Tag: Art Exhibition
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Wards Island Sewage Treatment Site
Completed in 1937, the Wards Island Sewage Treatment plant was the first to use the activated sludge process to treat sewage by removing solid matter, known as sludge, to leave behind clean water that could be released back into the environment. Prior to this only a fraction of the city’s sewage received treatment. Instead, most…
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Asthma Prevalence – Adults
How Calculated: Estimated number of adults aged 18 years and older who reported medically diagnosed asthma with symptoms in the last 12 months, divided by all adults and adjusted for age; expressed as percent. Source: New York City Community Health Survey (CHS) Asthma Prevalence – Children ever diagnosed with asthma (ages 0-13 years) How Calculated: Estimated number…
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Black Man Magic Art Exhibit
The Underground Gallery and Studio at 2508 ACP is currently showing Black Man Magic. Mulching Tree Pits in East Harlem If you can, pick up a bag or two of mulch sometime and spread it on a nearby tree pit (after removing any trash) to help the tree with nutrients, and water retention. Not only…
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Long Gallery Harlem
Make the time to visit the Long Gallery Harlem (2073 Adam Clayton Powell, Jr Blvd.) before the current (fantastic) show closes on August 14th (Make sure to check hours and call ahead): https://www.long.gallery/ INTERIOR DIALOGUE is an exhibition about social perspectives through the lens of the artist’s personal life experience. The works are engaged in…
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Art At Collyer Brothers’ Park
Make sure to walk by 128th Street and 5th Avenue to check out the artwork on the fence of the Collyer Brothers’ Park: Artist Julio Valdez’s work (collectively titled: I Can’t Breathe) is a response to the murder of Black Americans at the hands of the police. Julio Valdez is a former artist in residence…
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Vote for Love
Census Data from 1661: Multicultural and Multilinguistic Dutch New Haarlem The first European colonists to arrive and settle in Harlem were strikingly diverse. The Dutch West Indies company that settled the village that would become New York City, focused on the robust accumulation of wealth as a primary objective and not on a monocultural populace.…
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Harlem Quilts Project
“The Harlem Quilts” series stems from the idea that quilts were displayed and used as code to mark the escape routes for the Underground Railroad. Curated by Eileen Jeng-Lynch, Art Off-Screen is an international exhibition of artwork placed in outdoor locations so that the work can viewed by the community. Art off-screen provides access to art…
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Sculpture Exhibit on West 132nd Street
A new exhibition of sculpture in a community garden is opening today. Take a mask and walk on over to the gorgeous West 132nd Street Block Association’s Community Garden. 4 international artists have created works that celebrate the theme of ‘Encircle’ and ‘Sanctuary’. All are welcome. Friday + Saturdays, 3:00 – 6:00 PM until October…
