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Restoring justice through self-expression.
Detained Youth Restorative Justice Program
Through a mural residency program for incarcerated youth, Groundswell artists work onsite within ...
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Advocating for safer streets.
Livable Streets Initiative
Because every New Yorker deserves to feel safe on our city streets, Groundswell and the Departmen...
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Building strategic partnerships for long-term impact.
Special Initiatives
Through multi-project special initiatives, Groundswell works with community organizations to coor...
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Inspiring the next generation of artistic talent.
School-Based Programs
Through our school-based mural residency program, Groundswell creates access to challenging, stan...
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Coming together to make art with a message.
Community Commissions
Through our community commissions, Groundswell is commissioned by community groups, non-profit or...
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Using art as a tool for social change at our studio in Gowanus, Brooklyn
Studio Programs
Groundswell’s Studio Programs are a highly diverse series of youth art development opportunities ...
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Expressing the radical possibilities of art.
Summer Leadership Institute
The Summer Leadership Institute is Groundswell's flagship summer jobs program that employs youth ...
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Staff
Meet the talented staff who express their passion for social change through the facilitation of G...
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Leading our vision to use art as a tool for social change.
Board
Groundswell's Board leads our vision to use art as a tool for social change.
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Engaging the belief that art creates community and community creates change.
Our Impact
Groundswell believes that art creates community and community creates change. We are committed to...
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Community
Groundswell partners with community-based organizations, schools, government agencies, and local ...
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Artists
Our cohort of over three dozen teaching artists use Groundswell’s collaborative mural-making prac...
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Youth
Groundswell is a place to unlock your potential and imagination. As a Groundswell youth artist, y...
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Programs
Annually, Groundswell engages over 800 young people, primarily aged 14 to 21, in the creation of ...
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Transforming blank walls into sites of public dialogue.
Our Process
Groundswell's collaborative mural-making practice could only have been made by a particular group...
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Envisioning liberation through our work.
Our Vision
By elevating youth vision, voice, and community collaboration, we aim to develop the next generat...