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
Workshops:
Finally, you are invited to attend a series of workshops for educators that will be held in conjunction with Amplify Action, engaging local educators in a dialogue on sustainable practices and providing tools to make meaningful curriculum connections to the Amplify Action Exhibition. The workshops will be held from on April 26th from 5-8pm at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Skylight Gallery, 1368 Fulton Street, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY. Please RSVP online. Space is limited.
