Amplifying Organizational Identity
art_works partnered with architecture and design firm Utile to commission a site-specific mural responding to their office space and firm identity in downtown Boston.
Cyrille Conan, DIWAR-BENN (à propos), 2024. Site-specific mural for Utile, 115 Kingston Street, Boston, MA. Project facilitated by art_works for Utile. © Cyrille Conan. Photography by Mel Taing.
Collaborating with Community
Artists Michael Talbot and Phoebe Warner led concept development for Collective Ascension, a site-specific mural at the Brian P. Murphy Memorial Staircase in Cambridge, MA, created in collaboration with teens from Cambridge's Community Art Center.
Michael Talbot & Phoebe Warner, Collective Ascension, 2023. Site-specific mural. Brian P. Murphy Memorial Staircase, Cambridge, MA. Project executed in collaboration with Community Art Center and facilitated by art_works for DivcoWest. © Michael Talbot & Phoebe Warner. Photography courtesy of Casey Preston, WhiteBirch Media.
Messages of Hope & Homecoming
Boston-area artist Sneha Shrestha created a large-scale painting to greet visitors in the lobby of DivcoWest's life science building at 441 Morgan Avenue, designed by Ennead Architects.
Sneha Shrestha, a.k.a IMAGINE, Green Tara 2, 2023. Acrylic on canvas. 137 x 137 inches. © Sneha Shrestha, a.k.a. IMAGINE. Photography by Mel Taing.
Blue Cross Blue Shield x Camp Harbor View
Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBSMA) moved to the Prudential Center, art_works helped leverage the company's surplus art holdings to broaden its commitment to local communities.
TD Garden
When the Boston Bruins made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2019, art_works worked closely with the NHL team to create a hall of portraits for current players, which became one of TD Garden's Hidden Hallways.
Radian Boston
In partnership with Radian Boston, art_works collaborated on an art program spanning the building's lobby and resident amenity spaces in tandem with a larger design refresh led by RODE Architects.
Michael Zachary, Shoreline, 2024. Acrylic on panel. 54” x 54” © Michael Zachary. Photography by Flaunt Boston.
Stephen Proski, The Serpentine Kiss, 2024. Ceramic installation. 146” x 486. © Stephen Proski. Photography by Flaunt Boston.
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.
Cicely Carew, Fête, 2018. Print on archival paper. 20 x 15 inches. © Cicely Carew.
art_works x Google
art_works partners with Google to source and commission artworks of all scales and mediums with a focus on emerging local artists across multiple office locations.
Arnaud Leclerc, choreographic movements/mouvements chorégraphiques, 2022. Spray paint on laser-cut aluminum. © Arnaud Leclerc. Photography by Katya Konioukhova, courtesy of Google LLC.