Community Spirit Blossoms in Mott Haven Community Gardens
The 138th Street Community Garden in the Bronx is a green oasis where local residents grow vegetables, fruit, and flowers, amidst community art and The Watcher.
More
Join a Curator Walkthrough of “Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York” at MCNY
Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Public Art Fund with a curator walkthrough of “Art in the Open: Fifty Years of Public Art in New York” at the MCNY!
More
Join the Talk, “State of the Public Art,” at The Museum of the City of New York
On March 27, the Museum of the City of New York will be hosting the talk “State of the Public Art.” Attend this event for free as an Untapped Cities Insider!
More
Statues for Equality, Worlds Largest Gender Equality Art Project Is Coming To NYC
Read about the international artists Gillie and Marc who will display 8 bronze sculptures of powerful women in NYC in an original gender equality art project.
More
10 of NYC’s Most Memorable Public Art Installations to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “Art in the Parks”
With 2017 being New York City’s Art in the Parks 50th anniversary, it is a great time to celebrate ten of the most stunning pieces from the program’s past.
More
Cities 101: How Does Public Art Get Commissioned and Installed in NYC?
What does it take to bring a sculpture or art piece out from the dark interiors of an artist’s personal studio? Here are the requirements for public art in NYC.
More
The Rocky History Behind the Houston Street Art Piece “The Gateway to Soho” in NYC
Forrest Myers’s art piece “The Gateway To Soho” stands proudly on a wall at 599 Broadway in NYC but has had an unstable history and was the subject of a lawsuit
More
Daily What?! This Tribeca Park Sculpture Made of Trash Represents the Goliath That is New York City
Photo via Flickr by Scott Beale
This face is kind of terrifying, but that’s what makes it so appealing to the eye. Brooklyn artist Nicolas Holiber has built this four-feet-long monster out of trash, and it now sits in Tribeca Park. This sculpture took Holiber a month to build — he spent almost every waking …
More
Urs Fischer’s New Installation at the Seagram Building: Big Clay #4
Remember Lamp/Bear on the plaza at the Seagrams Building? Urs Fischer is back with a new installation. Meet Clay 3.
More
Capsouto Park: An Oasis of Calm on NYC’s Bustling Canal Street
Tucked right in the middle of Canal Street, sandwiched between Chinatown and the Hudson Tunnel, is Capsouto Park, an oasis of calm amidst the bustling street.
More
For NYCxDesign Week, REPURPOSE Brings ‘Light Graffiti’ to West Harlem
REURPOSE during NYCxDesign Week is the first in a series of ‘light graffiti’ work by a team of artists created under the 125th Street viaduct in Harlem curated by the West Harlem Art Fund.
More
7 Pieces of Art to Spot in NYC’s Riverside Park South Before They’re Gone
The Art Students League has decorated Riverside Park South with a group of seven sculptures on view until May 15. See them before they’re gone!
More