Public Art

The Conservancy’s Public Art Program has paved the way for The Greenway to become a premier destination to see contemporary works of art in downtown Boston. The Public Art vision is to bring innovative and contemporary art to Boston through free, temporary exhibitions, engaging people in meaningful experiences, interactions and dialogue with art and each other. The Conservancy gives artists unique opportunities to exhibit bold, new work that considers the possibilities of 21st century Boston.

 

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that The Greenway is situated on the unceded and ancestral homelands and waterways of the Massachusett and Pawtucket Tribes, and their neighbors the Wampanoag, and Nipmuc Peoples, who have stewarded this land for hundreds of generations.

As a land-based organization, we recognize that the land and waterways are older than we are and pay honor and respect to this history and to this land, these communities, their Elders and all past, present, and future generations.

Jeffrey Gibson: your spirit whispering in my ear

Through August 2026

In Partnership with MASS MoCA Artist Statement  “Your spirit whispering in my ear” are words that I wrote earlier this...

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Year of the Dragon, 2024

Through January 2025

Laser-etched plywood and acrylic paint Audio Description (English) Audio Description (Chinese) In Chinese mythology, dragons are associated with rain, wind,...

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Far Away, From Home, 2024

Through October 2025

Audio Description (English) Audio Description (Chinese) Far Away, From Home, an image-based sculpture, is part of Zhang’s ongoing inquiry into...

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Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument), 2023

Through January 2025

Stretching 40 feet in diameter, Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument) is a large-scale groundwork by Boston-based queer, interdisciplinary artist Maria...

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SONG/LAND/SEA: WAI Water Warning & Binakol Blessing, 2024

Through May 2025

SONG/LAND/SEA Audio Description SONG/LAND/SEA by interdisciplinary artist Lani Asunción is a public art installation and performance series that responds to...

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Going to Ground, 2024

Through October 2025

Artist Larissa Rogers at Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, March 2024. Photo credit: Osemwenkhae Studios. “Dear community, can we go...

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Tuȟmaǧatipi, 2022

Through July 2025

Erin Genia (she/her) Tuȟmaǧatipi –the Dakota word for beehive– is a sculptural habitat and water source for pollinators created using...

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Currently on The Greenway

Hatchlings, coming November 2024

Winter Lights on The Greenway About Created by interdisciplinary design team Studio HHH, Hatchlings provide Boston’s residents and visitors with...

Jeffrey Gibson: your spirit whispering in my ear

In Partnership with MASS MoCA Artist Statement  “Your spirit whispering in my ear” are words that I wrote earlier this...

SONG/LAND/SEA: WAI Water Warning & Binakol Blessing, 2024

SONG/LAND/SEA Audio Description SONG/LAND/SEA by interdisciplinary artist Lani Asunción is a public art installation and performance series that responds to...

Going to Ground, 2024

Artist Larissa Rogers at Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, March 2024. Photo credit: Osemwenkhae Studios. “Dear community, can we go...

Far Away, From Home, 2024

Audio Description (English) Audio Description (Chinese) Far Away, From Home, an image-based sculpture, is part of Zhang’s ongoing inquiry into...

Year of the Dragon, 2024

Laser-etched plywood and acrylic paint Audio Description (English) Audio Description (Chinese) In Chinese mythology, dragons are associated with rain, wind,...

Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument), 2023

Stretching 40 feet in diameter, Gateway to Infinity (An Anti-monument) is a large-scale groundwork by Boston-based queer, interdisciplinary artist Maria...

Tuȟmaǧatipi, 2022

Erin Genia (she/her) Tuȟmaǧatipi –the Dakota word for beehive– is a sculptural habitat and water source for pollinators created using...

Past Exhibitions