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September 19, 2011

MAKING ART PUBLIC

Projects by: Anika E. Ahlberg, Alonna G. Bucheimer, Lila N. Debas, Nicole M. Divito, Jacob K. Giberson, Kaleigh 0. Heinhold, Blake H. Johnson, Natalie L. MacLean, Paige E. Mulhern, Cashel P. O’Sullivan, Sydney V. Schofield, Mariah L. Siegmann, James H. Stafford, Devonshire M. Yaw, Benjamin A. Yelin, Christopher D. Young.

Exhibition Dates:
September 19 – October 7

Conversation with the Artists:
Tuesday, October 4, 6:00 – 6:30pm

Closing Reception:
Tuesday, October 4, 6:30 – 7:30pm

Location:
Brant Gallery, 3rd floor, South Hall
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

Making Art Public is an interdisciplinary project that explores the social role of art and design, examines new forms and strategies of public art, and produces work in the public space and interest. As a point of departure, the group investigates Mission Hill’s histories, geographies and everyday situations for site-responsive projects. Each individual work aims to be both socially and spatially engaging in relation to the surrounding communities.

This exhibition documents the process of the projects, from site visits, research, and preliminary ideas to final proposals and a range of temporary, non-destructive and pedestrian-friendly art interventions in situ.

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.

Many thanks to: Cecilia Méndez of CACP, Ricardo Barreto of the Urban Arts Institute, Eugene Finney, AmeriCorps*VISTA fellow Jeffrey Robinson, Amelia Young, Meghan Robbins, Phil Pham, Evelyn Rydz, the Mission Hill neighborhood, Parker Hill Library, Diablo Glass School, MassArt Studio Foundation, and Matthew Kushan, Project Assistant.