With YOU + visionary artists, Now + There is creating always-free public art that activates vacant lots, prompts dialogue, and dismantles biases — from Dorchester to Downtown — and spurring Greater Boston’s post-pandemic revitalization.
Today, we’re celebrating this worldwide day of generosity, Giving Tuesday, with a call to sustain our work .
Thanks to a generous friend, every donation made TODAY ONLY will be tripled!!! Share your generosity online or via a donor-advised fund — as long as it’s made Tuesday, November 30 — and your contribution has three times the impact. (And if you’re discovering this news later, we still appreciate your gift towards our annual campaign!)
We believe public art can help drive foot traffic back to Boston. Read N+T Executive Director Kate Gilbert’s full November 25, 2021 Globe Letter to the Editor here.
Driving foot traffic to free and open public art installations is a guaranteed draw. From sculptures to murals to performances, public art creates walkable, livable cities and places that invite conversation, introspection, and public discourse. When done in concert with the residents and priorities of a neighborhood, art can bring vibrancy and vigor to otherwise blank walls, utility boxes, and vacant lots. And at this turning point in Boston, public art offers critical thought-provoking opportunities for the city to examine its struggle with inequity and inaccessibility as we celebrate Wu’s election as the first woman, first person of color, and first Asian American to the office.