2 Medford Artists Featured In Boston Public Art Installation

MEDFORD, MA — The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District on Oct. 2 will unveil "Tasteful Boston," an outdoor public art installation in which a dozen regional artists, including two from Medford, transform 12 utility boxes into works of art. The pieces will celebrate iconic elements of Boston's culinary history.

Prop-maker and set-dresser Rebecca Rose Greene offers a minimalist, richly colored and modern take on basil. Painter and advocate April Jakubic depicts the universal love for cannolis, as two happy, young customers bite into the traditional Italian treat. Both artists are residents of Medford.

The artists, whose proposals were chosen by a panel of judges from nearly 50 applicants, will paint the utility boxes over the next few weeks, serving up slices of Boston food history, including takes on famous coffee and candy companies, the foods of diverse cultures, indelible food locations across the city and some of Boston's best-known dishes.

"Tasteful Boston" locations are centered in and around Downtown Crossing, spanning from
Chinatown to Government Center to the heart of the Financial District.

"These beautiful, whimsical and surprising 'Tasteful Boston' installations remind us that our art, our neighborhood, and our city’s rich culinary traditions are alive and ready to bounce back," Downtown Boston BID President and CEO Rosemarie Sansone said in a statement. "Public art is one of the many ways the BID activates Boston’s resilient business district. As shoppers, diners, workers, and art lovers are ready to come back, we’ll be ready to welcome them."

Updated information about "Tasteful Boston," including a walking map of the 12 utility box installations, is available at www.tastefulboston.com as well as the Downtown Boston BID’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram [add links] pages. "Tasteful Boston" uses the social media hashtags #DowntownBoston and #TastefulBoston.