Mayor Menino Announces Three Calls to Artists for New Building in Dudley Square

The City of Boston today announced three separate calls for artists to provide public art pieces to enhance the new municipal office facility under construction in Dudley Square, at the site of the old Ferdinand building. The first round of responses is due on August 4, 2013. All three pieces are expected to be in place when the building opens in December of 2014.

[note color=”#fad17d”]The three pieces will be:

1. A painted or sculptural element to adorn the old brick wall of the Ferdinand building, which will be in a vestibule enclosed in glass.
2. An outdoor sculptural piece at the project’s southeast corner, adjacent to the MBTA bus stop.
3. A decorative acoustic panel covering to hang in the School Committee Room. Proposals for this piece will be accepted from BPS students only.

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The budget for all three permanent pieces is $500,000, with $300,000 coming from the City’s capital budget, and the rest to be fundraised privately. “We expect a project budget of this size to generate significant interest in the arts community – not just locally in Roxbury and Boston, but beyond,” said Karin Goodfellow, Director of the Boston Art Commission. “The varying scope of the three projects also provides opportunities for artists at any stage in their careers – from aspiring designers just starting out at the Boston Arts Academy or other City high schools, to sculptors with a long record of successful public art installations.”

All three calls are now available: the Dudley Municipal Center Wall Design Project, the Dudley Municipal Center Outdoor Sculpture Project, and the Dudley Municipal Center Acoustic Panel Project.

For complete details on all the calls, please see the Boston Art Commission page.