Lighting the Line Oct23

Lighting the Line and Upham's Bridge Lighting

Join us for Lighting the Line Moving Celebration and Bridge Lighting! Lighting the Line is a collaboration with the Boston Foundation (TBF), DS4SI and many community partners along the Fairmount Indigo Commuter Rail Line.  As part of TBF's centennial celebration, this multi-community public art project celebrates the Foundation’s on-going investment in the culturally rich Boston neighborhoods along the Fairmount Cultural Corridor. The idea for "lighting the line" emerged from creative placemaking work that began three years ago in Upham's Corner.  Residents expressed concerns about the darkness under the rail bridge over Dudley Street, which many felt was a deterrent for community members to go from one side to the other and may also inhibit people in the neighborhood from using the renovated commuter rail stop. DS4SI worked with the Fairmount Line CDC Collaborative to install a "productive fiction"--a temporary lighting under the bridge that received enthusiastic responses from pedestrians, drivers and nearby merchants. A successful idea sparked by residents led to the concept of the Lighting the Lineproject, which just one year later brings together the Fairmount Cultural Corridor communities to celebrate local artists, food, culture, families and neighborhoods. The evening will culminate in the unveiling of John Powell's semi-permanent lighting installation under the Upham's Corner bridge. Please join us and our partners, local artists, merchants and families!

DS4SI seeking experienced artist for new social practice and creative placemaking position!