Crawford and Tooley call themselves the Canary Swords, and encounter the world as a family of passionate artists who aim to equip future generations with culture and knowledge. As residents of Ingersoll Houses, they hope their work inspires others in their community to be the...
About The exhibition at Ingersoll Houses features four artists from Fort Greene with deep ties to the community. Artworks reflect conversations and ideas shared via art workshops that ranged from drawing, to working with inks and printmaking—and even chess playing. Workshops took place at the Ingersoll...
About Workshops for Howard Houses residents were held in collaboration with the Howard Resident Association and the CAMBA community center. They took place outside and at the Howard Houses playground. All of the artists who designed work for the Houses incorporated a dialogue component into their...
About While each of the three artworks created for Brownsville Houses vary in approach—from photography to illustration to semi-abstraction—each artist included an element of figuration in their composition. This use of representational imagery signals a deep connection with the lived experiences of community members. During art...
About You Deserve Ease and Joy shows people of African and Latinx descent in everyday modes of self care through pattern, indigenous symbolism, and healing activities. The background of the design is a blueprint aerial map of the Brownsville Houses. In the foreground, the artwork represents...
About Testify! features interviews and photographs of subjects, objects, and places meaningful to NYCHA residents ages 16-21, including those at Brownsville Houses. Created in collaboration with the Department of Cultural Affairs Public Artist in Residence program, Sophia Dawson worked with the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice...
About Playground, by artist Carlos Torres Machado, is a study of the Brownsville community as observed in their playgrounds. Playgrounds are a community space for kids, teenagers, and adults where people unite, talk, and interact. In the colorful space of Torres Machado’s mural, the rich diversity...
About The exhibition at Mitchel Houses in Mott Haven features four South Bronx artists. Each of the artists celebrate the cultures of their community and offer moments for reflection and healing in the wake of Covid-19 and a year of increased gun violence. Participating artists were...
About Noble Dre*Ali’s The Mitchel Mandala aims to portray the spirit and strength of Mitchel residents through depictions of front line workers, persons of varied ages and races, and animals that symbolize resilience and rebirth. Responding directly to sentiments shared by residents, the artwork is also...
About Dario Mohr’s Sow the Seeds is a call to acknowledge the rich roots of South Bronx residents’ lineages as well as a plea to implement sustainable and healthy environmental practices. A neighbor of Mitchel Houses, Mohr is a witness to the gentrification and heat island...