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Tobin Public Art Meet-And-Greet March 24
What Would You Like The Artists To Know?
Meet the four finalists for the art project, which is being overseen by Cambridge's City Manager's Office, the Department of Public Works, Cambridge Public Schools and Cambridge Arts. Share your thoughts and ideas about the site to inspire the public artworks being designed as part of a reconstruction of the educational and community hub at 197 Vassal Lane, which is being planned by the architectural firm Perkins-Eastman.
An art jury—comprised of Kai Alexis Smith, David De Celis, Jessica Martinez and Caitlin Gilman—met on Jan. 21 and 28. They selected four finalists:
• IKD, founded by Yugon Kim and Tomomi Itakura, of Boston and San Francisco
Each finalist is being paid $3,000 to design concept proposals based on site parameters and developed in consultation with city staff and community members. One of these artists or teams will be chosen for the final $650,000 commission by a committee of stakeholders based on community feedback, proposal presentations, and interviews with the finalists. The final artwork is expected to be installed around 2024 to 2025.
As part of anti-racism efforts, Cambridge Arts has been expanding its outreach to potential applicants. In seeking public artists for the Tobin project, Cambridge Arts researched and added nearly 400 new contacts to our Public Artist Registry outreach mailing list. This significantly expands outreach to communities of color, as well as organizations working with women and artists with disabilities, locally and nationally. Cambridge Arts is dedicated to continuing this work in partnership with the City and will continue to strengthen this resource for this and future commission opportunities.
Tobin Project Call for Artists (Request for Qualifications), September to December 2020:
• Total applications submitted to Cambridge Arts Public Artist Registry: 316
• Black, Indigenous and People Of Color (BIPOC) applicants: 66 (21%)
• First-time applicants: 195 of the 316 (62%); 53 of the 195 were BIPOC (27%)
• Re-submissions (were in the registry, but updated their profile in response to this call): 121 of the 316 (38%)
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Cambridge Arts is the River Festival, Open Studios, Gallery 344, Sidewalk Poetry, Summer In The City, Community Supported Art, grants to artists, street performers, more than 280 works of contemporary public art in every neighborhood of the city, and a conservation program to preserve them for the future.
We are the Cambridge Arts Council, a City agency that funds, promotes, and presents high-quality, community based arts programs for the benefit of artists, residents, and visitors in Cambridge. Active since 1974, Cambridge Arts is one of the most dynamic local arts agencies in the country. Cambridge Arts exists to ensure that the arts remain vital for people living, working and visiting Cambridge.
Cambridge Arts embraces a vision that welcomes and supports everyone. Believing that a multiplicity of perspectives is essential to a strong society, we are committed, both in our policies and practices, to building participation in and awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the arts and all cultures. In our ongoing work to address cultural and historical inequities, we strive to be a community anchor that reflects the entire Cambridge community and expands access, opportunities, and inclusion in every form of creative expression. We value diverse voices and people of all ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities, gender identities, sexual orientations, socioeconomic situations, religions, citizenship statuses, and family configurations.
The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We will provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request.
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