{"id":10197,"date":"2023-03-02T16:29:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-02T21:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=10197"},"modified":"2024-11-18T00:21:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T05:21:55","slug":"bridging-the-divide-taft-houses-manhattan","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/page\/bridging-the-divide-taft-houses-manhattan\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Divide: Taft Houses, Manhattan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10197\" class=\"elementor elementor-10197\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio_page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-333d37a8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"333d37a8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-636299c9\" data-id=\"636299c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14699d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14699d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b584a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b584a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The artworks developed for <strong>Taft Houses<\/strong> serve as an example of the successful community engagement and collaborations that took place in East Harlem. Workshops were hosted in the office of the Taft Resident Leader, a location that proved to be a hub for residents looking for resources. Bringing art workshops to the space allowed the community to discuss their concerns while engaging their creativity. The workshops gained momentum over a number of months, as did youth participation. These positive results have prompted the continuation of art workshops in the Resident Association\u2019s office.<\/p><p>Photo Credits for all Taft Houses artworks: Paul Katcher<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a466ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"3a466ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Andrea Arroyo, Nurture Nature, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2103-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Andrea Arroyo, Nurture Nature, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2113-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Andrea Arroyo, Nurture Nature, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrea-Arroyo-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a959aa5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a959aa5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Andrea Arroyo, <em>Nurture Nature<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p><i>Nurture Nature <\/i>is a celebration of life in New York City. The imagery was inspired by the beauty and resilience of the Taft Houses\u2019 East Harlem community. The piece features various elements symbolizing universal values. For instance, blue swirls\u2014invoking the Aztec symbol for speech\u2014represent the voices of the community, while butterflies represent the contributions of immigrant populations. Throughout the design, flowing, colorful human figures represent diversity and adaptability. The bouquets of flowers represent growth and resilience.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/e3vNx9iLcZ9CT5i57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1345 5th Avenue, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andreaarroyo.com\/\">https:\/\/www.andreaarroyo.com\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ashes57\/\"> | <\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/andreaarroyoart\/\"><strong>@andreaarroyoart<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f029c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"f029c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gwendolyn Black, Reflections of Our Community, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2133-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Gwendolyn Black, Reflections of Our Community, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Gwendolyn-Black-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4e0db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4e0db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Gwendolyn Black, <em>Reflections of Our Community<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p><i>Reflections of Our Community <\/i>combines imagery expressing the artist\u2019s own experience of living in public housing with those shared by adults and youth during her art workshops at Taft Houses. Themes of deep community bonds, pride in heritage, and beauty of place, are depicted through the patterning of people, color, and flora. Specific elements, like the church building, a school, and the image of an NBA player, were included because of suggestions made by workshop participants. The occasional floating eye represents ancestors.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/LGG2KgYUvBcfZBzM7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1735 Madison Avenue, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gwenblackarts\/\">@gwenblackarts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c78cdfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"c78cdfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dister, I Love My Hood, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Dister-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dister, I Love My Hood, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2156-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Dister, I Love My Hood, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2153-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21585c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21585c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dister, <em>I Love My Hood<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p><i>I Love My Hood<\/i> by Dister portrays the vibrancy of Harlem through a Hip Hop lens. Bold lines and arrows weave in and out of a typical New York City streetscape. A fire hydrant, chimi truck, and pigeon share the scene with depictions of people engaging in everyday life and expressing themselves. The artwork mirrors the eclectic power that emanates from the city\u2019s uptown streets.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/ZQ5KqpY6hcfkL9bX9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1695 Madison Avenue, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disternyc.com\/\">https:\/\/www.disternyc.com\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_graffixx\/\"> |<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dister\/\"> @dister\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_graffixx\/\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98cd1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_advanced_image_gallery\" data-id=\"98cd1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_advanced_image_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-advanced-image-gallery  qode-aig-slider-type qode-tiny-space   \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-aig-slider qode-owl-slider\" data-number-of-items=\"1\" data-enable-loop=\"yes\" data-enable-autoplay=\"no\" data-slider-speed=\"5000\" data-slider-speed-animation=\"600\" data-slider-padding=\"no\" data-enable-navigation=\"yes\" data-enable-pagination=\"no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Coraima Santana, Resilient, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2121-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Coraima Santana, Resilient, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/DSCF2123-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-aig-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Coraima Santana, Resilient, 2022\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Coraima-Santana-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aig-gallery-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0eab26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0eab26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Coraima Santana, <em>Resilient<\/em>, 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>Coraima Santana\u2019s <i>Resilient<\/i> is dedicated to her sister Yomaira. It represents the beauty of growth and reconnection. The array of people, patterns, colors, and nature depicted within the work is an homage to utilizing the inherent beauty of the world to heal. The artist wants to emphasize that life, as it exists within us and around us, is a blessing. The overlaying graphic lines and colors are inspired by nature and are intended to be a source of tranquility and resilience.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/vwjrmKApJBBS6FR97\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1385 5th Avenue, New York, NY<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/corisantana.com\/\">https:\/\/corisantana.com\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_graffixx\/\"> | <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coripoderosa\/\">@coripoderosa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a741afd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a741afd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bridging the Divide: Media\/Press Coverage<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cc4bf8c simple-blog-list-no-image elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-blog\" data-id=\"1cc4bf8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"10197\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPublic Art, Community Hope, The Nation\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 6, 2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Andrea Arroyo is co\u2013art director of Opp-Art. She is an \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/deck-the-streets-wreaths-embellish-south-shore-telephone-poles-staten-island-live\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Deck the Streets\u2019 wreaths embellish South Shore telephone poles, Staten Island Live\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 22, 2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Telephone poles in Annadale, Eltingville and \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/transforming-urban-spaces-2-staten-island-nycha-buildings-get-an-artistic-makeover-staten-island-live\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tTransforming urban spaces: 2 Staten Island NYCHA buildings get an artistic makeover, Staten Island Live\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>August 8, 2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. &#8212; There are more than 300 miles \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container 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class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">On July 8, a new art exhibition, \u201cPresent Power \/ \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"4\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper empty-thumb\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-artwork-brightens-up-new-york-city-scaffolding-other-eyesores-at-pix-11\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPublic artwork brightens up New York City scaffolding, other eyesores on PIX 11\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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