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Groundswell Community Mural Project is a NYC-based, 501(c)(3) founded in 1996 to bring together youth, professional artists, and communities in partnership. We use art as a tool for social change by creating high quality works of public art in under-represented neighborhoods. Groundswell Mural would like to thank Elizabeth Maroney for documenting our Summer Leadership Institute 2011 projects.
With support from the Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation, 15 young people participating in SLI 2011 collaborated with artists Clare Herron and Grace Baley to create “Infinite Dreams,” a vibrant mosaic designed to support the transformation of P.S. 164’s blacktop schoolyard into a green play space.
This project was completed in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), as part of TPL’s effort to transform neglected spaces into playgrounds or community parks to help ensure that every child in the city has a safe outdoor play space.
The Brooklyn Detention Complex Mural team presents their designs to the public at the NU Hotel (July 26, 2011)
Groundswell’s Artists come together to share and discuss potential designs to implement for this year’s Summer Leadership Institute. (July 22, 2011)
Groundswell Mural Project staff, artists and partners gathering for a Community Partner Organization meeting. (Spring 2011)
Youth artists plan a mural about restorative justice for the Brooklyn Detention Center. Circles will be featured in the design to reference many core principles of Buddhism. (June 2011)