GROUNDSWELL IN THE NEWS
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Wednesday, 09/02/2015
Teens Paint Justice and Equity in a Mural on Manhattan Avenue
The transformative power of art was in action late in summer when Groundswell united young men from Bushwick with police officers from the 90th Precinct.
Lori Ann Doyon, The North Brooklyn Community News Greenline -
Wednesday, 09/02/2015
Vision heroes: Young artists paint road-safety mural in Park Slope
They’re driving this message up the wall! A team of young artists on Friday unveiled a massive Park Slope mural reminding motorists to drive safely so they don’t mow down innocent pedestrians.
Allegra Hobbs, Brooklyn Paper -
Wednesday, 09/02/2015
Extra Credit
Students and staff from East Brooklyn Community High School last week unveiled a new mural they painted over the summer with help from the arts organization Groundswell and SCO Family of Services.
Chalkbeat -
Monday, 08/31/2015
Once-troubled youth use murals to transform Brownsville
Dozens of artists and community members gathered together on Pitkin Avenue in Brownsville for the unveiling of a huge 53-by-80-foot mural titled "The Wall of Reflect" on Friday.
Rob Abruzzese, Brooklyn Daily Eagle -
Saturday, 08/29/2015
This Haunting Vision Zero Mural Debuted In Park Slope Today
This morning public art nonprofit Groundswell revealed a massive mural on the side of a four-story building at 138 Fifth Avenue in Park Slope.
Emma Whitford, Gothamist -
Friday, 08/28/2015
This Anti-Catcalling Mural Is Beautifully Badass
To all the females who walk the streets of New York in fear of getting catcalled, this mural is for you.
Samantha Baumgartner, Bust -
Friday, 08/28/2015
Groundswell Mural Seeks to Stop DWI
It's a lesson being spread through art—think twice before drinking and driving.
Erin Clarke, NY1 -
Tuesday, 08/25/2015
This Anti-Catcalling Mural Is Beautifully Badass
To all the females who walk the streets of New York in fear of getting catcalled, this mural is for you.
Samantha Baumgartner -
Wednesday, 08/19/2015
Students Paint Mural To Bring Awareness To Traffic Dangers
If you’ve walked along 5th Avenue past the Key Foods parking lot between Sterling and St. John’s Place, you might have noticed students on scaffolding painting the wall.
Shannon Geis, Park Slope Stoop -
Tuesday, 08/18/2015
Groundswell at Ellis Island
America is a nation of immigrants. We prosper on the contributions of the many cultures and traditions of people who have, and continue to shape our American landscape, past and present.
National Park Service