A new outdoor public art exhibition, “Intertwining Colors,” is now on view across 370 feet of construction scaffolding at Fulton Houses and Chelsea-Elliott Houses. The art features hand-painted murals with portraits of 60 residents from both NYCHA developments. “Intertwining Colors” is part of an ongoing artist...
"It makes people look up": the street artists taking over scaffolding. Construction work in New York City is practically a proverb – there’s always loud drilling and banging on a set of scaffolding somewhere. But while New Yorkers might see the green-painted plywood construction slabs practically everywhere...
More than a hundred people, including city officials and area residents, gathered on Saturday to unveil a new mural commemorating three pedestrians killed in recent years near the Myrtle-Wyckoff intersection on the border of Ridgewood and Bushwick. The mural, which runs along the back of Duane...
Active Design in Schools projects included interactive indoor and outdoor murals and play spaces. The Health Department today announced the completion of the 2018 Active Design in Schools program to promote physical activity for children. This year, the program created...
The images are simple, the colors are bright and the message is positive. Every day life for people walking 207th Street near Bainbridge Avenue just got a little sunnier thanks to a 40′ x 12′ mural designed by artist Laura Avarez, painted...
The piece of literal street art, which fills a historic corridor in New York's Chinatown, has become a popular attraction. Chen Dongfan, a painter trained in mainland China but now living mostly in New York City, has painted a 200-foot-long mural on the asphalt...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore) loves where he is from. Sure, the South Shore of Staten Island has the beautiful parks, Victorian-style homes and historic landmarks like the Conference House. (Sidenote: Uber Eats recently expanded there, too). But there is one thing Borelli wanted...
Opening Reception Friday May 30, 2018 at Nucci’s South, 5:30pm–7:30pm About Exhibition From June 3 to June 23, 2018, ArtBridge presents Arts on Amboy — a showcase of 31 Staten Island artists and 76 artworks in 11 local businesses, sponsored by Councilmember Joseph Borelli.All artwork is for sale,...
NYC fall 2017 art guide: 20 exhibits, events, and installations not to miss Now that summer’s over, galleries, museums, and arts organizations are readying for a robust season of offerings. To help navigate NYC’s rich ...
MORRISANIA - Sets of murals along three concrete step streets have been added across the city this summer in an effort to bring a more lively environment to the community. Artist Josie Gonzalez was among those to transform the old concrete steps in Morrisania into murals over the past week. Gonzalez's creation on East 164th...