• Wednesday, 05/07/2014

  Students at P.S./I.S. 298 team up with Department of Transportation to create safety signs.

  Some Brownsville students are trying to spread the word on the importance of being safe on the road.

  News 12
• Tuesday, 05/06/2014

  Muralists Enrich Neighborhoods – Not Themselves

  The popular saying “If walls could talk” turns into reality in the vibrant murals you can find in the city’s Hispanic neighborhoods, considered by many to be the graphic voice of those most vulnerable.

  Zaira Cortés
• Monday, 05/05/2014

  Murales enriquecen la cultura en vecindarios de NYC

  El popular dicho ‘si las paredes hablaran‘ se hace realidad en los vibrantes murales en vecindarios latinos, considerados por muchos como la voz gráfica de los más vulnerables.

  Zaira Cortés
• Friday, 03/28/2014

  The artist helping kids in underserved communities unleash creative potential

  Art – both creating it and simply being around it – has a phenomenal ability to heal, to inspire, to broaden perspectives and horizons.

  Sheila Langan, Irish Central
• Friday, 03/14/2014

  Painting Begins on Huge “Welcome to Greenpoint” Mural

  Greenpoint is about to become more inviting with the arrival of a huge mural, commemorating the community’s history and welcoming people as they arrive across the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge.

  Tanay Warerkar, Greenpoint Gazette
• Thursday, 03/13/2014

  Not-for-Profit As Urban Neighbor: Groundswell

  Few not-for-profit organizations can claim to have made a dramatic, permanent, outdoor visual impact on more than 450 city blocks through the five boroughs of New York City.

  James Hagy, The Rooftops Project
• Wednesday, 02/26/2014

  A Guide to Atlantic Avenue

  One of the great things about Atlantic Avenue is the variety of businesses, from antique shops and high end clothing boutiques to perfumeries and Islamic bookstores.

  Brooklyn Based
• Tuesday, 11/26/2013

  Don't Be A Tourist

  We were deeply saddened when Long Island City’s street-art nexus, 5 Pointz, was covered in white paint in mid-November. (The building’s owners plan to erect condos there.) But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still choice spots for snapping shots of quality alfresco pieces, such as this urban canvas in the East Village.

  Drew Toal, TimeOut New York
• Saturday, 11/16/2013

  Mural at Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge Honors Veterans

  It was painted over several weeks by the nonprofit group Groundswell, along with help from local volunteers.

  News 12
• Friday, 11/15/2013

  Where Do We Go From Here

  Groundswell developed an internal database system that allowed it to track their participants’ progress against both artistic and academic goals and assess their work in more systematic ways over the history of the programming.

  The Heinz Endowments

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