From Studio to Street: A Two-Part Workshop on Creating Great Public Art

Join us for a two-part community-block workshop that unpacks the processes and skills in and around creating great works of art for public spaces; led by guest speakers and leaders in the field. Open to all students in all programs.

Audiences + Artists
11:15-12:15—Matt Okazaki (Tufts Architecture) + Sean Glover (SMFA 3D)

12:15-12:45- Lunch break (provided)

Processes + Collaboration
12:45-1:45—Robert Kwak (Benchmark Arts) 

Then join us at 6pm for a free, public panel discussion around the upcoming Boston Public Art Triennial with Triennial Founder and SMFA alumnus Kate Gilbert (MFA’15) and SMFA faculty Mags Harries. Register for the panel here.

Sean Glover is an artist and educator who uses a wide range of materials and processes (both new and old) to investigate the histories of violence, labor, and technology. Currently, he is a Professor of the Practice at the School in the field of Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston at Tufts University. Sean’s work has been exhibited as the ICA Boston, SFMOMA, Wellesley College, and Space Gallery in Portland, ME. He lives and works in Boston, MA.

Robert  Kwak is the Chief Operating Officer of Benchmark Arts, an art production firm serving artists, galleries, cultural institutions, and themed entertainment companies. The firm’s clients include the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), the Rose Kennedy Greenway (Boston) and Walt Disney Imagineering.

Matthew Akira Okazaki is a Professor of the Practice in Architecture at Tufts University, founder of the interdisciplinary art and design practice Field Office LLC, and a Principal at Architecture for Public Benefit, a benefit corporation serving public, non-profit, and mission-driven organizations. Recent projects have been featured at the Boston Public Art Triennial’s Lot Lab 2024 – part of Boston’s three-year “Un-Monument | Re-Monument | De-Monument” Program, the City of Cambridge’s “Shade is Social Justice Initiative”, The Chicago Architecture Biennial, and in the upcoming US Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Biennale.

Image: Daniel Gordon, Blue Poppies, 2021. Steel, stainless steel, powder coated and dye-sublimated aluminum, industrial paints. Produced by Benchmark Arts; On view 2021, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston.