This week More Art launches a Year of Public Water, a project by artist Mary Mattingly that examines the complex history of NYC’s drinking watershed, bringing attention to the often unseen labor that people, along with our broader ecological community, undertake to care for our water. As the U.S. experiences a heightened health, economic, environmental,
More Art stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We stand with protesters demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many lives lost to racist violence and systemic oppression. We stand with those grieving the profound loss of life that has disproportionately impacted BlPOC communities during this
Dear More Art Community: It is in a time like this that we become even more aware of the great vulnerability of arts organizations and artists in a country like the United States—and of just how much this precarity is linked to public health and access to vital resources. As a public art organization with
Get to know our More Art Engaging Artists 2020 Fellows and Artist-in-Residence!
2015 Art Ambassador Rawan has launched a social media campaign and series of workshops at her Brooklyn High School all about fostering positive attitudes of religious tolerance and respect—especially towards Muslim women. Arts Ambassadors is More Art’s Teen Mentorship program focused on socially-engaged public art. Read more. Watch video. Tumblr.
Join the American Turban Project Workshop led by Vishavjit Singh on Tuesday, November 24th, 4-6pm | School of Visual Arts, 141 W. 21 Street, NYC | 4th Floor Painting Studio American Turban Project workshop is about exploring the power of cartoon images to tell stories, our own in some cases and creating new stories altogether.
