8 Local Artists Will Transform Utility Boxes Into Inspiring Public Art
Eight artists are getting ready to use utility boxes as canvases to reflect on what it means to welcome, and be welcomed, in a new outdoor public art exhibition.
Eight visual artists are preparing to use utility boxes as canvases to reflect on what it means to welcome, and be welcomed, in a new outdoor public art exhibition sponsored by the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District (Downtown Boston BID) during mid-October!
The Artists
Brighton-based Eli Portman, whose colorful and comforting city scene, captures neighbors looking out from apartment windows, watching the street in anticipation of new visitors
Boston’s Demetri Espinosa, with a studio in Lawrence, uses vibrant colors in abstract applications reminiscent of street art, that suggests two faces — are they in conversation, or do they suggest two sides of a person?
Brookline artist Emily Lynn Perelman, whose cosmic approach to the theme features a pair of brightly-colored hands outstretched to support Earth and the universe with a message of peace
Allston art teacher Jennifer Turpin brings expressionistic feeling to a bustling public transit scene, imagining a multilingual, accessible Red Line train designed for all people, regardless of ability
Lynn-based artist and mental-health advocate April Jakubec Duggal offers a brightly colored scene with the traditional Hindu greeting “namaste” against a rich, Southeast Asian-inspired backdrop
Somerville-based Mrinaalika Sivakumar’s work suggests a conscious welcoming through enlightenment, with figures centered in striking, pop-art colors and abstract constellations
Somerville illustrator and puppeteer Adric Giles brings a whimsical, reflecting on how urban Boston has plenty of room to welcome wildlife (in the form of hipster rabbits, ducks and turkeys)
Dorchester artist Naijah Nine, whose expressive, graphical work suggests reaching out to underrepresented communities, particularly queer people of color, acknowledging issues they face in feeling welcome.
More information about “It’s Welcome Time”, including a walking map of the installations, will be available at downtownboston.org as well as the Downtown Boston BID’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. “It’s Welcome Time” can be found with the social media hashtag #DowntownBoston!
