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Episode 03

Hot to Healthy

In the Season 04 finale of Inhabit, Erika Eitland and Kimberly Seigel explore how public art is helping us adapt to one of today’s most urgent climate threats: extreme heat. From misting sculptures like Harbor Fog to kinetic installations like Heat Blooms, these public works of art double as education, refuge, and cooling interventions. With insights from public health and creative leaders, they unpack how art can be leveraged for collective good. We close out this season reflecting on its potential as a climate solution in Boston and beyond and a reminder: design is a future planet intervention. 

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Episode 02

Transient Art

What makes public art public? In this episode, Erika Eitland and Kimberly Seigel explore Boston’s evolving public art ecosystem on the MBTA — from subway performers to citywide festivals like the Boston Public Art Triennial. Follow our hosts as they uncover how temporary and permanent works alike shape civic life, activate transit spaces, and respond to challenges like climate change.

bright colorful illustration of young child staring through viewfinder and seeing climate monsters

Episode 01

Art in a Warming World

Inhabit is back! With a new season, a new city, and a new co-host. Join us as we explore how design is a future planet intervention. We are uncovering the role of public art in shaping our built environment and collective imagination. In this first episode, our hosts Dr. Erika Eitland and Kimberly “Kimi” Seigel dive into public spaces to highlight how people, art, and design intersect throughout the city of Boston.