Un-Monument: Call for Community Voices Submissions
Monuments, memorials, and commemorative acts preserve the past while creating shared visions for what communities can become. The stories elevated in civic spaces influence who feels recognized, represented, and included within those narratives. We want to hear from you about how you feel about forms of public commemoration in your community. What you would preserve? What you would change? Please feel free to answer as many or as few of the questions below as you would like. Responses will be gathered on a rolling basis.
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To ensure that responses are respectful and accurate, we ask that you provide your first and last name, as well as your email address and phone number. If your response is selected for publication, a BAR team member will contact you in advance to discuss how your response and name will be displayed publicly. Email addresses and phone numbers are for internal use only and will not be shared.
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Questions
Please feel free to answer as many or as few of the questions below as you would like.
What stories about the Greater Boston area do you see represented in public spaces? What stories do you think are missing?
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Is there a place, object, mural, gathering spot, or landmark in your neighborhood that feels important to your community? Why?
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Who from your community deserves to be remembered or recognized in public space?
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If you could create a monument about something important to Boston today, what would it be?
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What values or lessons do you think future generations should inherit from public monuments and memorials?
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How should communities be involved in deciding what gets commemorated in public space?
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Have your feelings about a monument, memorial, or historical figure ever changed over time? What changed?
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Is there a place, object, mural, gathering spot, or landmark in your community that upholds a harmful narrative? What do you think should happen to address it?
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What makes a memorial meaningful to you?
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What role do you think artists should play in shaping public spaces and telling community stories?
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Demographic Information
As a partner with the City of Boston, Boston Art Review is required to collect certain demographic information to understand how our work aligns with the diversity of the arts sector in Boston. We recognize that some of the data may seem personal, and we ask that you respond to the best of your ability. We understand if you choose to decline.
Race and Ethnicity
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Arab, Middle Eastern, and/or North African
Asian, South Asian, East Asian, and/or Asian American
African American, African and/or Black
Hispanic, Latino/a/e, and/or Latinx
Indigenous, First Nations, American Indian and/or Alaskan Native
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Pacific Islander and/or Native Hawaiian
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Do you identify as a person with a disability, a long-term health condition, or an access need?
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Is there any other information you would like to provide regarding the above listed demographics? This could include self identifying on aspects of your identity that did not fully capture your identity in the above options.
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