting trans-spatial, subaltern calls for a more spacious world. It could be argued that environmental humanities scholar Clara Wilch imagines a kindred ‘spaciousness’ through the ways the arts can illuminate interventions […]
Jeffrey Gibson: “your spirit whispering in my ear,” 2024
Oil-based enamels September 2024 – August 2026 A Statement from the Artist: “Your spirit whispering in my ear” are words that I wrote earlier this year as I thought about the challenges that my ancestors, and others, have endured during their lifetimes and how they met those difficulties with faith, courage and strength. I often […]
Lani Asunción: “SONG/LAND/SEA: WAI Water Warning & Binakol Blessing,” 2024
Cement, slate, steel, brass, knotted sailors’ rope, nautical bell, water Listen to an audio description of the artwork here. SONG/LAND/SEA by interdisciplinary artist Lani Asunción is a public art installation and performance series that responds to the unequal impacts of climate change and global warming on Boston’s own coastline. Engaging with environmental racism as well […]