Hudson Street Stoop
ACDC’s Modern-day Stoop to Connect Neighbors
Call for Artist—Designing for the Future: Hudson Street Stoop (HSS) Public Art Installation (2026-2028)
Overview
ACDC seeks an artist to co-create a temporary public art installation with community members to activate an open greenspace in Boston’s Chinatown. This installation is planned to be on view from Spring 2026 to Fall 2027 (18–24 months). There is strong preference for applicants who have past partnership(s) with community-based organization(s) as HSS serves as a creative opportunity for residents to practice community self-efficacy. Chinatown residents will select an artist to co-create a temporary public art installation and activate this open greenspace in Boston’s Chinatown. Through this co-creation, residents are both heard and included in the public arts process.
Please read our full HSS Call for Artist packet, which includes the project’s background, process, important details, and more.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a call for public artists to submit their qualifications and letter of interest; artists will NOT need to submit a budget or design proposal at this point.
Learn More
See below for an overview of timeline, project details, eligibility, required items to submit, what happens after, and contact info.
Details
Project Budget: $30,000
Installation Location: One Greenway Park in Boston’s Chinatown (between 66 & 88 Hudson St, Boston, MA 02111)
Application Deadline: Friday, July 18, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
General Timeline
Summer 2025: Artist selection
Fall 2025: Artist x Community co-creation
Winter 2025: Artwork fabrication
Spring 2026: Artwork installation
Fall 2027: Artwork de-installation
Eligibility
All professional artists are based in or have relationships to Massachusetts
Must have experience in public art and community engagement, preferably with communities of color, immigrant communities, and/or low-income communities
Must be legally eligible to work in the United States
Must be at least 18 years of age
To Apply
Please email the following required items as a single PDF to Community Planning & Design Manager Robert Chin at anchor.projects@asiancdc.org with the subject line, “HSS CFA Application — [Artist Name]:”
Letter of interest
Community impact statement
Resume/CV
Portfolio of past works
Professional references (At least 2)
What happens after this Call for Artist?
From this Call for Artists, the Hudson Street Stoop Committee will invite up to three artists to introduce themselves to the community and present their initial proposals at a Community Show & Tell event in September 2025.
The event serves as an opportunity for the invited artists to share their past work and vision for Hudson Street Stoop and its potential to fulfill the project’s vision and goals.
Each presenting artist will receive a $500 Show & Tell honorarium for their initial proposals.
Questions? Email Community Design & Planning Manager Robert Chin at anchor.projects@asiancdc.org
Video by Amanda Huang
About Hudson Street Stoop
Hudson Street Stoop is a rotating public art initiative to transform One Greenway Park into an activated and inclusive neighborhood “stoop.”
Our goals are to create art that reminds working-class individuals and families that they belong and honor the rich history of Chinatown. ACDC collaborates with Chinatown residents and local artists to create interactive, rotating public art installations every 18 months.
Visit Hudson Street Stoop!
Located at One Greenway Park, between 66 - 88 Hudson Street, Boston, MA 02111.
Current Installation, Dancing Dragon (2023-2025)
On display until 2025, come swing by and explore it while it’s still here!
Rendering of Dancing Dragon by artists Katherine Chin & Parke MacDowell
The 2023 Hudson Street Stoop installation, Dancing Dragons by artists Katherine Chin & Parke MacDowell, was developed in collaboration with Chinatown residents. Dancing Dragon consists of a steel pavilion with meandering canopy structure providing seating, shade, and the armature for community activity. It is inspired by traditional Chinese dragon dance.
The Process
Hudson Street Stoop is advised by a committee of Chinatown residents and local arts administrators. The committee helped ACDC put out a request for qualifications (RFQ) to seek artists experienced in creating public art and engaging with community members as part of the creative process.
Community Visioning Sessions with residents & community members informs each design and selection process. The final selection is by the HSS Committee.
Throughout the year, ACDC facilitates community events that activates the space for the community.
Upcoming Hudson Street Stoop Events
Stay tuned for more exciting events coming soon!
Contact info@asiancdc.org for questions.
Hudson Street Stoop 2023-25 is Generously Funded in Part by
Community Evaluation Partners
Site Partners
Past Projects
2021-22 Installation, Storytell & Sway
Photo by Aaron John Bourque Photography, courtesy of Gianna Stewart
The 2021 Hudson Street Stoop installation, Storytell & Sway by local artist Gianna Stewart, was developed in collaboration with Chinatown residents. The Storytell & Sway exhibit is made of socially distanced bench swings inscribed with residents' quotes in their native languages and adorned with playful bells purchased from Chinatown shops.
