Director Boston Art Commission

The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) is seeking an experienced and visionary cultural leader to serve as Director of the Boston Arts Commission.

Reporting directly to the Chief of Arts and Culture, the Director serves as the City's senior leader for public art, civic memory, monuments, memorials, and the stewardship of Boston's public art collection. The Director oversees the administration of the Boston Arts Commission (BAC), provides strategic leadership for public art policy and commissioning, and works to ensure that Boston's public realm reflects the creativity, histories, cultures, and aspirations of its residents.

The Director is responsible for guiding the City's approach to public art while building partnerships that expand opportunities for artists and communities. Working across government, philanthropy, cultural institutions, educational organizations, developers, community organizations, and the private sector, the Director will grow Boston's public art ecosystem and leverage new resources, sites, and commissioning opportunities that increase public access to arts and culture throughout the City.

As a member of the MOAC Leadership Team, the Director helps shape the City's broader cultural agenda while ensuring that public art contributes to Boston's quality of life, civic identity, neighborhood vitality, and creative economy.

The Director leads a multidisciplinary team responsible for public art programs, artist commissions, collections stewardship, and the administration of the Boston Arts Commission.

The Boston Arts Commission is the City's independent public art authority and the steward of Boston's municipal art collection.

The Commission reviews, approves, commissions, and oversees artworks located on City-owned property while serving as a public forum for civic dialogue about art, memory, identity, design, and public space. Through its collection, policies, and commissioning programs, the Commission works to ensure that public art is accessible, representative, ambitious, and reflective of Boston's diverse communities.

The Director serves as the senior executive responsible for supporting the Commission's work, implementing its strategic priorities, and advancing public art as a vital component of Boston's civic life.

The Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) works in collaboration with our creative and cultural workforce to hardwire arts, culture, and the creative economy into Boston’s future.

Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture is working to ensure Boston is a city where culture thrives in every neighborhood and where everyone can shape, access, and participate in cultural life. We partner with artists, cultural organizations, creative businesses, and communities to strengthen Boston’s creative economy, expand cultural infrastructure, and embed creativity into the everyday life of the City.

We believe creativity is essential public infrastructure. By investing in artists, cultural workers, and creative spaces, we help build a more connected, equitable, and vibrant Boston. Our work includes supporting the cultural sector through grants and programs, advancing affordable creative workspace and cultural facilities, and commissioning and caring for public art across the City.

• Provide strategic leadership for Boston's public art, monuments, memorials, and civic art programs.
• Develop and implement a long-term vision for public art that reflects Boston's values, histories, and future aspirations.
• Position Boston as a national leader in public art, artist commissioning, civic memory, and cultural participation.
• Advise the Chief of Arts and Culture, Mayor's Office,…