CREATING COLLABORATIONS
FOR ARTS IN PUBLIC PLACES
BostonAPP/Lab is a "brainstorming hub" for new collaborations, civic engagement opportunities, and supporting
arts in Greater Boston's public places.
Through Workshops and our ArtsCommons project, the Lab provides a meeting ground for artists, city and community organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and the general public to imagine
What can we do together
that we can't do separately?
APP/LAB ACHIEVEMENTS TO DATE
36
WORKSHOPS
(AND COUNTING!)
700+
WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
50+
WORKSHOP COLLABORATORS
3
ARTSCOMMONS
INSTALLATIONS
WORKSHOPS
Brainstorming sessions centered around evolving themes and challenges.
All are welcome, all are encouraged.
THE EXCHANGE
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A PLATFORM FOR DISCUSSION OF IDEAS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT ART IN PUBLIC PLACES
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March 15, 2018
This past February marked my third year participating, in various capacities, with the Boston APP/Lab. I reflect on this as several...
February 12, 2018
I don’t think this is simply a difference without a distinction:
Leave us substitute “Creative Place-shaping” for “Creative Place-m...
January 22, 2018
About a year ago, sculptor Eric Sealine put something in writing, in connection with one of the Lab’s Workshops, that continues to...
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