• Friday, 08/01/2014

  Mural in Queens painted by young people on probation to address dropout crisis in the community

  A nonprofit is helping address the dropout crisis in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City through art.

  No Dropouts
• Friday, 08/01/2014

  Queens Groundswell Mural Displays Important Message

  New murals are being painted all over the city and they are more than just works of art.

  Agnes Chung, NY1
• Friday, 08/01/2014

  Young Men Grapple with Incarceration through New Mural

  After two weeks of hard work cleaning, scraping and priming, teen artists began transforming a blank, white brick wall of a supermarket at Junius Street and Dumont Avenue into art.

  Rachel Holliday Smith, DNAinfo
• Friday, 08/01/2014

  'Making History' mural depicting life in prison set to be dedicated in Brownsville

  A new mural is just weeks from being completed in Brownsville.

  News 12 Brooklyn
• Friday, 08/01/2014

  Street Mural Project Paints a Positive Picture

  Some young artists are taking their talents to the streets and painting new murals celebrating history and culture. The works are going up in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx as part of nonprofit Groundswell's Community Painting Day.

  Roger Clark, NY1
• Wednesday, 07/23/2014

  Young Artists from Jamaica Tackle High School Dropout Crisis with Mural

  A group of young artists who are on probation will paint a mural at a local Jamaica school to encourage students not to drop out before they graduate, organizers said.

  Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska, DNA Info
• Friday, 07/18/2014

  Street Murals Designed to Reduce Pedestrian Deaths

  Drivers need to slow down. Traffic deaths are a serious problem across the United States, with pedestrian fatalities increasing in past years.

  Allison Meier, Hyperallergic
• Tuesday, 07/15/2014

  This Community Art Does More Than Just Beautify a Neighborhood

  Groundswell gives youth the ability to express themselves in a healthy, artistic way. Most of us have probably seen street art plastered on city walls; the bright colors and images often catch our attention as we walk or drive past.

  Kathleen O'Brien, NationSwell
• Tuesday, 07/15/2014

  A Guide to 10 NYC Murals You Should Check Out Right Now

  Art may not actually be everywhere, but in New York, you can find it in every neighborhood, likely in the form of a mural.

  Curbed
• Wednesday, 07/02/2014

  Can Murals Change a Neighborhood?

  In New York's Brownsville community, a large-scale art project aims to do more than just beautify.

  Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Citylab

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