The exhibition is part of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ City Canvas program that turns construction sites into art exhibitions. [caption id="attachment_11243" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Xenobia Bailey’s “Steal Away”, one of three sides. Photograph by ArtBridge.[/caption] September 21, 2023 — Harlem, NY — The National Black Theatre,...
The scaffolding around tonight at a housing complex in Chelsea got to makeover this week as artists collaborated to put up a new mural. The artwork depicts residents and workers from the Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea Houses. The project is part of an ongoing partnership...
In Happening Today, “Intertwining Colors’’, an artwork by New York artists is being unveiled in Chelsea. The mural features a portrait of community members alone but still connected. The purpose is to enrich the Chelsea neighborhood, share the story, the culture, and the people that live there. Watch the video:...
In Manhattan where the scaffolding around the public housing complex in Chelsea gets a make-over thanks to some artists collaborating on a new mural. The artwork depicts residents and workers from the Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea Housesand Elliott-Chelsea Houses. The project is part of an...
Two Chelsea artists are celebrating the beauty of life in the wake of the tragedy of death. New Yorkers’ relationship with art has changed dramatically in 2021. With indoor space now severely limited, preventing large scale exhibitions from taking place, and world-altering events such as the...
Today's morning moment comes to us from Chelsea, where a NYCHA complex got a makeover from local artists. Their new mural depicts residents and workers from the Fulton Houses and Elliott-Chelsea Houses. The project is part of an ongoing partnership between ArtBridge and the city housing...
We might be in the midst of a huge snowstorm, but February is always a great month for new public art. Once you can dig yourself out, check out everything from the annual Times Square Heart unveiling to more timely works that are a commentary...
City arts organizations unveiled a pair of photo exhibits on construction fences along two public housing complexes in Red Hook last week, sprucing up the drab and omnipresent building sites’ barriers by allowing local artists to display their work. View the full article: Brownstoner ...
When you think of scaffolding and construction fencing, you usually think of construction zones. But now, a new city program is finding a way to turn them into art installations. The Red Hook Houses are in the midst of a $500 million capital transformation, approved...
The photo series “Red Hook Look” by local youth mentor, photographer, and videographer Alden Parkinson centers on community members such as a local basketball coach, a school crossing guard, fruit stall vendors, and neighborhood kids, which the artist hopes will provide a counter-narrative to the...