Boston Art Commission

Woven through the urban landscape, site-specific artworks identify Boston as a place with long history and a great capacity for innovation.

These artworks, both permanent and temporary, range from traditional and new media public art pieces to municipal design elements, such as wayfinding systems and artistic lighting.

In addition, the Art Commission has care and custody of all paintings, murals, statues, bas-reliefs, sculptures, monuments, fountains, arches and other permanent structures intended for ornament or commemoration on City property.

[1] Boston's wide range of public art works mirror key cultural debates and the ever-progressing political and social conditions of the city and the nation.

The individual boxes may vary in theme and technique depending on the artist, but as the program is city-wide, PaintBox has become a dynamic art installation in itself.