Organization: ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY GREENWAY
Mission: SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE OTHE CONSERVANCY HAS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY, INCLUDING HORTICULTURE, PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC ART, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.WE ENVISION A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND EVOLVING GATHERING PLACE THAT OFFERS*HEALTHY GREEN SPACE, *FUN, ENGAGING, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPERIENCES, AND *A TESTING GROUND FOR NEW IDEAS.WE PURSUE OUR MISSION THROUGH*PARK CARE THAT SUSTAINS YEAR-ROUND BEAUTY, ENSURES SAFETY, AND MODELS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP;*ROBUST PROGRAMMING THAT SHOWCASES AND SUPPORTS THE INGENUITY AND BREADTH OF OUR COMMUNITY; AND*TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART THAT FACILITATE ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION AND SPEAK TO OUR CURRENT MOMENT;*RAISING THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR URBAN PARK MANAGEMENT.
Activities: SEE ATTACHED SCH O-MAINTENANCE, HORTICULTURE, AND RANGERSHORTICULTURETHE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THE GREENWAY'S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE THROUGH SKILLED,ATTENTIVE ORGANIC LANDSCAPE CARE AND THOUGHTFUL DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS. AS ONE OF THE FIRST ORGANICALLY-MAINTAINED PUBLIC PARKS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSERVANCY USES ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE PRACTICES THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, AWARD-WINNING, AND FISCALLY SOUND; OUR PLANTS ARE HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT, AND BETTER ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE STRESSES OF PUBLIC USE AND THE DEMANDS OF AN URBAN SETTING. THE CONSERVANCY'S POLICY OF NOT USING HERBICIDES AND TOXINS ALSO ENSURES THAT RUN-OFF WILL NOT POLLUTE BOSTON HARBOR OR HARM IT'S DELICATE MARINE LIFE. CHILDREN AND PETS CAN FREELY AND SAFELY PLAY WITHIN OUR PARKS WITHOUT THE WORRY OF PESTICIDES.THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR ORGANIC APPROACH IS THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF OUR OWN COMPOST TEA. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND IMPROVE THE GREENWAY'S SOIL BIOLOGY, LEADING TO INCREASED PLANT HEALTH AND ROOT DEPTH AND, SUBSEQUENTLY OVER TIME, A DECREASED NEED FOR APPLICATIONS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND OTHER SOIL AMENDMENTS. A HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL TEAM FOUND THAT OUR ORGANIC CARE IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A NON-ORGANIC PROGRAM. OUR EFFORTS AT SUSTAINABILITY HAVE ALSO EARNED US A MAYOR'S GREENOVATE AWARD AND DESIGNATION OF THE GREENWAY AS A NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT.THREE NEW HORTICULTURE INITIATIVES WERE PART OF OUR 2019 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION. A 7000 SF WILDFLOWER MEADOW WAS CREATED ON P12, WHICH BLOOMED BRILLIANT YELLOW THIS SUMMER AND WILL CONTINUE TO EVOLVE AS IT GROWS IN. THE ADDITION OF BEEHIVES, THE FIRST IN A PUBLIC PARK IN BOSTON, CONTINUES OUR EFFORTS TO SUPPORT POLLINATORS AND CREATE A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM ON THE GREENWAY. AND 10,000 NEW BULBS BLOOMED THIS SPRING IN THE CAROLYN LYNCH GARDEN.THE HORT DEPARTMENT'S WORK ALSO INCLUDED PLANTING ANOTHER 20,000 BULBS THROUGHOUT THE GREENWAY, MAKING FURTHER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, OVERSEEING THECONTRACTED PRUNING OF ALL THE CHIN PARK TREES, AND DESIGNING AND INSTALLING SEASONAL PLANTINGS IN 90+ CONTAINERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED CARE OF THE ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARK ON THE GREENWAY AND SPECIALTY ORGANIC SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON ACROSS THE STREET.OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE, NON-PROFIT, ACADEMIC, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON LEARNING WHILE THEY ASSIST US WITH PARK STEWARDSHIP. WORKING SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH OUR HORTICULTURAL STAFF, THE COMMUNITY LEARNS ABOUT OUR ORGANIC CARE IN THIS UNIQUE ROOFTOP GARDEN. IN 2019 THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT WELCOMED OVER 800 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED OVER 3,100 HOURS OF INVALUABLE SERVICE. ON THE STRENGTH OF REVIEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, THE CONSERVANCY HAS WON THE "TOP RATED AWARD" FROM GREATNONPROFITS.ORG NINE YEARS RUNNING.MAINTENANCEOUR MAINTENANCE TEAM CARES FOR SIX FOUNTAINS, ACRES OF GRANITE PAVING, COMPLEX LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AND MORE. SEASONALLY, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM SETS OUT AND REMOVES MOVEABLE FURNITURE, AND SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WINTER LIGHTING AND PUBLIC ART. THEY ALSO OVERSEE OUR CONTRACTED BASIC MAINTENANCE INCLUDING LAWN MOWING, LITTER AND TRASH REMOVAL, AND SNOW REMOVAL.IN 2019, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND SUPERVISED REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE GREENWAY.IN THE NORTH END, WE SUPERVISED THE REPOINTING OR RESEALING OF JOINTS IN WALLS AND PAVERS IN SEVERAL AREAS IN THE FOUNTAINS AND IN PEDESTRIAN WAYS. FOUR LARGE FOUNTAIN PAVERS WERE REMOVED AND RESET. THE MAINTENANCE STAFF WORKED WITH THE SWING BENCH DESIGNERS AND FABRICATORS TO UPGRADE THE HINGE/BRAKE MECHANISMS AFTER ROUTINE INSPECTION REVEALED PREMATURE WEAR.IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GREENWAY, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM OVERSAW UPGRADES TO THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL'S SWEEP ARM LIGHTING AND LIGHTING CONTROLLERS, AS WELL AS REPAIRS TO THE SIDE CURTAINS. A PAVED AREA NEAR THE CAROUSEL THAT HAD SUNK WAS REPAIRED. MAINTENANCE PARTICIPATED IN AND MANAGED WET DESIGN IN UPGRADING THE RINGS FOUNTAIN LIGHTS FROM WHITE HALOGEN TO COLOR LED FIXTURES THAT ARE NOW SYNCHRONIZED TO THE SIX WATER SHOWS. THE RINGS FOG PUMP WAS REBUILT BY MEMBERS OF THE MAINTENANCE STAFF. THE LIGHT BLADES WERE GIVEN A NEW COAT OF PAINT. THE GRANITE PAVEMENT JUST SOUTH OF MILK STREET WAS PROFESSIONALLY CLEANED AND SEALED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING IF SEALING THE GRANITE SAVES TIME AND EFFORT IN CLEANING FUTURE SPILLS/STAINS. NEW TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES WERE INSTALLED, REPLACING THE ORIGINAL RECEPTACLES THAT HAD BECOME UNSIGHTLY.FURTHER SOUTH, WE SUPERVISED THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL POTABLE WATER AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL OUTLETS NEAR HIGH STREET. BETWEEN PEARL AND OLIVER STREETS, WE HAD A MASONRY COMPANY RESET AREAS OF BRICK PAVEMENT THAT HAD EITHER HEAVED OR SUNKEN. AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK, SEVERAL AREAS OF GRANITE COBBLESTONE THAT HAD SETTLED WERE REMOVED AND RESET. IN CHIN PARK, FOUNTAIN REPAIRS PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE STAFF INCLUDED STREAM BED REPAIRS, WATERPROOFING OF WATERFALL SOURCE WEIRS, INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF FESTIVE LANTERNS AND REPAIRS TO IN-GROUND LIGHTS. WE SUPERVISED PAINTING OF THE RED BAMBOO CAGES AND CONTEMPORARY CHINATOWN GATE AS WELL AS MASONRY REPAIRS AT THE NORTHERN PART OF CHIN PARK AT ESSEX STREET AND IN MARY SOO HOO PARK.FINALLY, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM HOSTED SIX VOLUNTEER EVENTS, RE-POINTING