09.03.2017 / 02:00 p.m. – 05:00 p.m.
Tobin Community Center
1481 Tremont St,
Roxbury Crossing, MA 02120, US
Workshop
Introduction to Arte Útil at Boston AiR
“Arts and culture form the building blocks that make our city thrive. They encourage us to engage with each other and connect to the larger community,” said Mayor Walsh. “Boston AIR brings this creative practice into the work of our city departments. I am excited to announce the new Boston Artists in Residence and look forward to the positive impact they will have on BCYF.”
Recognizing and supporting artists’ essential contribution in creating and maintaining a thriving, healthy and innovative city is a stated goal in the Boston Creates plan launched earlier this summer. Boston AIR is one initiative as part of the plan that will integrate creative thinking into the work of municipal departments and planning efforts.
Through Boston AIR, artists are supported as agents of reflection, collaboration, and activism, whether through process-oriented practice, direct community engagement, and/or as leaders of system-wide change projects at BCYF and other City agencies. The ten selected artists are invited to study and expand their own civic and social practice, alongside a parallel cohort from ten BCYF community centers and other City employees who will explore methods to incorporate artistic social practice into government and community work. Both the artist and City cohorts will share examples of their work, attend master workshops and lectures by guest artists, and have opportunities to exchange ideas and co-design proposals.