LIMIT8, Author at ArtBridge https://art-bridge.org/author/limit8/ Connects the Public to the Arts Mon, 21 Apr 2025 20:13:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 239595757 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 ‘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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]]> 9771 An open-air show where you can admire Letizia Battaglia’s photos in large format, Domus https://art-bridge.org/an-open-air-show-where-you-can-admire-letizia-battaglias-photos-in-large-format-domus/ Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:45:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9777 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...

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]]> 9777 New Murals To Pop Up in Brooklyn For Juneteenth, The Art Insider https://art-bridge.org/new-murals-to-pop-up-in-brooklyn-for-juneteenth-the-art-insider/ Sat, 19 Jun 2021 13:59:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9725 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...

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]]> 9725 10 New Murals Will Pop Up Across New York This Summer, ArtNet News https://art-bridge.org/10-new-murals-will-pop-up-across-new-york-this-summer-artnet-news/ Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:50:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9718 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...

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]]> 9718 Public Art Project on View at Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses, The NYCHA Journal https://art-bridge.org/public-art-project-on-view-at-fulton-and-chelsea-elliott-houses/ Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:38:00 +0000 https://art-bridge.org/?p=9711 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...

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