• Monday, 10/21/2013

  Public Art To Heal Sandy-Ravaged Communities

  One organization is changing the face of communities around the city, with the help of some creative young adults.

  Alex Denis, CBS New York
• Friday, 10/18/2013

  See Tons Of Local Art At Gowanus Open Studios

  On Saturday, October 19 and Sunday, October 20 from 12-6pm, you can see pieces from more than 200 artists while exploring their workspaces during the annual Gowanus Open Studios. The art isn’t just inside! Tour the Gowanus murals with Groundswell on Saturday at 11am.

  Park Slope Stoop
• Saturday, 10/05/2013

  Art as a Tool for Social Change

  Groundswell is a local organization that is beautifying neighborhoods around the city. Groundswell Founder and Executive Director Amy Sananman and youth muralist Emmanual Knight discuss the 17th annual art benefit next week.

  NBC New York
• Friday, 10/04/2013

  Walls That Outlast Sandy

  Pablo Picasso famously declared that “art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life,” but it wasn’t until Hurricane Sandy that people interpreted his statement literally.

  Eleanor J. Bader, The Brooklyn Rail
• Wednesday, 09/25/2013

  Wall art symbolizes People’s Playground’s survival

  Fifteen Coney girls teamed up with three artists to help bring beauty back to a Mermaid Avenue community garden nearly destroyed by Hurricane Sandy — in the form of a dazzling new mural.

  Will Bredderman, Brooklyn Daily
• Sunday, 09/22/2013

  Along a stretch in Brooklyn, moving beyond the bars

  The western end of Atlantic Avenue has long been a challenging location for restaurants and retailers.

  Susan Stellin, The New York Times
• Sunday, 09/15/2013

  Brownsville youth showcase the beauty of their neighborhood

  A good deal of attention has been paid to the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn over the last few weeks. Brownsville is known as one of the city’s toughest areas when it comes to gun violence, but there are many in the neighborhood who are trying to change that.

  Danielle Tcholakian, Metro
• Friday, 09/13/2013

  Tim Hans shoots… Swoon

  What I love about Groundswell is the thoroughness of their process. Everybody benefits from a Groundswell mural, all of the youth artists that are involved, as well as the community members who get an awesome colorful mural that they helped to inform and create.

  RJ Rushmore, Vandalog
• Friday, 09/06/2013

  Hartman Lane Mural: We Rose Above

  This summer, artists young and old, joined forces to create a work of art out of their Hurricane Sandy aftermath experiences.

  Dan Guarino, The Wave
• Friday, 09/06/2013

  Hunts Point Mural Unveiled

  The work is massive; it captivates with its vibrant colors and powerful imagery. The community-inspired mural features a young girl as it's focal point. She is supported on either side by elders, which symbolize those who paved the way to make the South Bronx a safer place.

  Veronica Volk, WFUV

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