GROUNDSWELL IN THE NEWS
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Thursday, 08/17/2017
Banner year for traffic safety on Sutphin Blvd
If your drive along Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica is a little bit safer and more sedate these days, thank the students at nearby PS 50, the Talfourd Lawn Elementary School.
Michael Gannon, Queens Chroncile -
Thursday, 08/17/2017
City's only LGBTQ homeless shelter unveils new mural
The city's first and so far only homeless shelter for LGBTQ young adults unveiled a new mural Thursday highlighting its diverse community.
News 12 -
Thursday, 08/17/2017
Mural unveiled at shelter for LGBTQ young adults in the Bronx
Plans to locate shelters across the city have faced some stiff opposition, but a new shelter in the Bronx for LGBTQ young adults has opened without controversy.
Erin Clarke, NY1 -
Thursday, 07/27/2017
Students take on immigration with Bed-Stuy mural
The artists behind a new Bed-Stuy mural say they hope to tackle injustices against immigrants in their community one paint stroke at a time.
News 12 Brooklyn -
Friday, 07/21/2017
Art in the Face of Gentrification
In the face of gentrification, Groundswell’s art projects are often designed with the purpose of leaving a visual legacy.
Keli A. Tianga, Shelterforce -
Thursday, 07/20/2017
Groundswell Hosts Community Painting Day in Bed Stuy
Groundswell uses public artmaking to engage and educate youth and community.
Andrea Leonhardt, BK Reader -
Sunday, 07/09/2017
Students unveil Brooklyn’s history mural
Council Member Jumaane D. Williams (D-Brooklyn), Deputy Leader, Sen. Kevin S. Parker and Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte last week joined Groundswell and Midwood High School in celebrating the completion of a new mural that depicts the history of Brooklyn over the course of hundreds of years and the various communities that have called the borough home.
Nelson A. King, Caribbean Life -
Monday, 05/22/2017
Ridgewood students help create anti-speeding Vision Zero banner for Myrtle Avenue
The sixth-grade students at I.S. 77 in Ridgewood have a message for motorists in their community, “Do a good deed, don’t speed.”
Anthony Giudice, QNS -
Tuesday, 03/21/2017
Intra-mural! Students celebrate diversity, healthy habits on PS 310’s wall
Councilman Carlos Menchaca and pupils of PS 310 unveiled a vibrant mural researched, designed, and painted by a team of students.
Caroline Spivack, Brooklyn Paper -
Tuesday, 03/21/2017
How Trump’s arts-funding cuts will affect Brooklyn
“It’s insulting to say that people of a certain economic status don’t have an appreciation or need for arts,” said Robyne Walker Murphy of Groundswell.
Ruth Brown, Brooklyn Paper