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28 Oct Viktoriya Basina, Active Design Project, River East Elementary School, Harlem, Manhattan, 2020

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About As part of the NYC Dept of Health's Active Design initiative, this mural by Viktoriya Basina represents the fluidity of movement. Through collaboration with the River East Elementary School, the mural contains balls, stars, and hoops—each aspects of the students imagination and play. The mural...

28 Oct Viktoriya Basina, Julia Cocuzza, Murals at Domestic Violence Shelters, The Bronx and Queens, 2021

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About This 2021 project was especially meaningful to us, as these two murals were installed at domestic violence shelters. They were created by involving residents in the artist selection and design process. Artists Viktoriya Basina and Julia Cocuzza were chosen by residents from an open...

28 Sep Alex Rivera (“The Bronxer”), Castle Hill Houses, The Bronx, 2024

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About This Castle Hill Houses mural by Alex Rivera (known as "The Bronxer") represents the levity and movement found in the natural world. In collaboration with Castle Hill residents, The Bronxer held artmaking workshops and activities in the garden where community members painted garden sheds...

28 Oct Medicines We Know: Crystal Clarity – JASA Bushwick/Hylan NORC, Brooklyn

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About "Medicines We Know" by Crystal Clarity is a reflections on family recipes and the use of plants as herbal remedies. The mural design was created through collaboration with elders at JASA Bushwick/Hylan NORC. Through sharing memories and cultural histories about foods and herbs, seniors reflected...

09 Oct Victor Quinonez aka Marka27 – Brownsville King of Love

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About "Brownsville King of Love" by Victor Quinonez (known as "Marka27") celebrates identity, Caribbean heritage, and the vibrant cultural legacy of Brownsville. The artwork features a young Brooklyn king wearing a crown and a custom jacket filled with symbolic patches—from boxing gloves to Caribbean flags,...

25 May Present Power / Future Hopes, A Culminating Exhibition for City Artist Corps: Bridging the Divide, The Clemente Center, 2022

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About ArtBridge organized a culminating group exhibition to celebrate the 50+ artworks designed by 59 artists at 16 NYCHA developments for City Artist Corps: Bridging the Divide. The exhibition, titled Present Power/Future Hopes, was held at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center, July 9–23,...

27 Oct Danielle Mastrion, Baisley Pond Park Residences, Jamaica, Queens

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About "Queens Rising" by Danielle Mastrion is Queens' tallest ever mural. Painted on two sections of the Baisley Pond Park Residences in Jamaica, Queens, it pays tribute to local heroes, landmarks, and the deep cultural history of the neighborhood. Featuring faces from the community, airplanes, flowers,...

05 May Priscila De Carvalho, Among Friends, Academy for Young Minds, LIC, Queens, 2021

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About “Among Friends” by Priscila De Carvalho is a mural that celebrates education and the life-long friends we make at school. In partnership with the Academy for Young Minds - a school for learners on the autism spectrum founded by TheraCare - artist Priscila De Carvalho...

05 May Hope and Humanity, Lenox Hill Hospital, Upper East Side, Manhattan, 2021

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About Installed in the fall of 2021 at 3rd Ave and 76th Street, this exhibition featured artwork by artists Ebony Bolt and Naomi Lawrence to celebrate the essential workers who continued to support NYC through the pandemic. The artists were selected via an open call with...

07 Mar Tijay Mohammed, Clean Energy, Bronx, 2023

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About “Clean Energy” is an exhibition by artist Tijay Mohammed produced by ArtBridge in collaboration with NineDot Energy and the Bronx Charter Schools for Better Learning - BBL2.Throughout the winter and spring of 2023, BBL2 elementary school students, along with BBL2 staff and NineDot Energy volunteers,...

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