Nonprofit ProjectArt to Cover NYC with Blank Canvases, Inviting the Public to Share their Talents
75 canvases popping up throughout the five boroughs to highlight the importance of arts education
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct. 17, 2015, ProjectArt, an award-winning arts education non-profit, will hold a one-of-a-kind creative takeover of New York City, using 75 interactive pop-up art installations designed to engage the public in a celebration of creative expression and the arts. The initiative, titled ProjectArt Everywhere, will plant blank canvases across all five boroughs of New York City for one afternoon. Each site will have tools for visitors to add their unique contribution to the canvases from 12-3 p.m. EDT with all of the finished canvases displayed in a free exhibition open to the general public. A map of all canvas locations is available at www.projectarteverywhere.org.
"Regardless if it's our first finger painting or the application of color pencils to a trendy coloring book for grown-ups, everyone has a creative and artistic side," said Adarsh Alphons, Founder of ProjectArt. "ProjectArt wants to make sure art and creativity isn't an afterthought. With the ProjectArt Everywhere event, we are tapping into the creative diversity and unique spirit of New York and encouraging people to remember the importance of art and its key role in the foundation of our next generation of great thinkers."
ProjectArt aims to actively change the way the world values arts education and to release the power of creativity in every child, especially in neighborhoods where arts programs have been cut from the curriculum. Focused on underserved communities in New York City, ProjectArt partners with public libraries to host classes and events for youth ages 4-17 in 20 branches across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan. This provides a channel for children to express their artistic visions, set goals, and display their art in celebrated art galleries – all at no cost to the students.
The benefits of arts education and broad access to the arts in general have been widely documented and are acknowledged by academics, teachers, parents and policymakers. By encouraging every individual across the city to participate in the Oct. 17th event, and subsequent exhibit on Oct. 20th at The Hole Gallery, the desire is that the public will be inspired and enlightened by the power of art, it's unifying quality, and the need to continue funding arts programs in schools.
For more information on ProjectArt and ProjectArt Everywhere, visit www.projectarteverywhere.org, or follow the action on Instagram and Twitter via #PAEverywhere.
About ProjectArt
ProjectArt is an award-winning New York-based arts education nonprofit that addresses the arts education crisis for youth in a highly innovative, collaborative and cost-effective way. Starting in underserved communities of New York City, and with the ultimate goal of a national roll-out, ProjectArt uses a unique public library-partnerships model to directly bring arts access to youth, provide a channel for youth to express their artistic visions, set goals and display their art in celebrated art galleries, all at no cost to the students. Currently, ProjectArt offers its programs in 20 public library branches across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan.
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