ROSE FITZGERALD KENNEDY GREENWAY CONSERVANCY INC
185 KNEELAND STREET, BOSTON, MA 02111 www.rosekennedygreenway.org

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SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE OTHE CONSERVANCY HAS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING ALL ASPECTS OF THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY, INCLUDING HORTICULTURE, PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC ART, MAINTENANCE, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.WE ENVISION A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND EVOLVING GATHERING PLACE THAT OFFERS*HEALTHY GREEN SPACE, *FUN, ENGAGING, AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPERIENCES, AND *A TESTING GROUND FOR NEW IDEAS.WE PURSUE OUR MISSION THROUGH*PARK CARE THAT SUSTAINS YEAR-ROUND BEAUTY, ENSURES SAFETY, AND MODELS ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP;*ROBUST PROGRAMMING THAT SHOWCASES AND SUPPORTS THE INGENUITY AND BREADTH OF OUR COMMUNITY; AND*TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS OF CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART THAT FACILITATE ARTISTIC EXPERIMENTATION AND SPEAK TO OUR CURRENT MOMENT;*RAISING THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR URBAN PARK MANAGEMENT.

SEE ATTACHED SCH O-MAINTENANCE, HORTICULTURE, AND RANGERSHORTICULTURETHE CONSERVANCY CONTINUES TO IMPROVE THE GREENWAY'S PHYSICAL APPEARANCE THROUGH SKILLED,ATTENTIVE ORGANIC LANDSCAPE CARE AND THOUGHTFUL DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS. AS ONE OF THE FIRST ORGANICALLY-MAINTAINED PUBLIC PARKS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE CONSERVANCY USES ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE PRACTICES THAT ARE INNOVATIVE, AWARD-WINNING, AND FISCALLY SOUND; OUR PLANTS ARE HEALTHIER, MORE RESILIENT, AND BETTER ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE STRESSES OF PUBLIC USE AND THE DEMANDS OF AN URBAN SETTING. THE CONSERVANCY'S POLICY OF NOT USING HERBICIDES AND TOXINS ALSO ENSURES THAT RUN-OFF WILL NOT POLLUTE BOSTON HARBOR OR HARM IT'S DELICATE MARINE LIFE. CHILDREN AND PETS CAN FREELY AND SAFELY PLAY WITHIN OUR PARKS WITHOUT THE WORRY OF PESTICIDES.THE CORNERSTONE OF OUR ORGANIC APPROACH IS THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF OUR OWN COMPOST TEA. THIS HAS ALLOWED US TO SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE AND IMPROVE THE GREENWAY'S SOIL BIOLOGY, LEADING TO INCREASED PLANT HEALTH AND ROOT DEPTH AND, SUBSEQUENTLY OVER TIME, A DECREASED NEED FOR APPLICATIONS OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER AND OTHER SOIL AMENDMENTS. A HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL TEAM FOUND THAT OUR ORGANIC CARE IS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN A NON-ORGANIC PROGRAM. OUR EFFORTS AT SUSTAINABILITY HAVE ALSO EARNED US A MAYOR'S GREENOVATE AWARD AND DESIGNATION OF THE GREENWAY AS A NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT.THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT WORKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH SPECIAL PANDEMIC SAFETY PROTOCOLS. WE COMPLETED SEVERAL LANDSCAPE PROJECTS INCLUDING RENOVATING THE CHIN PARK SERPENTINE BED AND BAMBOO. IN A LITTLE USED CORNER OF THE PARK NEAR PEARL STREET, A DONOR-FUNDED PROJECT CREATED A SPECIAL "NOOK" WITH AN ADDED SPLASH OF HORTICULTURAL INTEREST AND SEVERAL NEW BENCHES. THE WILDFLOWER MEADOW PLANTED IN 