ArtBridge https://art-bridge.org/ Connects the Public to the Arts Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:17:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 239595757 Brooklyn artist paints towering mural to Queens at new affordable housing site https://art-bridge.org/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:09:23 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=15921 Brooklyn-based muralist Danielle Mastrion has transformed the city’s first hotel-to-affordable-housing conversion into a soaring tribute to Queens, creating her tallest work to date on the facade of Baisely Pond Park Residences near JFK Airport. Produced by ArtBridge and visible from both the Belt Parkway and...

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]]> 15921 Brownsville King of Love: Brooklyn’s Largest Mural Celebrates Community Heritage https://art-bridge.org/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage-duplicate-15921/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:35:38 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=15940 Artist Victor “Marka27” Quiñonez has created what’s being called Brooklyn’s largest mural, a stunning 150-foot artwork titled “Brownsville King of Love” at 326 Rockaway Avenue. Produced in partnership with ArtBridge, the piece transforms an underutilized building facade into a powerful celebration of Brownsville’s rich cultural...

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]]> 15940 Public Art, Community Hope, The Nation https://art-bridge.org/public-art-community-hope-the-nation/ Fri, 06 Jan 2023 15:05:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9733 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...

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]]> 9733 ArtBridge’s first public artwork installed through “City Canvas.” https://art-bridge.org/artbridges-first-public-artwork-installed-through-city-canvas/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:56:04 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=12444 ArtBridge’s first public artwork installed through “City Canvas.”   The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA), in collaboration with the New York City Department of Buildings and the Office of the Mayor, has announced City Canvas, a 24-month pilot designed to allow the...

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]]> 12444 National Black Theatre, ArtBridge, RAY, and LMXD Unveil 500 Foot Long Public Art Exhibition in Harlem, with artist Xenobia Bailey https://art-bridge.org/national-black-theatre-artbridge-ray-and-lmxd-unveil-500-foot-long-public-art-exhibition/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 14:39:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=11257 The exhibition is part of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ City Canvas program that turns construction sites into art exhibitions. September 21, 2023 — Harlem, NY — The National Black Theatre, in partnership with ArtBridge, RAY, and LMXD, is pleased to announce Steal Away,...

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]]> 11257 ‘Deck the Streets’ wreaths embellish South Shore telephone poles, Staten Island Live https://art-bridge.org/deck-the-streets-wreaths-embellish-south-shore-telephone-poles-staten-island-live/ Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:16:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9739 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...

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]]> 9739 Transforming urban spaces: 2 Staten Island NYCHA buildings get an artistic makeover, Staten Island Live https://art-bridge.org/transforming-urban-spaces-2-staten-island-nycha-buildings-get-an-artistic-makeover-staten-island-live/ Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:29:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9745 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...

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]]> 9745 ArtBridge Exhibition Celebrates Public Art at NYCHA Developments, The NYCHA Journal https://art-bridge.org/artbridge-exhibition-celebrates-public-art-at-nycha-developments-the-nycha-journal/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 14:37:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9751 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...

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]]> 9751 Public artwork brightens up New York City scaffolding, other eyesores on PIX 11 https://art-bridge.org/public-artwork-brightens-up-new-york-city-scaffolding-other-eyesores-at-pix-11/ Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:23:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9764 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...

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]]> 9764 ArtBridge Announces PRESENT POWER / FUTURE HOPES, Broadway World https://art-bridge.org/artbridge-announces-present-power-future-hopes-broadway-world/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:30:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9771 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...

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