project highlights
- Property Type: Corporate headquarters
- Property Size: 214,000 sq. ft. across multiple floors
- Services Provided: Curated artwork selection and implementation of a bi-annual print rotation program in the main lobby
- Partners:Interior Architects (IA), CoreNet Global New England
featured artists
key takeaways
- A custom bi-annual print rotation program introduces employees and visitors to new local artists throughout the year, turning the lobby into a living gallery that fosters connection and community.
- ArtLifting’s partnership with Rapid7 activated inclusive storytelling through art and extended into public programming, including a CoreNet panel that spotlighted the social impact of inclusive workplace design.
Rotation program and art partnership builds community
ArtLifting worked closely with the Rapid7 Real Estate and Workplace Experience team and design partners at Interior Architects (IA) to specify eye-catching art and design a print rotation program to activate the lobby of their 214,000-square-foot headquarters at The Hub on Causeway.
The bi-annual rotations introduce visitors and Rapid7 teams – referred to as ‘Moose’ – to local ArtLifting artists. About the program, Michael Keimig, Senior Real Estate Manager shared, “It’s a conversation starter for us. It gives a voice to a lot of people in the community I think our employees can sympathize with and connect with.”
Activating an art partnership
In January 2023, Rapid7 partnered with ArtLifting and CoreNet Global New England educate the community about the impact of art on DEI initiatives.
The panel featured ArtLifting cofounder and CEO Liz Powers in conversation with Michael Keimig (Rapid7), Marcella Barriere (Google) and Yanni Tsipis (WS Development). View the recording here or below.
“Being able to see my work being used in such a large format at Rapid7 was stunning. ArtLifting has taken me and my work much further than I ever could have imagined. Now when people ask to see some of my work, I just tell them to go to the Garden and look up. When I go by there myself I am still stunned seeing it.”
-Allen Chamberland, ArtLifting artist
“The print rotation program means we get to learn about and create opportunities for even more ArtLifting artists all year round.”
-Jamie Kinch, VP Real Estate & Workplace Experience
Images
- Four framed fine art paper prints rest on a ledge in a common area.
- A large orange wallcovering featuring a map of Boston by Allen Chamberland in a cafe area.
- A series of colorful prints hang on a white wall in a lobby.
- Artist Stacey Williams standing in front of two prints with her arms raised above her head in celebration.
- A display of six fine art paper prints by various artists in a common space.
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