2019 HAS FILLED IN, BECOMING MORE LUSH. THE HORT DEPARTMENT'S WORK ALSO INCLUDED MAKING FURTHER EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR IRRIGATION SYSTEM, OVERSEEING THE CONTRACTED PRUNING OF 64 TREES, AND CARING FOR SEASONALLY ROTATING PLANTINGS IN 90+ CONTAINERS. WE CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CONTRACTED CARE OF THE ARMENIAN HERITAGE PARK ON THE GREENWAY AND SPECIALTY ORGANIC SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF BOSTON ACROSS THE STREET.DESIGN DEVELOPMENT WAS COMPLETED FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE GARDENS BETWEEN OLIVER AND HIGH STREETS, A PRIORITY IN THE CONSERVANCY'S STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN. THE EXISTING GARDENS WERE ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BE TEMPORARY AND INCLUDED NO SEATING. THE CONSERVANCY, WORKING WITH A WORLD-RENOWNED GARDEN DESIGNER, JULIE MOIR MESSERVY, HAS CONTINUED DESIGN WORK FOR A DESTINATION GARDEN WITH SPECIAL LIGHTING AND SEATING.OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE, NON-PROFIT, ACADEMIC, AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON LEARNING WHILE THEY ASSIST US WITH PARK STEWARDSHIP. WORKING SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH OUR HORTICULTURAL STAFF, THE COMMUNITY LEARNS ABOUT OUR ORGANIC CARE IN THIS UNIQUE ROOFTOP GARDEN. IN 2020, AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC MEANT MANY OF OUR TYPICAL GROUPS WERE NOT ABLE TO VOLUNTEER, WE ENGAGED OUR INDIVIDUAL HORTICULTURE VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL FIELDWORK ASSISTANCE. BY ESTABLISHING SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND CLEAR, COMPASSIONATE COMMUNICATION, THIS YEAR 69 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1,659 HOURS TOTAL. 13 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED OVER 50 HOURS EACH. ON THE STRENGTH OF REVIEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, THE CONSERVANCY HAS WON THE "TOP RATED AWARD" FROM GREATNONPROFITS.ORG NINE YEARS RUNNING.MAINTENANCEOUR MAINTENANCE TEAM CARES FOR SIX FOUNTAINS, ACRES OF GRANITE PAVING, COMPLEX LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AND MORE. SEASONALLY, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM SETS OUT AND REMOVES MOVEABLE FURNITURE, AND SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WINTER LIGHTING AND PUBLIC ART. THEY ALSO OVERSEE OUR CONTRACTED BASIC MAINTENANCE INCLUDING LAWN MOWING, LITTER AND TRASH REMOVAL, AND SNOW REMOVAL. IN 2020, MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AND SUPERVISED REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE GREENWAY, WORKING WITH SPECIAL PANDEMIC SAFETY PROTOCOLS. WE HOSTED JUST ONE MAINTENANCE VOLUNTEER EVENT, RAKING AND ADDING GRAVEL TO THE STONE DUST WALKWAYS ON P19. OUR PARK RANGERS PROVIDE SECURITY ON THE GREENWAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.IN THE NORTH END, WE SUPERVISED THE REPOINTING OR RESEALING OF JOINTS IN WALLS AND PAVERS IN SEVERAL AREAS IN THE FOUNTAINS AND IN PEDESTRIAN WAYS. TWO LARGE CHECK VALVES REPLACED UNRELIABLE ONES IN EACH OF THE TWO FOUNTAINS. THE MAINTENANCE STAFF INSTALLED NEW, BETTER HINGE PINS IN THE SWING BENCHES. THE POLE LIGHTS IN THE BOXWOOD BEDS AND THE PERGOLA POST LIGHTS WERE CONVERTED TO LED. NEW TRASH AND RECYCLING BARRELS WERE INSTALLED.IN THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE GREENWAY, THE MAINTENANCE TEAM OVERSAW REPAIRS TO