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Public Art Fosters Local Culture, Strengthens Communities

Mar 20, 2014 | Articles

Public art – be it an interactive arts community like the Gramsci Monument, or the works of a local graffiti legend like Lady Pink – has the power to enrich communities and change lives. All at once provocative, engaging, and aesthetically profound, we think that...

‘Snow’: A Wintry Story by Brooklyn Artist Shelley Jackson

Feb 25, 2014 | Articles, News & Trending

Some artists create masterpieces on traditional materials like cloth canvases. Others prefer to work in installation, forming abstract works that take up entire rooms or even protrude into public space. And if you’re Shelley Jackson, you’ll create stories and works of...

5Pointz Artists to Feature Work In Upcoming Gallery Show

Jan 14, 2014 | Articles, News & Trending

When 5Pointz: The Institute of Higher Burnin’, also known as the 5Pointz Aerosol Art Center, closed its doors in late 2013, it marked the end of an era. Originally founded in 1993 by Pat DiLillo, over time 5Pointz had evolved into a graffiti mecca, where artists could...

Creative Time Ignites Conversations Through Public Art

Jan 8, 2014 | Articles

Public art, both the grand and the restrained, has the power to ignite critical conversations about social issues, and can make us look at shared spaces in entirely new ways. One organization that is dedicated to sparking these conversations is Creative Time, a New...

As Queens’ Economy is Revitalized, Its Cultural Identity Shines

Oct 10, 2013 | Articles, News & Trending

“Remember old New York, where immigrants strived, cultures collided, grit outshined glamour and ethnic restaurants were filled with ethnic crowds, not Instagramming foodies? Before Manhattan commerce was diluted with H&M and Starbucks, and Brooklyn became half...

Public Art Fosters Local Culture, Strengthens Communities

Creative Time Ignites Conversations Through Public Art

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