When the Ground Breaks II
2012
When the Ground Breaks II, 2012
Site-specific installation; dimensions variable
Installed as part of Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts, a group exhibition at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC)’s Skylight Gallery, Brooklyn NY, co-presented by The Pratt Center for Community Development; Pratt’s Initiative for Arts, Community, and Social Change (IACSC); and Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
April 22 – mid-July 2012
The Pratt Center for Community Development; Pratt’s Initiative for Arts, Community, and Social Change (IACSC); and Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC) will present “Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts,” an exhibition of work by local and international artists that will demonstrate how arts, culture, and media can be powerful catalysts for social change at BSRC’s Skylight Gallery from April 22, 2012, through mid-July 2012. The exhibition will be celebrated with an opening reception on April 21, 2012, from 4-6 PM at BSRC’s Skylight Gallery at 1368 Fulton Street, Third Floor, Brooklyn.
The exhibition will enable the Central Brooklyn community to engage with themes of sustainable living, healthy consumer choices, and environmental action. Featured works examine topics relating to sustainability including ecology, economy, equity, environmental consciousness, resource conservation and efficiency, agriculture, architecture, infrastructure, environmental health, and justice. Continue reading.