SEVERAL AREAS OF GRANITE PAVING, RAKING AND ADDING GRAVEL TO THE WALKWAYS, AND SETTING UP THE WINTER LIGHTS.OUR PRIVATELY FUNDED PARK RANGERS PROVIDE SECURITY AND AMBASSADORSHIP ON THE GREENWAY. THE RANGERS CONTRIBUTIONS DURING THE PARK HIGH SEASON WAS LIMITED THIS YEAR. OUR SENIOR RANGER WAS OUT DUE TO INJURY FROM MAY THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. OUR OTHER RANGER DEPARTED IN MAY WITH A NEW RANGER JOINING THE TEAM IN JULY. TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE, WE STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH A CONTRACTED SECURITY COMPANY PROVIDING A PRESENCE IN THE PARK DURING LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O - PROGRAMSPROGRAMSTHE GREENWAY IS FILLED WITH ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AND OLD, BOTH PASSERS-BY AND THOSE SEEKING THE UNIQUE PROGRAMMING THE CONSERVANCY OFFERS. IN 2019, 1.4 MILLION GUESTS ENJOYED EVENTS, USED THE FREE WI-FI, RODE THE CAROUSEL, ATE AT FOOD TRUCKS, AND MADE MEMORIES AT BEER AND WINE GARDENS. MILLIONS MORE DISCOVERED THE GARDENS, ART, FOUNTAINS, AND THE ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE OF A PREMIER URBAN GREEN SPACE.THE CONSERVANCY HOSTED 455 FREE EVENTS IN 2019, INCLUDING FESTIVALS, MARKETS, FITNESS CLASSES, AND CONCERTS. MAJOR EVENTS INCLUDED THE BOSTON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY THE SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS NETWORK, THE GREENWAY SIMULCAST OF THE BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR PRESENTED BY BLOOMBERG MEDIA, THE FIGMENT PARTICIPATORY ART FESTIVAL, MY CARIBBEAN EXPO, FILMS AT THE GATE, AND CHINATOWN MAIN STREET FESTIVAL AND LANTERN FESTIVAL, BOTH PRESENTED BY CHINATOWN MAIN STREET. MAJOR NEW EVENTS IN 2019 INCLUDED HOSTING THE BOSTON GREENFEST & TECH EXPO AND CONCERT FOR ONE, BROUGHT TO CHIN PARK BY THE CELEBRITY SERIES OF BOSTON. RECURRING EVENTS INCLUDE THE BOSTON CALLING BLOCK PARTIES AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK, HELD WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER MONTHS WITH OUTDOOR LIVE MUSIC AND DRINKS; THE BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK, HELD ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM MAY THROUGH NOVEMBER; THE WEEKEND GREENWAY OPEN MARKET WITH LOCAL ARTISAN WARES; THE SUMMERTIME NORTH END MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER CONCERT SERIES; AND THE COOLIDGE OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES. WE PILOTED A NEW WINTER MARKET ON THE GREENWAY, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO ACTIVATE DEWEY SQUARE PARK FOR THREE WEEKS IN DECEMBER. WE HOSTED 110 FREE FITNESS CLASSES FROM YOGA TO CROSSFIT ACROSS THE GREENWAY. NEARLY 1000 YOUTH AND CHILDREN EXPLORED, PLAYED, AND LEARNED ON THE THE GREENWAY THOUGH OUR PLAY PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERED COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING IN CHIN PARK FOCUSED ON UNDERSERVED YOUTH, AND OUR YOUTH ADVENTURE DAYS, WHICH ENGAGED CHILDREN FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF BOSTON AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS.IN HONOR OF THE CONSERVANCY'S TENTH ANNIVERSARY, WE PRODUCED GREENWAY WEEK, A CELEBRATION LEADING UP TO OCTOBER 10TH (10/10). HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED ADDITIONAL HORTICULTURE AND PUBLIC ART TOURS, AND HONEY-THEMED MENU OFFERINGS FROM 19 FOOD TRUCKS AT THE BOSTON FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL AND THROUGHOUT THE WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE NEW BEEHIVES. CAPPING THE WEEK, WE COMMISSIONED CELEBRATED CHOREOGRAPHER PETER DIMURO TO CREATE WATERWAY/ LIGHTWAY/ GREENWAY, A SITE-SPECIFIC DANCE PERFORMANCE COORDINATED WITH THE LIGHT AND WATER DISPLAY AT THE RENOVATED RINGS