GROUNDSWELL IN THE NEWS
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Thursday, 08/11/2016
Bronx children add finishing touches to new mural at Castle Hill Houses
Kids participating in a not-for-profit group’s campaign to help beautify the Bronx added the finishing touches to a mural at the Castle Hill Houses Thursday.
News 12 -
Thursday, 07/28/2016
Best of the Bronx: Mural brings pride, history to Castle Hill
The Castle Hill Houses are getting a new look as part of a summer program to beautify NYCHA complexes across the city.
Bronx 12 -
Thursday, 07/28/2016
New Yorkers Make Their Neighborhoods More Colorful on 'Community Painting Day'
Community members pitched in to make their neighborhood more colorful Wednesday.
Jeanine Ramirez, NY1 -
Wednesday, 07/27/2016
Stapleton Houses mural addresses NY Wheel, violence and more
If you want to get an idea of how Stapleton's youth feel about their shore's developments, look no further than the colorful mural taking shape on a once-gray wall of the Stapleton Houses.
Lauren Steussy, SILive -
Thursday, 07/14/2016
I.S. 254 Unveils New Mural
I.S. 254 students and staff joined Councilman Ritchie Torres in unveiling a new mural depicting positive messages about education and empowerment on Tuesday, June 28.
Robert Wirsing, Bronx Times -
Thursday, 07/14/2016
Frederick Douglass Academy V Unveils New Mural
Councilman Ritchie Torres and Frederick Douglass Academy V students and staff unveiled a new mural at the school on Friday, June 24.
Robert Wirsing, Bronx Times -
Wednesday, 07/13/2016
New York Soccer Initiative Pledges 50 New Fields for Kids
NYCFC recently partnered with the United Arab Emirates embassy and Groundswell to create a brand new soccer field for a public school.
Kellen Becoats, Sports Illustrated Kids -
Thursday, 07/07/2016
Castle Hill Murals Paint A Brighter Future
Groundswell, New York’s leading organization dedicated to community public art, Councilman Ritchie Torres, NYC Council Public Housing chairman and NYC Housing Authority unveiled the first two murals in a series of three at the Castle Hill Houses.
Robert Wirsing, Bronx Times -
Tuesday, 07/05/2016
Artists unveil murals at Queensbridge Houses
The community center at Queensbridge Houses just got a lot brighter.
Benjamin Fang, Long Island City Journal -
Wednesday, 06/29/2016
New Murals in the Nabe, Courtesy of Groundswell
The awesome organization Groundswell has recently dedicated two new murals in the neighborhood, one at Boys and Girls High School and the other at Tompkins Houses.
The Bed Stuy Blog