The Triennial 2025:
The Exchange
The theme of Triennial 2025 is The Exchange, an artist-driven and expert-supported exhibition of extraordinary cross-disciplinary public art projects that break down social and professional barriers to promote collaboration and strengthen community resilience.
Celebrating the power of art to build bridges, The Exchange is an artist-driven and expert-supported cross-disciplinary exhibition of immersive landmark artworks and programming, dynamically created in dialogue with and beneficial to host locations. Curated works address intractable issues in new and inspired ways, nurturing collaboration and strengthening community resilience.
May 22—October 31, 2025
WELCOME FROM THE CURATORS
Welcome to Triennial 2025: The Exchange, the inaugural edition of the Boston Public Art Triennial. This citywide exhibition invites you to explore newly commissioned public artworks thoughtfully placed throughout Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. Each piece encourages you to engage with both the art and the communities it represents. The exhibition was inspired by Boston’s wealth of expertise across fields, from community-based organizations dealing with homelessness and drug addiction to NGOs dealing with wildlife conservation, as well as medical researchers, arts institutions, and universities. The Exchange invites artists and experts to work together to create impactful artworks that present compelling narratives about the issues we face as a society. Through this experience, we hope to spark meaningful dialogue, foster empathy, and inspire new ways of understanding our shared future. May the art open your mind to new possibilities.
Pedro Alonzo
Artistic Director, The Triennial 2025: The Exchange
Tess Lukey
Curator, The Triennial 2025: The Exchange
THE CURATORS
World-class art from
world-class curators
The Exchange was developed by the Triennial’s Artistic Director, Pedro Alonzo, Curator Tess Lukey, and a Curatorial Advisory Group.
Artistic Director Pedro Alonzo (he/him; b. 1971, Tijuana, Mexico) is an independent curator renowned for exhibitions that move beyond traditional museum spaces.
“Public art has the ability to engage communities and address intractable issues in new ways, allowing us to break from narratives that keep us from envisioning the equitable solutions we seek.”
Curator Tess Lukey (she/her; b. 1993, Worcester, MA) is a member of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah, MassArt Alum ‘16, practicing ceramicist, and Associate Curator of Native American Art at The Trustees of Reservations. Tess was chosen as a 2024 honoree for the Boston Business Journal’s annual 40 Under 40.
“We believe that when large exhibitions come to Boston, they become part of the city’s identity, and when they include Indigenous artists, they become part of the City’s identity too.”