Art, Design, and Social Practice
The decision was made on the future of the library branches on Wednesday, April 7, and Parker Hill Library was chosen to remain open. In learning this decision, my project idea has shifted. My focus now is to work on having people realize the importance of the library in their community- to make people think. This campaign is for the library, to have the community reflect on their experience with the library.
-meghan
40 Terrace refers to a small lot at 40 Terrace St. in Mission Hill. Despite being owned by the City of Boston, the lot is empty and trashed, weedy and neglected. It is hardly the only such site in Mission Hill – there are at least two others, also owned by the City of Boston, on Terrace St. alone. More…
-amelia
We want people to notice something new about Mission Hill, by listening instead of looking. with the live feeds we are allowing participants to hear different places around Mission Hill.
holly + pat
It seems like something I never get tired of; roaming the city people watching. Each face may be reminiscent of another in the world but is as unique as the grooves on their fingertips. There is a history and experience that can only be speculated. Lost and found will be a mirror held up to the entire community of Mission Hill. I can only imagine the plethora of different faces that fill the surrounding homes, and I think that may be the most exciting part of setting up a tripod in Brigham Circle because I have no idea who will pass by.
-sean
2. Choose location with low lighting, avoid things such as glass and view obstructions (power-lines, trees, etc). If possible, have location directly correlated to image being projected. Make sure it can also be seen by an audience.
-phil
Inspired by the work and words of Andy Goldsworthy, and abandoned sites throughout Mission Hill, we propose to draw attention to the disturbing aspects of nature and our effect on it. To do so, we will create structural words that reflect and react to the space they inhabit. The word was chosen through observation, found and overheard, in Mission Hill. We believe that the chosen word will accurately speak for the lots, both as a whole and individually.
fiona + savannah
The Art Cart is a social and spatial art initiative designed to promote public art making, in an urban environment. The Cart is designed and constructed by Nadia Gohar and San Martin Figueroa.
The Cart will travel to seven different locations along the Mission Hill district, starting at Mission Hill Park and ending at Delle Avenue, the location of our group’s creative laboratory. The Cart will be filled with art materials, which will be distributed amongst children and their families along our chosen route. Standard-sized note cards will be allotted to those who wish to participate. Contributors will be asked to respond to one of two questions:
1) Draw a portrait of your ‘Super Local’ (a community helper of mission hill such as a postman, gardener, etc.)
2) Draw out your route from home to school.
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A group of student-artists from Massachusetts College of Art and Design are investigating Mission Hill’s history and everyday situations as a point of departure for site-responsive projects. They are developing projects that are situated in the public sphere and that aim to be both socially and spatially engaging in relation to the surrounding communities. The group is focused on researching, discovering and developing a range of temporary, non-destructive and pedestrian-friendly projects in situ.
In the month of April, the group will occupy a project space in the neighborhood which will function as a creative laboratory, a repository for research findings, and a place to present ideas and engage in a dialogue with the community. The lab space will be open to the public every Monday from 2:00-5:00 p.m., with the exception of April 19, Patriots Day. During the first weeks of May, each self-directed project will be temporarily installed, activated, distributed or performed within the neighborhood. Further details will be announced.
This initiative is in partnership with Massart’s Center for the Arts and Community Partnerships; CACP cultivates innovative, sustainable relationships with the broader community to explore and expand the relevance of art in public life. It is also in partnership with fivesevendelle; a creative project space in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston located in a brownstone dating from 1875. The space is dedicated to providing a professional exhibition environment and a platform for creative interaction within the surrounding communities. Many thanks to: Tina Hinojosa, Casey Engels, and Eugene Finney for their support.
Group Members: San Martin Figueroa, Nadia Gohar, Emma Gohlke, Peter Kazantsev, Holly Kelly, Savannah Mark, Sean McGann, Patrick O’Neill, Phillip Pham, Meghan Robbins, Tamara Safford, Fiona Stoltze, Amelia Young, Caitlin Nesbit, Project/Teaching Assistant; Jonathan Santos, Assistant Professor in Studio Foundation at Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Project: Bookmark
When: May 1-8
Where: Parker Hill Library
Project: Projecting History
When: Sunday, May 2, 8:00-10:00 pm
Where: Exterior buildings walls: St. Alphonsus St., Ward St., Smith St., Gurney St., Tremont St. and Pontiac St.
Project: Out of Site
When: May 3-8
Where: Vacant lots: Terrace St. Parker Hill Ave. and Delle Ave.
Project: Lost and Found
When: May 3-8
Where: Street utility poles
Project: Free Sample Stand
When: Tuesday, May 4 (Rain date: Wednesday, May 5)
Where: Tremont and Parker St, 1:00-2:00 pm; Parker Hill Library, 2:00-3:00 pm; Brigham Circle, 3:00-5:00 pm
Project: The 3Q Project
When: Friday, May 7, 8:00-9:00 am and 6:00-7:00 pm; Saturday, May 8, 12:00-1:00 pm and 6:00-7:00pm
Where: Brigham Circle, Fenwood Road, and Mission Park Bus Stops
Project: The Art Cart
When: Saturday, May 8, 12:00-4:00 (Rain date: Sunday, May 9)
Where: Tremont St.
Project: Listening to Mission Hill
When: Wednesday, May 12, 4:00-6:00 pm (Rain date: Thursday, May 13)
Where: Brigham Circle
Project: 40 Terrace
When: May 1-8
Where: 40 Terrace St.
Link: http://www.40terrace.blogspot.com
[All projects are pedestrian friendly, non-destructive and temporary]
