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Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts-Panel Discussion-Panel Discussion

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (BSRC), the Pratt Center for Community Development, and Pratt’s Initiative for Arts, Community, and Social Change (IACSC) are proud to announce the opening of “Amplify Action: Sustainability through the Arts”, an exhibition of work by artists both local and abroad that will demonstrate how arts, culture, and media can be powerful catalysts for social change.

The exhibit will allow the Central Brooklyn community to engage with themes of sustainable living, healthy consumer choices, and environmental action. Featured works examine diverse topics related to sustainability, including ecology, economy, equity, environmental consciousness, resource conservation and efficiency, agriculture, architecture, infrastructure, environmental health, and justice.

Participating artists:

• Elaine Angelopoulos
• Artcodex
• Jean Brennan
• Adam Brent
• Roberto deJesus
• Wolfgang Ryan
• Barbara Ekström
• Carrie Grubb
• Michael ‘TTK’ Harris
• Christopher Ho
• YK Hong
• Bernard Klevickas
• Michael Konrad
• Mary Mattingly
• Kristyna & Marek Milde
• Michael Millspaugh
• Simonetta Moro, Tattfoo Tan, and Students of Eugene Lang College and New School for Liberal Arts
• Antonia Perez
• Kevin William Reed
• Aya Rodriguez-Izumi
• Vincent Romaniello
• Andrew Scott
• Robert Stephenson
• Means & Ways: Radek Szczesny Jenny Way
• Kioka Williams, Bed-Stuy Community Quilt Project


Panel Discussion:
A panel discussion will be held on March 29th from 6-8pm at Pratt Institute Campus: Myrtle Hall - 2nd Floor Auditorium (Room 2E.3). The panel will introduce Mary Mattingly, Simonetta Moro and Kristyna Milde, three or the twenty-five artists participating in the exhibition, discussing their work as it is applied to sustainability and how their perception has been affected by sustainable practices. RSVP online.

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