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...
About Caffetti’s Hue Are You is designed to bring life and color to the neighborhood. A former resident of the South Bronx who lived near Mitchel Houses, Caffetti is a vocal proponent of bringing more attention and respect to an area of the city that he...
About Blanka Amezkua’s Us: We / We Inter-Are presents a papel picado (perforated paper) style banner referencing the traditional Mexican folk art. The artist portrays popular symbols significant to the rich heritages and contemporary cultures of her community. Of note are illustrations presenting icons of Latinx,...
About The artworks created for residents of NYCHA’s Adams Houses in the South Bronx focus on communication and speaking through images. Using history and symbols as powerful tools for self-representation, the artworks by Alex Rivera and Kevin Claiborne represent the values of intentional communication and honoring...
About Kevin Claiborne’s We the People represents, and is inspired by, the people of the South Bronx and New York City. Identifying the commonalities of home and history across cultures, Claiborne’s mural symbolically stands for the words and wisdom retained by Adams Houses residents and the...
About A Stronger Signal, by artist Alex Rivera, a.k.a. The Bronxer, presents graphic characters intended to convey how it feels to communicate in everyday life. Inspired by workshops he led with Adams Houses families—which included an introduction to color theory, painting techniques, and graffiti—vibrant colors reflect...