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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,...

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,...

07 Mar Zeehan Wazed, A City in Motion, Astoria, Queens, 2023

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About “A City in Motion” is a 600-foot-long exhibition by artist and native Queens New Yorker, Zeehan Wazed. The colors and shapes within the artwork reference a graffiti aesthetic and also take inspiration from the rich movement of this amazing city — from kids dancing in...

07 Mar Bronx Communal Spaces, Bedford Park, Bronx, 2022

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About “Bronx Communal Spaces” featured works by Bronx-based artists Laura Alvarez, Blanka Amezkua, Trevon Blondet, Matthew Burcaw, Dennis RedMoon Darkeem, Carlos Wilfredo Encarnación, and James Martocci. It was installed at the construction site for a Camba Housing Ventures affordable and supportive housing development at 202nd and...

07 Mar Brownsville Reflections: Past, Present, Future, Brownsville, Brooklyn, 2023

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About Brownsville Reflections: Past, Present, Future, is a 600-foot-long exhibition adorning the construction site of an affordable housing development at the intersection of East New York and Rockaway Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The exhibition includes artworks by three artists with local ties to the neighborhood: Jocelyn...

07 Mar Xenobia Bailey, Steal Away, National Black Theatre, Harlem, Manhattan, 2023

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About “Steal Away,” is an exhibition by fiber artist and cultural activist Xenobia Bailey located on 5th Avenue, 125th Street, and 126th Street in Harlem. The 500-foot-long artwork is installed on the construction fencing surrounding the future home of the longest-running Black theater in New York...

04 May Art on Lamp Posts, Frances Smith and Michelle Weinberg, with the Alliance for Downtown New York, Winter 2021-22

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About Installed on 65 lamp posts in Lower Manhattan during the winter of 2021-22, this exhibition explored the notion of resiliency. The art was selected through a public-design competition organized in collaboration with the Alliance for Downtown New York and brought in over 150 applicants. The two...

21 Dec Voodo Fé: SOAR, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, December 2020

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SOAR: Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, December 2020 “City Canvas’’ is a 24-month pilot designed to allow the installation of temporary visual art on eligible sidewalk sheds and construction fences. We've worked with local communities to transform protective construction structures into spaces for temporary art installations. This is...

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