Public Art

The Broadway Malls provide the perfect setting for the temporary exhibition of sculptural artwork. In cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, local community groups, artists and galleries, BMA is committed to bringing rotating exhibitions of artwork to the public to further beautify the Malls and the neighborhoods they pass through. To date, BMA has hosted five extraordinary exhibitions—the work of Boaz Vaadia, Chakaia Booker, Tom Otterness, Carole Eisner and Manolo Valdés. For more information on these artists and their exhibitions, click here.

In 2009, we introduced an audio cell phone tour to accompany these exhibitions. By calling a number (given on signage at each location) one can hear the artists’ own description of each sculpture. Listeners are invited to leave comments—and many do. In 2010, we added a Spanish language line to the audio tour.

We invite artists and their representatives to contact us to discuss a possible exhibition. Initial inquiry submissions must include a written proposal which includes an artist’s statement, together with photographs of proposed artwork.