CAROUSEL, MASONRY, AND FOUNTAINS. THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL'S ROUNDING BOARD LIGHTS WERE UPGRADED. THE MAHOGANY TRIM ON THE CAROUSEL TICKET BOOTH AND RAILING WAS SANDED DOWN TO THE BARE WOOD AND REFINISHED. THE CAROUSEL SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND SIMPLIFIED IMPROVING RELIABILITY. SKATE DETERRENTS WERE INSTALLED, INCLUDING ON THE RINGS FOUNTAIN STAGE WALL AND WITH A NEW APPROACH AT THE STATE STREET STEPS, TO PREVENT SKATEBOARD DAMAGE. A STRAINER BASKET/FILTER WAS ADDED TO THE RINGS FOUNTAIN JOCKEY PUMP. COPPER PIPES WERE REPLACED IN THE RINGS FOUNTAIN VAULT WITH PVC PIPES AND THE FOUNTAIN'S AUTOMATIC BACKWASH FUNCTION WAS RESTORED.FURTHER SOUTH, ALL GREENWAY TRASH AND RECYCLING BARRELS THAT WEREN'T REPLACED IN 2019 WERE REPLACED THIS YEAR, WITH INSTALLATIONS FROM HIGH STREET THROUGH CHIN PARK. AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK, AN AREA OF GRANITE COBBLESTONE THAT HAD SETTLED WAS REMOVED AND RESET AS WELL AS A SMALL AREA OF GRANITE AND BRICK IN THE PLAZA. IN CHIN PARK, REPAIRS TO THE FOUNTAIN STREAMBED WERE PERFORMED BY MAINTENANCE STAFF, NEW SIGNAGE WAS INSTALLED, THE PLAYCUBES SAFETY SURFACE WAS REPAIRED AS NEEDED. IN MARY SOO HOO PARK, TWO NEW FLOOD LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED IN COLLABORATION WITH BPD'S INSTALLATION OF A SECURITY CAMERA.THE CONSERVANCY COMPLETED A STATE OF GOOD REPAIR (SGR) STUDY THAT ASSESSED THE CONDITION OF PARK INFRASTRUCTURE FROM PAVING TO FOUNTAIN COMPONENTS TO BENCHES. THE CONSULTANT'S SGR REPORT NOTES THAT "MOST OF THE ASSETS IN THE GREENWAY WERE FOUND TO BE IN "EXCELLENT OR "GOOD" CONDITION (8% AND 71%, RESPECTIVELY). EVEN FOR A RELATIVELY NEW PARK LIKE THE GREENWAY, THE ASSETS ARE WELL-KEPT, A TESTAMENT TO THE CONSERVANCY'S STEWARDSHIP." THE CONSERVANCY HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDING PROGRAMMED FOR REPAIRS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. THE GEOSPATIAL DATABASE, WITH DETAILS OF 1,028 GREENWAY ASSETS, WILL HELP PLANNING AND PRIORITIZATION OF FUTURE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT PROJECTS.IN 2020, THE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED A "CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN." THIS PLAN PRESENTS A ROADMAP FOR THE CONSERVANCY TO PROTECT VULNERABLE ASSETS AND MANAGE RISKS FROM THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AND TO ADOPT MORE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT. PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOCUS ON PROTECTING THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL AND THE EQUIPMENT VAULTS FOR THE RINGS FOUNTAIN AND HARBOR FOG FROM FLOODING. REASSURINGLY, THE CONSERVANCY HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT THESE HIGH-PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS.THE CONSERVANCY ALSO COMPLETED THE DESIGN AND COMMUNITY PROCESS FOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS ON THE GREENWAY IN CHINATOWN. MULTIPLE SEPARATE IDEAS WERE PRESENTED AND PRIORITIZED WITH FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS. PRIORITY INITIATIVES INCLUDE THE EXTENSION OF OVERHEAD CATENARY LIGHTS IN MARY SOO HOO; UPGRADED POLE LIGHTS AND CATENARY LIGHTS IN THE PLAZA; AND THE ADDITION OF LIGHT POLES IN THE SERPENTINE PATH PORTION OF CHIN PARK. FUNDING AND CONTINUED FUNDRAISING WILL ALLOW A FIRST PHASE TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SPRING 2021.

SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O - PROGRAMSPROGRAMSTHE GREENWAY'S NORMALLY PACKED SCHEDULE OF OVER 450 EVENTS WAS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC. UNFORTUNATELY, TYPICAL OFFERINGS SUCH BOSTON LOCAL FOOD FESTIVAL, FILMS AT THE GATE, LANTERN FESTIVAL, BOSTON CALLING BLOCK PARTIES, AND VARIOUS OTHER FESTIVALS AND FAMILY ACTIVITIES WERE NOT ABLE TO OCCUR. THAT SAID, THE PANDEMIC AMPLIFIED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GREENWAY AS AN OPEN AND WELCOMING OUTDOOR SPACE THAT PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH ESSENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES TO NURTURE THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING.THE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT WAS STILL ABLE TO SUPPORT AND SAFELY HOST OVER 200 FREE EVENTS IN 2020, INCLUDING MARKETS, FITNESS CLASSES, AND SMALL-SCALE PERFORMANCES. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 FITNESS INSTRUCTORS TO OFFER OVER 100 FREE CLASSES. INSTRUCTORS AND ATTENDEES WERE GRATEFUL FOR A SAFE, BEAUTIFUL, OUTDOOR SPACE TO EXERCISE, AND OFFERINGS RANGED FROM RETURNING CLASSES SUCH AS HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING, YOGA, AND TANGO TO NEW ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BOXING BOOTCAMPS AND CARDIO HIP-HOP DANCE.OUR HARD-HIT RESTAURANT AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTNERS WERE ALSO EAGER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GREENWAY'S OUTDOOR SPACES TO ALLOW FOR SAFER OPERATIONS. AS GUIDELINES ALLOWED, WE SAW THE RETURN OF THE BOSTON PUBLIC MARKET SEASONAL FARMERS MARKET AT DEWEY SQUARE PARK; THE WEEKEND GREENWAY OPEN MARKET FOR LOCAL ARTISAN WARES; THE TRILLIUM GARDEN ON THE GREENWAY THAT CREATED AN AL FRESCO EXPERIENCE FOR BOSTON'S BEER-LOVERS; AND CITY WINERY'S PLAZA WINE GARDEN, WHICH OFFERED A PLACE TO UNWIND. PRE-PANDEMIC, WE HOSTED A VALENTINE'S DAY POP-UP MARKET, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO OFFER GIFT SHOPPING.THE GREENWAY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT OPEN SPACE ROLE FOR CHINATOWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WHO CONTINUED TO ACTIVELY LOOK FOR WAYS TO SAFELY SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS OUTDOORS. CHINATOWN'S SMALL BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, AND BAKERIES HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY HURT BY THE LACK OF STUDENTS, WORKERS, AND TOURISTS COMBINED WITH RACISM AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT THE SOURCE AND TRANSMISSION OF COVID-19. PROGRAMS STAFF JOINED OTHER NONPROFITS IN WE LOVE BOSTON CHINATOWN, A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CAMPAIGN. WE WERE THRILLED TO HOST A SERIES OF SMALL, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES WITH LOCAL MUSICIANS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PAO ARTS CENTER.WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PROMOTE OUR PARK AMENITIES. THE GREENWAY CAROUSEL AT THE TIFFANY & CO. FOUNDATION GROVE, A BOSTON LANDMARK, REOPENED WITH SAFETY GUIDELINES IN JUNE. OVER 17,000 PEOPLE TOOK A SPIN ON THE SEA TURTLE, RABBIT, LOBSTER, COD, PEREGRINE FALCON, SKUNK, AND OTHER CHARACTERS, ALL INSPIRED BY THE DRAWINGS OF BOSTON SCHOOL CHILDREN AND BROUGHT TO LIFE BY A LOCAL ARTIST. THE FREE WI-FI NETWORK CONTINUED TO BE VERY POPULAR, AND WE MADE PROGRESS ON NEW HOTSPOTS AND IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY. OUR NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED GREENWAY FOOD VENDING PROGRAM WAS POISED FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH 37 FOOD TRUCKS, 64% OF WHICH ARE OWNED BY WOMEN OR ENTREPRENEURS OF COLOR. