Lex250 Monument
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, the Town of Lexington invites community members to reflect on ways to honor and memorialize this history. Preparing for the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, the Lex250 Commission is working with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council to commission a public commemorative art piece. In the early hours of April 19, 1775, the Battle of Lexington is remembered as the site of the first shot of the Revolutionary War.
In this process, Lex250 Commission invites community members and artists to reflect on the significance of this specific history. The proposed monument location is in Belfry Hill, south of the historic Lexington Battle Green.
As of July 2023, MAPC began working with Lex250 Commission and the Town of Lexington to broaden regional stakeholder engagement. Throughout the project, MAPC will support the development of a call for artists, including developing project advisors and technical advisors and the selection of monument concept by April 2024.
This involvement stands on the foundations of MAPC's prior projects and experience from the City of Lynn and Salem and adapting that process to the specific needs and considerations related to commemorative public artwork, drawing on lessons from the Public Art/Public Memory Discussion Series of 2020.
If you are interested in this topic and want to engage with the process, please contact MAPC's Regional Arts and Culture Planner II, Abbey Judd at [email protected].
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Semifinalist Artists Present Concepts for Monument
Thirty-five artists responded to the Call for Artists released in December, and applicants included international artists and artists located throughout the county. Selection panelists evaluated artists and artist teams based on their submission of qualifications, past work, and written responses to questions in the Call for Artists.
From the applicant pool, four artist teams developed concepts for the Lex250 monument to honor the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington to present on March 13, 2024.
Review the selected artist and artist teams and their concept presentations below.
Public Monument Concept Presentation
Lex250 Commission invites Lexington community members to review the recording (to the right) of the hybrid community presentation of the artists’ concept proposals on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Estabrook Hall, lower level of the Cary Building. Community members can submit questions to artists following the artists’ presentations using the Community Feedback Form (below).
Looking to watch the presentation of a specific artist or artist team? Please find the recording time stamps below.
Jonathan Russel and Saori Ide
40:12
51:35
Watch the January 3, 2024 Artist Q&A Meeting Recording:
January 3, 2024 Artist Q&A Resources
Submitted Prior to January 7, 2024.
Past Meetings
Stakeholder Informational Meeting Recording
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Partners
Town of Lexington
Lex250 Commission
Project Advisors
| Dawn E McKenna | Kamala Raj |
| Deepika Sawhney | Kathryn Jacob |
| Denise Moehring | Matthew Siegal |
| Glenn Parker | Patricia Elen Costello |
| Heather Hartshorn | Richard Canale |
| Howard Wolk | Robert Bellinger |
| Jessie Steigerwald | Rosemary Trowbridge |
| Jianing (Jolene) Cai |
Join the Process
Stay tuned for public artist concept presentations this spring.