Exhibit Coming to an End
Dear Editor,
All good things must come to an end. The successful public art exhibit, Of Many Minds, by award winning Massachusetts artist Michael Alfano, is closing mid- December with removal of sculptures. Over the past eighteen months, Boston residents and visitors delighted in the twenty sculptures installed along the Harborwalk in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Enlivening and enhancing our neighborhood through public art is a key tenet of the Navy Yard Garden & Art mission statement. We are pleased that the “Of Many Minds” exhibit inspired people to explore our unique corner of the city, to pause and read the sculpture inscriptions, to pose with a favorite sculpture and to sit and stay for a while. We have many to thank for this successful multi-year project.
Thank you to the early community supporters, the BPDA and the Boston Art Commission for their confidence in our organization and for approving an eighteen-month exhibit. We thank the Charlestown community and our sponsors for contributing the necessary funds to bring the exhibit to the Navy Yard. As an all- volunteer non-profit organization, Navy Yard Garden & Art is a proud recipient of a grant from the MassPort Community Fund which supported programming to complement the exhibit. We thank our partners for opportunities to collaborate, including Copley Society of Art, Continuum Dance Project, Boston Harbor City Cruises, Boston National Historic Park, USS Constitution Museum, Courageous Sailing, Friends of the Boston Harborwalk, The TrikeHub, and Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront. Thank you to our supporters, partners, and sponsors:
Boston Harbor City Cruises
Charles River Insurance
Charlestown Marina
Citizens Bank in Charlestown
Copley Society of Art
Cut-Splice
Friends of the Charlestown Navy Yard
HarborView Apartments
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Parris Landing
SignArt
Spaulding Rehabilitation
Thayer & Associates
The Anchor
The Anthem Group
For those inclined to make a tax-deductible contribution to support our work, go to: www.navyyardgarden.org/donate
Thank you for supporting public art..
Robin DiGiammarino,
President
Navy Yard Garden & Art