FOUNTAIN. THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY DIMURO'S PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF MOTION, A MIXED PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY DANCE COMPANY WITH AGES RANGING FROM 13 TO 74. THE THREE PERFORMANCES WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.CONTINUING ITS POPULARITY, THE TRILLIUM GARDEN ON THE GREENWAY RETURNED FOR ITS THIRD SEASON OF OPERATION FROM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER; TRILLIUM BREWING COMPANY, NAMED ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST BREWERIES, AGAIN CREATED A FAMILY-FRIENDLY EXPERIENCE FOR BOSTON'S BEER-LOVERS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH CITY WINERY TO OPEN BOSTON'S FIRST-EVER WINE GARDEN, OPERATING FIVE DAYS A WEEK AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK FROM MAY - OCTOBER. TOGETHER THE DRINKERIES BROUGHT IN OVER 170,000 VISITORS TO UNWIND AND GATHER ON THE GREENWAY.WE ALSO SAW CONTINUED SUCCESS IN OUR FAVORITE PARK AMENITIES, LIKE THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL, MOBILE EATS, AND FREE WI-FI. THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL AT THE TIFFANY & CO. FOUNDATION GROVE, A BOSTON LANDMARK, HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR; 90,000 PEOPLE TOOK A SPIN ON THE SEA TURTLE, RABBIT, LOBSTER, COD, PEREGRINE FALCON, SKUNK, AND OTHER CHARACTERS, ALL INSPIRED BY THE DRAWINGS OF BOSTON SCHOOL CHILDREN AND BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A LOCAL ARTIST. OUR NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GREENWAY MOBILE EATS PROGRAM--FEATURING 35 ROTATING FOOD TRUCKS AND TRIKES, 63% OF WHICH WERE OWNED BY WOMEN OR ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR--OFFERED DUMPLINGS, WOOD-FIRED PIZZA, GOURMET GRILLED CHEESE, AND MORE. THE FREE WI-FI NETWORK, WHICH WAS UPGRADED TO CARRIER-GRADE IN 2015 AT NO COST TO THE CONSERVANCY, CONTINUED TO BE VERY POPULAR.THE GREENWAY GALA IS THE CONSERVANCY'S LARGEST ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT, AND 2019 SAW THE MOST SUCCESSFUL GALA TO DATE. ONCE AGAIN HOSTED IN JUNE, THE GALA WELCOMED GUESTS INTO A SPECTACULAR TENT WITH DECORATIONS PUT TOGETHER BY THE CONSERVANCY'S HORTICULTURE TEAM. ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 410 REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CITY LUMINARIES, NONPROFIT COMMUNITY GROUPS, CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS, THE GALA CELEBRATED 10 YEARS OF THE GREENWAY AND SET A NEW FUNDRAISING RECORD TO HELP SUSTAIN THE CONSERVANCY'S PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, AND GREEN SPACES IN THE DECADE AHEAD. WE WERE ESPECIALLY DELIGHTED TO RECOGNIZE OUR HONOREE, GOVERNOR CHARLIE BAKER, FOR HIS SUSTAINED EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF THE GREENWAY, BOTH PRIOR TO AND DURING HIS ADMINISTRATION. FOLLOWING THAT SUCCESS, THE CONSERVANCY PRODUCED ITS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS EVENT, GLOW IN THE PARK, FOR THE FIFTH YEAR, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCK VENDORS, AND LAWN GAMES HOSTED UNDER THE SAME TENT. THIS FUN EVENT DREW MORE THAN 400 ATTENDEES.
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O - PUBLIC ARTPUBLIC ARTTHE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY HAS BECOME A LEADER IN CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART IN BOSTON. GREENWAY PUBLIC ART GIVES RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND TOURISTS A REASON TO VISIT, LINGER, AND DISCUSS. IN JUNE, THE PUBLIC ART NETWORK (PAN) OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS RECOGNIZED A GREENWAY COMMISSION AMONG THEIR LIST OF THE TOP 50 PUBLIC ART WORKS OF 2018: ANNE LILLY'S INTERACTIVE, MIRRORED ARTWORK ENTITLED "TEMPLE OF MNEMON" ENCOURAGED