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Local Artists Can Apply To Leave Their Mark At The City’s Newest Branch Library
October 10, 2007

Talented artist can apply now to have their artwork on permanent display as a key piece of the city’s newest branch library now under construction in the heart of the city’s Mattapan neighborhood.

The Mayor’s Office of the City of Boston, through the Boston Art Commission, requests that artists interested in being considered for creation of artwork at the new Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library submit their qualifications.

The branch is currently under construction at 1350 Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan, a central location that will anchor Mattapan's business district and be in easy reach for residents throughout the area.

The new exterior art element is meant to be complementary to the new building’s architecture. To learn more about the plans, visit http://www.bpl.org/branches/ma_siteplan.htm.

Interested artists are encouraged to submit their qualifications online by Wednesday, Nov.14, to the following website: http://www.callforentry.org/.

For more than 150 years, the Boston Public Library has pioneered public library service in America with revolutionary ideas and famous firsts. Established in 1848, the BPL was the first publicly supported municipal library in America, the first public library to lend books, the first to have a branch library and the first to have a children’s room. Today, the BPL boasts 27 neighborhood branches, free Internet access, two unique restaurants, an award-winning website www.bpl.org and an on-line store featuring reproductions of the BPL’s priceless photographs and artwork. Each year, the BPL hosts nearly 5000 programs, answers more than one million reference questions and serves millions of people in its National Historic Landmark McKim Building in Copley Square. All of its programs and exhibits are free and open to the public. At the Boston Public Library, books are just the beginning!

Prepared by the Boston Public Library's Communications Office. For more information about news, programs and events at the BPL, call 617-859-2212 or send a message to the Communications Office.