Andrea Arroyo is co–art director of Opp-Art. She is an award-winning artist working in fine art, site-specific installation, public art and illustration. Her work is published widely (including in The New Yorker and The New York Times) and is exhibited internationally. Andrea's 400 sq ft...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Telephone poles in Annadale, Eltingville and Great Kills look much more festive these days, thanks to the annual “Deck the Streets” competition, sponsored by City Council Minority Leader Joseph Borelli, the non-profit organization ArtBridge Projects and the South Shore District Management...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There are more than 300 miles of construction fencing and sidewalk scaffolding in NYC, and if you’re a true city dweller, you probably rarely notice them. Made of plywood and smudged with dark green paint, they’re a ubiquitous eyesore, but are...
On July 8, a new art exhibition, “Present Power / Future Hopes,” brought outdoor art indoors to showcase the work of 59 New York-based artists who created 25,000 square feet of art to help beautify and bring public art to 17 NYCHA developments across the...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Scaffolding is normally an eyesore, but one public initiative has transformed it into an art installation. The initiative, from ArtBridge, is on display now. It’s one of New York City’s largest public art initiatives, and NYCHA residents were involved in the process....
ArtBridge, in partnership with NYC Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), presentS PRESENT POWER / FUTURE HOPES, a culminating group exhibition showcasing works from its City Artist Corps: Bridging the Divide installation series that aims to amplify the voices...
This article was originally published on Domus 1066, March 2022, so more than a month before the death of Letizia Battaglia (March 5, 1935 - April 13, 2022). The installation can still be visited. “With my camera, I search for that genuine gaze, that combative part of...
Murals celebrating Black women activists will pop up in Brooklyn this summer, starting with Juneteenth. The first of these murals will be unveiled today. The work is the creation of artist-activist Helena Metaferia, who is primarily active in Harlem and Brooklyn. The mural depicts Wildcat Ebony...
This weekend, on Juneteenth, a new mural celebrating the labor of Black women activists will be unveiled in Brooklyn. The work of Harlem- and Brooklyn-based artist and activist Helina Metaferia, the mural depicts a fellow young creator, Wildcat Ebony Brown, atop a picture of a plinth;...
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...