VISITORS TO REFLECT ON THEIR PRESENT MOMENT. WITH THIS ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY HAS WON EIGHT AWARDS SINCE 2013, PLACING THE CONSERVANCY IN A PREEMINENT POSITION AMONG NON-PROFITS IN THE U.S. IN 2019, THE CONSERVANCY BROUGHT CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITS TO THE GREENWAY FROM 10 ARTISTS: (6 NATIONAL, 3 INTERNATIONAL AND 1 LOCAL). THESE PROJECTS REPRESENTED AN ARRAY OF CULTURES, PERSPECTIVES, AND ARTISTIC STYLES, APPEALING TO A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES IN THIS FREE, ACCESSIBLE, AND OUTDOOR SPACE.THE MAJOR EXHIBITION OF THE SEASON WAS THE AUTO SHOW, AN EXHIBIT THAT RESPONDS TO THE EVER-CHANGING NATURE OF WHAT ONCE WAS A MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR THROUGH DOWNTOWN BOSTON, INVITING THE PUBLIC TO CONCEIVE NEW POSSIBILITIES IN REINTERPRETING OUR SHARED CIVIC SPACES. EACH OF THE ARTISTS IN THIS EXHIBIT BROUGHT A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON HOW TRANSPORTATION CAN REIMAGINE AND TRANSFORM OUR UNIQUE CITIES FOR THE BETTER, BY PLACING THESE WORKS IN THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE THAT IS NOW THE GREENWAY.CENTRAL TO THE EXHIBIT WAS THE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY'S AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) EXHIBIT, WHICH BLENDS INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ELEMENTS INTO OUR REAL-WORLD ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH THE OVERLAY OF HISTORICAL IMAGERY. THIS EXHIBIT, LOCATED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE GREENWAY, IS CURRENTLY THE LARGEST CONTINUOUS AR EXHIBIT IN THE UNITED STATES. IN A CURATORIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BOSTON CYBERARTS AND HOVERLAY, THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED THREE PROMINENT AR ARTISTS (NANCY BAKER CAHILL, JOHN CRAIG FREEMAN, AND WILL PAPPENHEIMER) AND LOCAL HISTORIAN AMY D. FINSTEIN TO CONCEPTUALLY EXPLORE THE THEMES OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE AUTOMOBILE BY SUPERIMPOSING HISTORICAL IMAGES AND CONTEMPORARY ART WITH VIEWS OF THE GREENWAY. THE HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWN WITHIN THE AUGMENTED REALITY EXHIBIT NARRATE MORE THAN A CENTURY OF GROWTH AND CHANGE ALONG THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY. THESE IMAGES CAPTURE THE CITY'S CHANGING ECONOMIC PROSPECTS, ITS ACCOMMODATIONS FOR NEW MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, AND ITS EMBRACE OF CITY PLANNING AND MODERN ENGINEERING TO ADDRESS SUCCESSIVE ERAS OF CHALLENGES.ERWIN WURM'S ARTWORK UFO (INSTALLED BETWEEN HIGH AND INDIA STREETS), WAS MADE FROM A PORSCHE 924 DESTROYED AND RESHAPED IN THE CLASSIC BULBOUS FORM OF A UFO; THE ARTWORK IS A REFLECTION OF THE MODERN SOCIETY IN WHICH CARS BECOME FAT TO EXAGGERATE THEIR FUNCTION AS A STATUS SYMBOL. THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED CHRIS LABROOY'S COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES, WHICH WAS THE FIRST PHOTO EXHIBITION TO BE CURATED ON THE GREENWAY. LABROOY'S IMPOSSIBLE COMPOSITIONS, INSTALLED BETWEEN NORTH AND HANOVER STREETS, ARE ODD AND ALLURING BECAUSE THEY APPEAR HYPER-REAL, THOUGH EVERY SINGLE PIXEL IS METICULOUSLY 3-D-MODELED. LABROOY FASHIONS NEW WAYS FOR US TO EXPERIENCE THE CARS WE LOVE, CHALLENGING US BY CHANGING THEIR KNOWN FORMS BUT NOT THEIR EMBLEMATIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED SPECIALLY DESIGNED OUTDOOR PHOTO STANCHIONS TO INSTALL THESE PHOTOGRAPHS; THE STANCHIONS ARE REUSABLE FOR FUTURE PHOTO EXHIBITS.IN ADDITION, THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED WORKS BY KARL UNNASCH AND JULIE LIBERSAT. UNNASCH'S CONTRIBUTION, TITLED OPERANT (AN OLDOWONK CATARACT), WAS LOCATED BETWEEN MERCANTILE AND STATE