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THESE SMALL BUSINESSES HAD TO CLOSE OR SCALE BACK OPERATIONS IN 2020. THE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT STAYED IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THESE PARTNERS, 96% OF WHOM SAID OUR COMMUNICATIONS WERE HELPFUL TO THEM AND THEIR BUSINESS. WE OFFERED RENT FORGIVENESS AND EXTENDED CONTRACTS, AND ARE HOPEFUL THAT THESE INNOVATIVE AND NIMBLE BUSINESSES WILL RETURN STRONG ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PANDEMIC.THE CONSERVANCY'S LARGEST FUNDRAISING EVENT, THE GREENWAY GALA, WAS CANCELLED THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAMS, DEVELOPMENT, AND OUTREACH DEPARTMENTS WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER ON DONOR ENGAGEMENT AND RECOGNITION FOR THE MANY DONORS WHO HONORED THEIR GALA CONTRIBUTIONS. IN PARTICULAR, PROGRAMS CREATED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CORPORATE DONORS TO GATHER VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON FOR FITNESS CLASSES AND TRIVIA NIGHTS. OVERALL, THE CONSERVANCY WAS ABLE TO MEET ITS ADJUSTED FUNDRAISING GOALS THIS YEAR AND SAW PROMISING INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT.ULTIMATELY, THE GREENWAY WAS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS THIS YEAR. OUR UNIQUE AND ADAPTABLE PROGRAMMING ALLOWED FOR BRIGHT SPOTS IN AN ISOLATING YEAR.

SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE O - PUBLIC ARTPUBLIC ARTTHE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY HAS BECOME A LEADER IN CONTEMPORARY PUBLIC ART IN BOSTON. GREENWAY PUBLIC ART GIVES RESIDENTS, WORKERS, AND TOURISTS A REASON TO VISIT, LINGER, AND DISCUSS. THE PUBLIC ART NETWORK (PAN) OF AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS HAS RECOGNIZED 8 GREENWAY PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS AMONG THEIR LIST OF THE TOP 50 PUBLIC ART WORKS OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS, PLACING THE CONSERVANCY IN A PREEMINENT POSITION AMONG NON-PROFITS IN THE U.S.IN 2020, THE CONSERVANCY BROUGHT CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITS TO THE GREENWAY FROM 1 NATIONAL, 1 INTERNATIONAL AND 2 LOCAL ARTISTS. THESE PROJECTS REPRESENTED AN ARRAY OF CULTURES, PERSPECTIVES, AND ARTISTIC STYLES, APPEALING TO A WIDE RANGE OF AUDIENCES IN THIS FREE, ACCESSIBLE, AND OUTDOOR SPACE. THE GREENWAY CONSERVANCY'S 2020 PUBLIC ART SEASON EXPLORED OUR EVER-EVOLVING RACIAL, CULTURAL, AND NATIONAL IDENTITIES WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION, MIGRATION, AND IMMIGRATION. WITH IMAGERY ROOTED IN HISTORY, FOLKLORE, FOODWAYS, AND NATURE, FEATURED ARTWORKS EXPOSED THE COMPLEXITIES AND PROMISE OF OUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD.ARTIST CATALINA DELGADO-TRUNK IS ONE OF THE FOREMOST PAPEL PICADO (CUT PAPER) ARTISTS WORKING TODAY. WITH HER GREENWAY COMMISSION, GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: MESOAMERICAN MYTHS, THE DOMESTICATION OF NOURISHMENT, AND ITS DISTRIBUTION, DELGADO-TRUNK INVITED VIEWERS TO THE TABLE OF HER CULTURAL HERITAGE; HER ARTWORK RESONATES WITH CONTEMPORARY DEBATES ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, MIGRATION, AND IDENTITY. HER INTRICATE PAPEL PICADO WAS PHOTOGRAPHED, ENLARGED TO A MONUMENTAL SCALE, AND PRINTED ONTO VINYL, AND AFFIXED TO EIGHT OF THE GREENWAY'S "LIGHT BLADES", 30'-TALL COLUMNS ILLUMINATED BY COLOR-CHANGING LIGHTS. HER EXHIBITION WAS COMPLEMENTED BY SIGNAGE WITH HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION.THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED A NEW SCULPTURE TITLED WIND SCULPTURE (SG) V FROM BRITISH-NIGERIAN ARTIST YINKA SHONIBARE. THIS ARTWORK EXPLORED COLONIALISM AND POST-COLONIALISM WITHIN THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION. THE 22'-TALL SCULPTURE FEATURED A NEW VARIATION OF SHONIBARE'S TRADEMARK BATIK THAT APPEARS TO HARNESS THE WIND AND FREEZE IT IN A MOMENT OF TIME. THROUGHOUT SHONIBARE'S WORK, BATIK SERVES AS A METAPHOR FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY CULTURES, WHICH, LIKE THE "AFRICAN" BATIK, ARE THE RESULT OF CENTURIES OF CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE.AS PART OF A TWELVE-YEAR CHINESE ZODIAC CURATION, THE CONSERVANCY COMMISSIONED LOCAL ARTIST FUREN DAI TO CREATE A NEW ARTWORK TITLED A MOUSE WITH EARS AND TAIL. FOR THE YEAR OF THE MOUSE, DAI RESEARCHED THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS OF THE CHINESE CHARACTER (MOUSE) FROM THE ANCIENT ORACLE BONE SCRIPT TO THE CONTEMPORARY SIMSUN FONT. THE ARTWORK EXPLORED THE EXPERIENCE OF VIEWING A CHINESE CHARACTER FROM BOTH A NATIVE AND FOREIGN PERSPECTIVE, ENCOURAGING BOTH CHINESE SPEAKERS AND NON-CHINESE SPEAKERS TO SEE GMOUSEH WHEN VIEWING THE CHARACTER (MOUSE).IN THE LATE FALL, THE CONSERVANCY INSTALLED LANTERN STORIES, BY LOCAL ARTIST YU-WEN WU. THE ARTWORK CELEBRATED BOSTON'S CHINATOWN COMMUNITY. WU'S INSTALLATION CAME TOGETHER AFTER A YEAR AND HALF OF COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS, DESIGN, AND FABRICATION. WU CREATED THIRTY LANTERNS TO ILLUMINATE CHINATOWN'S HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION AND THE COMMUNITY'S CULTURE AND RESILIENCY. SOME OF THE IMAGES RELATED TO THE LONG AND FRAUGHT HISTORY OF CHINESE IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES, BEGINNING WITH THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH IN THE 1850S TO CURRENT TIMES. OTHER IMAGES CELEBRATE CHINESE CULTURE AND THE COMMUNITY'S STRONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE COLORS USED THROUGHOUT THE INSTALLATION ARE CENTRAL TO ASIAN CULTURE: RED, WHICH SYMBOLIZES HAPPINESS AND GOOD FORTUNE, AND GOLD, SYMBOLIZING PROSPERITY.WHILE THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC LED TO THE CANCELATION OF THE PROGRAMS ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO COMPLEMENT THE ARTWORKS, WE PIVOTED TO WEBINAR-BASED PROGRAMMING. FROM MAY TO DECEMBER WE PRESENTED 4 WEBINARS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PHYSICAL PUBLIC ART PROJECTS FEATURED ON THE GREENWAY: PUBLIC ART IN THE DIGITAL AGE: A CURATED CONVERSATION ON AUGMENTED REALITY (MAY 15), "LANTERN STORIES": FROM COMMUNITY TO CREATION (JULY 21), LIGHTING THE WAY (OCTOBER 29), AND PUBLIC ART IN THE AGE OF COVID (DECEMBER 10). THROUGH THESE ONLINE WEBINARS AND POSTED VIDEOS WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OVER 3,700 UNIQUE VIEWERS, ENCOMPASSING REGIONAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS.

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