News Archive
October 2007
Light Boston Annual Appeal
Light Boston's 2007 Annual Appeal development piece. Solicitation 2007.
May 2007
Light Boston Excellence in Lighting Award
Light Boston presented Jeff Berg with the inaugural Light Boston Excellence in Lighting Award for his overall contribution to exterior lighting in Boston and Light Boston's mission. Ben Colburn presented the award at the Illumination Engineering Society of America's regional awards dinner held in May.
June 12, 2007
MIT’s Dramatic New Illumination
MIT switched on a new lighting scheme of 12 high-precision and narrowly focused metal halide lights, along with two strips of light-emitting diodes around the bottom of the dome and at the base of the limestone façade. The 150-feet-high dome sits over the Barker Engineering Library on the Charles River. The illumination, as seen from the Charles River, is lighting up an iconic structure in a dramatic way.
May 26th – October 27, 2007
Waterfire, Providence, RI
Barnaby Evans created First Fire in 1994 as a commission to celebrate the tenth anniversary of First Night Providence. In June 1996, Evans created Second Fire for the International Sculpture Conference where it became the gathering place for thousands of participants all over the world. Ardent art supporters convinced Evans to create an on-going fire installation and started a grass-roots effort to establish Waterfire as a non-profit arts organization. With support from public and private sources, Waterfire’s flickering flames now regularly return to illuminate downtown Provident. www.waterfire.org
April 21, 2007
Bunker Hill Obelisk Illuminated
A new $100,000 lighting system now illuminates the monument with 76 color-corrected ceramic metal halide bulbs that range in strength from 70 to 150 watts. The precise, high-efficiency bulbs wash the obelisk in varying intensities of light, highlighting the faces and lines of the monument. The new lighting system makes the monument a gateway landmark as one approaches Boston from the north and creates a dramatic difference.
The lighting system was paid for with a donation from Osram Sylvania of Danvers and is part of a $3.7 million restoration that includes handicapped-accessible ramps to the new museum.
November 2006
Light Boston Annual Appeal
Light Boston's 2006 Annual Appeal development piece. Solicitation 2006.
September 27, 2006
Ether Monument in Public Gardens Illuminated
After an almost two-year restoration effort, the 40-foot Ether Monument commemorating the use of anesthesia at MGH, was restored. The granite was cleaned, antiquated plumbing replaced so water flows from four fountain heads, and a new lighting system was installed which officials hope will increase public consciousness of the sculpture and discourage vandalism.
The monument’s rehabilitation was paid for by $220,000 from the City of Boston and money from private donors including the Solomon Fund and the Friends of the Public Garden.
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