STREETS; THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL STAINED-GLASS-ACCOUTERED RED DUMP TRUCK ACKNOWLEDGES AND CELEBRATES THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND LABORERS WHO HELP BUILD OUR BEAUTIFUL CITIES. BACKLIT STAINED-GLASS PANELS INSTALLED IN THE CAB WINDOWS AND ALONG THE SIDES OF THE DUMP BOX CONTAIN IMAGERY REFERENCING NATURE'S APPROACH TO BUILDING AND MAKING. LIBERSAT'S CONTRIBUTION, TITLED NO DIRECTION (LOCATED BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND NORTH STREETS) WAS INSPIRED BY THE PATTERNS AND SYMBOLS IN STREET MARKINGS AND HIGHWAY SIGNS, AND EXPLORED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SYMBOLISM OF THE AUTOMOBILE AND ROAD. THE TOTEMIC STACKED SIGNS IN NO DIRECTION ARE ACTIVATED BY THE WIND, WHICH ROTATED EACH LAYER OF SIGN LIKE A WINDMILL. THE SIGNS HAVE NO MARKINGS; THEY ARE IN MOTION YET THEY PROVIDE NO DIRECTION FOR TRANSPORTATION. THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL IS ACTIVATED AT NIGHT BY THE REFLECTED LIGHT FROM PASSING VEHICLES AND STREET LAMPS. PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS WERE INVITED TO RECONSIDER THEIR PHYSICAL ENGAGEMENT WITH NAVIGATION AND ORIENTATION, AND THE EVERYDAY LANDSCAPE ENCOUNTERED IN TRANSIT.IN ADDITION TO THE AUTO SHOW ARTWORKS, THE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED TWO OF THE LEADING FEMALE AUTO PINSTRIPERS IN THE COUNTRY TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOST ART OF PINSTRIPING DURING THE CONSERVANCY'S ANNUAL TRUCK AND TRACTOR DAY EVENT.SUPER A'S (STEFAN THELAN) MURAL ENTITLED RESONANCE WAS INSTALLED IN APRIL/MAY. THIS MURAL, THE SEVENTH GREENWAY WALL COMMISSION, WAS THE LARGEST ARTWORK EVER CREATED BY THE ARTIST IN THE UNITED STATES. IN HIS MONUMENTAL MURAL FOR THE GREENWAY, SUPER A QUESTIONS THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND EMOTIONAL SYSTEMS THAT CONFINE OUR FREEDOM. HE ILLUSTRATES THE URGENT NECESSITY OF BREAKING FREE FROM THOSE CONFINES, LIKE THE BARN SWALLOWS PICTURED, IN ORDER TO TRULY LIVE. A LOOKING GLASS, THE GLASS CLOCHE ALLOWS US TO EXAMINE THE INVISIBLE SOCIETAL AND STRUCTURAL BORDERS TRAPPING US. IN HIS TITLE, SUPER A CONCEPTUALIZES THE WAY THESE CRACKS AND FISSURES GROW, ELUCIDATING HOW SYSTEMS CAN SHATTER WITH EVEN THE SMALLEST FISSURE THROUGH THE RAUCOUS VIBRATIONS OF OUR UNIFIED RESISTANCE. THE PURSUIT OF FREEDOM IS FIERCELY INSTINCTIVE; IT ORDERS THE NATURAL WORLD, MOVING US FROM CHAOS AND CONFLICT TOWARD UNITY AND EQUITY.ELLIOTT KAYSER'S YEAR OF THE PIG CONTINUED THE ANNUAL CURATION BASED ON THE CHINESE ZODIAC; EIGHT CERAMIC PIG SCULPTURES WERE INSTALLED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE GREENWAY. THEY LEAD THE PUBLIC ON A SIMPLE TREASURE HUNT TOWARDS THE GEM THAT IS CHINATOWN. THROUGH HIS ART, ELLIOTT KAYSER AIMED TO RECONNECT PEOPLE TO OUR SHARED AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE. IN OCTOBER, THE CONSERVANCY, IN A CURATORIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PUNTO URBAN ARTS MUSEUM IN SALEM, COMMISSIONED A SMALL MURAL (LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF LINCOLN STREET AND ESSEX STREET) BY JUAN TRAVIESO, TITLED ENGULF. THE COMMISSIONED MURAL PORTRAYS A CHINESE TIGER, AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, BEING OVERTAKEN BY INVASIVE PLANTS. THE GEOMETRIC FORMS SIGNIFY THE ENCROACHMENT OF MAN-MADE STRUCTURES CAUSING HABITAT LOSS AND ULTIMATELY THE EXTINCTION OF THESE SPECIES.THE CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT ITS EXHIBITIONS VIA A VOLUNTEER CORPS OF PARK AMBASSADORS. THE AMBASSADORS ANSWERED QUESTIONS, STAFFED AN ART CART, AND OFFERED WEEKLY TOURS OF THE ART AND THE AUGMENTED REALITY COMPONENT OF THE EXHIBITION.
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Secondary category: Recreation & Sports