Interested in exhibiting art on City of Boston property? The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Art Commission believe that public art is any artwork installed in publicly accessible spaces where they can be experienced by all for free. 

In order install artwork on City property, proposals must be reviewed and approved by both the Boston Art Commission and the City department that manages the site. Use the following form to begin the approval process. Once you submit your proposal, a member of the Public Art team will follow up with next steps. 

 If you have questions, contact us at BAC@boston.gov.

To explore current calls to artists and other opportunities, visit our website here. Please note that this form is not an application for funding but there are a couple of different options for finding funding through the City. 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.