Apply Today For Spring/Summer Studio Programs! Groundswell is now accepting applications for our Spring-Summer Studio Programs. Apply now for our free after school programs: Making His'tory and Voices Her'd. Both programs have a paid summer position component for youth artists who successfully complete the spring session.
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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

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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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Groundswell is a safe space for me as a teenager, it’s a place where you can express yourself with whatever it may be, it's your getaway. More about Kevin's story
Kevin Rijo, Youth Artist

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News

January 30, 2019

New Mural Celebrates The Bronx Community

On Friday we unveiled a new mural at the Monterey Houses in the Bronx. “Multigenerational Bloom - Community Revolution in Progress” was completed by Nadya Voynovskaya and two alumni assistants Karina Linares and Publio Lantigua. The project was generously funded by City Council Member, Ritchie Torres.