GROUNDSWELL IN THE NEWS

  • Monday, 05/23/2016

    This Week On FM Magazine: Groundswell Public Mural in SoHo

    Deb Gordon’s guests were Misha Tyutyunik and Nathaniel James, lead and student artist respectively at Groundswell, an organization that pairs professional artists with inner-city youth to help develop their innate talents and create compelling public artworks that are displayed in New York communities.

    Deb Gordon, FM Magazine/Fresh 102.7
  • Tuesday, 04/12/2016

    Wielding Paintbrushes, Not Spray Cans, at Bronx Housing Project

    “Everybody has dreams,” Mousa Conteh, 16, said as he dabbed at the mural with a paintbrush. “This is going to most likely inspire them to keep doing what they’re doing.”

    Winnie Hu, New York Times
  • Tuesday, 04/12/2016

    Youth Artists Are Painting Gorgeous Murals Inside New York City Public Housing

    Inside the new Gerard Carter Community Center at the Stapleton Houses, Staten Island’s largest public housing complex, a once-plain brick wall bursts with brightly painted scenes of community life.

    Laura Bliss, City Lab
  • Thursday, 03/31/2016

    Giant Mural in Soho

    Young artists have created a huge mural on the outside of a SoHo hotel.

    Good Day Art Club, Fox 5
  • Friday, 03/18/2016

    Crown Heights Paints a Picture of Diversity and Togetherness

    New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo, joined by children, families, local residents of all ages and organizations, were at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Thursday, for the painting of “One Crown Heights,” a community mural highlighting the beauty and cultural diversity of the neighborhood.

    Brooklyn Reader
  • Thursday, 03/17/2016

    Crown Heights mural aims to foster unity

    A mural in Crown Heights is coming together with hopes of strengthening community bonds.

    News 12
  • Thursday, 03/17/2016

    Cumbo Calls on Community to Help Paint Historic ONE CROWN HEIGHTS Mural

    New York City Council Member Laurie A. Cumbo, joined by children, families, local residents of all ages and Groundswell, will gather at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum to paint an historic mural that will highlight the beauty, cultural diversity and unity of the Crown Heights neighborhood.

    Brooklyn Reader
  • Thursday, 03/10/2016

    Speaking with the Prolific and Talented Misha Tyutyunik aka MDot

    Based in Brooklyn, Misha Tyutyunik aka MDOT is an accomplished painter, muralist and illustrator. His recent venture, fashioned along with a team of Groundswell youth, looms large at 10 Howard Street in SoHo.

    Lois Stavsky and Tara Murray, Street Art NYC
  • Wednesday, 03/09/2016

    Young Public Housing Residents Paint a Positive Message

    Some young artists are helping brighten up the city's public housing buildings.

    NY1
  • Wednesday, 03/02/2016

    Jeff Koons x Groundswell Public Hotel Mural

    Take a stroll through the winding streets of SoHo for an afternoon of surprise and discovery of a new one-of-a-kind public mural gracing the façade of 11 Howard hotel, which came to life with cerulean and azul graphics, created as a partnership between a group of young artists from New York arts community organization Groundswell and their mentor, as well as one of today’s most celebrated artists, Jeff Koons.

    Julia Malykh

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