Prentiss House
Amidst a landmark restoration and official reopening, art_works collaborated with Live Thatch Boston to design a hyper-local art program for Prentiss House, a historic inn with enduring presence in Cambridge.
Soyoung L. Kim, Standing On Foreign Land, 2019; Thoughts Gathered from a Desert Hike, No. 2, 2019. Print on archival paper. 15 x 20 inches each. © Soyoung L. Kim. Photography by art_works.
Industry: Hospitality
Company Partners: Live Thatch Boston
Services: Artwork Sourcing, Visitor Engagement, Installation
Goal + Impact: In collaboration with our client, we selected artworks by four New England-based artists to infuse this neighborhood landmark with a hyper-local spirit. Our project focus was to complement fresh yet historically-informed interiors while conveying the artistic vibrancy of an active local creative community. We accompanied every piece at Prentiss House with a label featuring object details, curatorial text, and a QR code, giving guests the opportunity to connect with the artists beyond their stay.
We also had the opportunity to transform other interior spaces with a historic collection of prints and artworks, bonding the building to its material history. A gallery wall of rich artifacts lines the second-floor hallway, immersing guests in a literal passage of time gone by. Prints by Soyoung L. Kim and Cicely Carew populate guest rooms with works inspired by travel and its transformative potential. Lizzy Dargie's contemplative abstractions appear in the lobby sitting area, while Jodi Colella's embroidered postcard series behind the check-in desk captures the intimacy and distance of travel correspondence—a deliberate pairing for a space that lodges travelers.
Featured Artists: Soyoung L. Kim, Cicely Carew, Lizzy Dargie, Jodi Colella
Cicely Carew, Fête, 2018. Print on archival paper. 20 x 15 inches. © Cicely Carew. Photography by art_works.
Lizzy Dargie, Navy/Blue from Bunch #6, 2016. Print on archival paper. 8.5 x 18 inches. © Lizzy Dargie. Photography by art_works.
Jodi Colella, Don’t Pick on Sam Too Much, 2018; Back Where We Started, 2018. You Caught My Eye, 2018. Embroidery, found postcards, assorted threads. 7 x 9 inches each. © Jodi Colella. Photography by art_works.
