THANK YOU, THANK YOU! We are thrilled to announce that we have exceeded our goal for the 2018 Spring Campaign! Thank you for becoming an ally, we look forward to sharing the SLI 2018 projects with you! For more on SLI click here.
Groundswell brings together artists, youth, and community organizations to use art as a tool for social change.

Youth

I thought to myself, this organization could be a gateway to enriching and rewarding opportunities that could present themselves to me at any time. More about Durell's story
Durell Baxter, Youth Artist

Artists

Working with a powerful community of artists, staff, and youth from different parts of New York has helped me grow as an artist and an individual. More about Victor's story
Victor A. Saint-Hilaire, Artist

Community

Working in a collaborative process, our students gained the knowledge and tools necessary to explore, design and interpret important and relevant messages to the school community. More about IS 62's story
Michelle Esposito, IS 62, Assistant Principal

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News

June 11, 2018

(July 7, 2018) People Are Beautiful: Art Exhibition

Groundswell is pleased to present People Are Beautiful, a group exhibition exploring depictions of the human figure born from a series of community building events. From whimsical to studious, abstract to academic, these portraits reflect the variety of imagination that the human form ignites.