Paul Ramirez Jonas' Public Trust with Now + There

A multi-site interactive public art piece that took place during Summer 2016 in Boston.

"Public Trust," an interactive public artwork by Paul Ramirez Jonas, August 27—September 17, 2016. Locations: Dudley Square, Roxbury, MA, Copley Square, Boston, MA, and Kendall Center, Cambridge, MA. A Now + There commission and production. Video by RAVA Films. Between August 27 and September 17, 2016, over 950 people in Greater Boston made a promise to themselves and the world with artist Paul Ramirez Jonas and a team of artist ambassadors. Their promises sparked a conversation about the value of our words — a conversation that continues today. Public Trust was generously supported by the Lewis Family Foundation, which believes that our communities grow stronger through artistic expression and numerous private donations. Our location partners included the Boston Art Commission, Boston Public Library, Boston Properties, Cambridge Arts Council, City of Boston Parks Department, Dudley Branch of the Boston Public Library, and the Kendall Square Association. A special thank you to the many generous citizens who participated in Public Trust!

 

Public Trust is a project about promises and the power of our words. For 21 consecutive days in Dudley Square, Kendall Center, and Copley Square, I and other artist ambassadors assisted Paul Ramirez Jonas in asking people to give a promise they can keep, make an artwork to take home, and share their promises on a 16'x16' billboard FOR ALL TO SEE. Surrounding those promises were other oaths, predictions and pledges made that day in the news as a means putting it in the context words/promises made by others in our society. 

Click here to read about me and all the Artist Ambassadors in Public Trust.

Follow the project on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with the hashtag #PublicTrustBOS.