Public Trust finished its three-week run in Copley Square, September 11-17, 2016. Close to 400 people made promises, surrounded by monuments to learning, faith, and commerce. Every promise was a profound reminder of the power of our words in a time when words really do matter.
Public Trust moved to its second location in Kendall Center, September 3-10, 2016. Almost 300 promises were made by visitors around the globe. Here's a small sampling of the imagination and friendship we experienced in Kendall.
Public Trust, launched in Dudley Square, Roxbury, MA on August 27, 2016, made over 300 Bostonians' promises public. This small sampling of the thoughts and images shared during its seven-day run in Dudley illustrates the bold and heartfelt promises given and a timely conversation.
What went into making each promise at Public Trust? A promise is a labor of thought, love, intention, and--at Public Trust--conversation. And then there was the 16' x 16' billboard where each promise was displayed alongside the day's headlines, and the tables each participant sat at to create their promise.
Hundreds of promises—literally—have been made at Public Trust so far at Dudley Square and Kendall Center. Today marks the halfway point of the artwork, which ends in Copley Square on September 17, and we're taking a moment to pause and reflect on some of the promises and participants who've made an effect on all...
In five days over 200 Bostonians have sat down to talk with Paul Ramirez Jonas or one of our ambassadors to share a promise, create a drawing, and then publish it on the billboard in Dudley Square. Check out every picture here.
Arts Reporter Malcolm Gay asks, "Is your word really your bond?" in the August 26, 2016 edition of The Boston Globe.
Meet the thirteen Public Trust Artist Ambassadors working with Paul Ramirez Jonas to help us make promises to ourselves and our communities and reflect on the power of our words.
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