GROUNDSWELL ANNUAL REPORT
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Groundswell brings together artists, youth, and community organizations to use art as a tool for social change, for a more just and equitable world. Our projects beautify neighborhoods, engage youth in societal and personal transformation, and give expression to ideas and perspectives that are underrepresented in the public dialogue.
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LETTERS FROM LEADERSHIP YEAR IN REVIEW YOUTH COMMUNITY ART FINANCIALS OUR SUPPORTERS
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FROM THE BOARD CHAIR This year was a landmark for Groundswell as we celebrated our twentieth anniversary as New York City’s premier mural-making organization. I am inspired by how two decades of dedication have led to our most productive year ever with fifty-five works of public art completed, involving hundreds of youth, artists, community members, and supporters like you. Our increased capacity amplified Groundswell’s ability to make change, as I saw exemplified by last year’s monumental fifteen-mural “Public Art / Public Housing” Initiative. The Initiative offered a platform for youth to engage their communities in envisioning a new future and identity for public housing residents. “Public Art / Public Housing” demonstrated how the seemingly distinct priorities of art, public housing, and Groundswell’s youth and community development models can be aligned to support long-term change in our neighborhoods. As Groundswell grows, I am thrilled to welcome Robyne Walker Murphy as Groundswell’s new Executive Director. I am confident that Robyne’s vision will lead Groundswell to further excellence as we begin our third decade of transforming communities through public art and public discourse. SINCERELY, NAZLI PARVIZI BOARD CHAIR
OUR COMMUNITY BOARD Nazli Parvizi Chair Matthew Hopkins Vice President and Acting Secretary Joseph Charczenko Treasurer Menshahat Ancewicz Ricardo Cortés Jay DeDapper Christine Haney Karen Jenson Andrew Petrionio Groundswell would like to thank outgoing board members for their vision Raquiba LaBrie Cedric Gabby
FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Mobilized by national conversations on youth leadership, public safety, and social inequities, the youth artists behind every Groundswell project bring key community issues to life through the mural-making process. I have long respected Groundswell’s collaborative artmaking process, and I am honored and excited to now take the helm of this nationally-recognized organization committed to using art as a tool for social change. This position gives me the opportunity to engage with all of my passions: youth, community, artists, artistry, and social justice. I want to thank the board, staff, artists, and supporters who make Groundwell’s successful operation possible. I look forward to honoring the legacy of this community through the creation of a strategic plan. A strategic plan is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate where we have come as a community, and then envision where we are going in the future. As we enter Groundswell’s third decade, I look forward to how we can continue to best serve our constituents by using art to create a more just and equitable world. SINCERELY, ROBYNE WALKER MURPHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
David Goldstein
HONORARY ADVISORY BOARD Susan Cervantes Precita Eyes Mural Arts
Jon Pounds Chicago Public Art Group
Greg Berman Center for Court Innovation
Lee Quiñones Artist
Dr. Michelle Fine CUNY Graduate Center
Faith Ringgold Artist, Activist, Feminist
Gara LaMarche Democracy Alliance
Dr. Guadalupe Rivera Marin Diego Rivera Foundation
Brad Lander New York City Council
Dr. Elizabeth A. Sackler Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, Brooklyn Museum
Sister Paulette LoMonaco Good Shepherd Services
Swoon Artist
LETTERS FROM LEADERSHIP
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Groundswell brought together youth, community, and artists to create 55 murals in 2016, guided by the belief that art creates community and community creates change.
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01 A Welcoming Celebration LONG ISLAND CITY
15 Diaspora Arts FLATBUSH
29 Love, Peace, and Hope NORWOOD
43 The Fall of Oppresion BUSHWICK
02 Be Aware of What’s There
16 Dreams and Aspirations CASTLE HILL
30 Maze of Awareness
44 The Fruits of Our Labor MOUNT EDEN
17 DYCD Youth Leadership Conference
31 One Crown Heights CROWN HEIGHTS*
45 The Foundation of Stapleton STAPLETON
32 Passing Wisdom, Planting Seeds CROWN HEIGHTS
46 The Gateway to Tomorrow BROWNSVILLE
BROWNSVILLE
03 Be Present KENSINGTON 04 Be the Change
CASTLE HILL
05 Boatema (She Brings Strength) BROWNSVILLE 06 Bridges
HARLEM
07 Bronx Heritage Fordham-Belmont
FORDHAM BELMONT
08 Bronx Hope
MORRIS HEIGHTS
09 Buy Your Mama A House
CHICAGO*
10 CAMBA: Where You Can
BROWNSVILLE*
11 Collective Dreams
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
12 Compass of Dreams
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
LOWER MANHATTAN
18 Empowering the People, Transforming Our Home STAPLETON 19 From the Ground Up GOWANUS
49 The Spirit of SoHo SOHO
22 I Am Who We Are HARLEM
36 Stapleton: The Community as Home STAPLETON
50 Trans Latinas en Revolucion JACKSON HEIGHTS
23 I Never Thought It Could Happen to Me FINANCIAL DISTRICT
37 Slow the Pace, Respect Our Space! BUSHWICK
24 Illumination BOROUGH PARK
38 Stop and Look
25 INpower
39 Stronger Together CASTLE HILL
21 Holding It Down For Generations BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
26 Kaleidoscopic Bridges
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
CYPRESS HILLS
47 The Next Step BELMONT
35 Sin Armas Sin Odio BELMONT
20 Heads Up! Phones Down! BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
33 Pieces of Peace HARLEM
48 The People’s History of Flatbush Junction FLATBUSH
27 Legacy
14 Cypress Hills Fights for Food Justice
HUNTS POINT
34 Searching for Crown Heights CROWN HEIGHTS
13 Crowns of the Playground BROOKLYN*
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT
28 Love is the Main Ingredient / Amor es el Ingrediente Principal EAST WILLIAMSBURG
HOWARD BEACH
40 Sunsets and Stars SUNSET PARK 41 The 3 Pillars UPPER WEST SIDE 42 The Balance — The Four Faces of Health LONG ISLAND CITY
51 Viva the Healthy City SUNSET PARK 52 We are a Community of Knowledge PARK SLOPE 53 We Elevate Ourselves LONG ISLAND CITY 54 Welcome DITMAS PARK 55 Your Rush, You Crush; Don’t Break a Family MIDWOOD * Not shown on map. YEAR IN REVIEW
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YOUTH
“In my college applications, my Groundswell experience really set me apart from other candidates who probably just drew from still lives, but didn’t have the best understanding of the field choice. I have a strong vision of what it takes to follow a career in art before the degree is even in my hands.” Publio Lantigua, youth artist on eleven projects who now attends LaGuardia Community College.
Youth are front and center to each of Groundswell’s public art programs. Groundswell’s programs use artmaking and mentorship to develop critical creative and leadership skills in youth who face obstacles to success in their lives, empowering them to become informed advocates for social change and to become leaders in their communities.
851 YOUTH SERVED
83%
ELIGIBLE CORE YOUTH ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE
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CAREER PLANS CREATED
YOUTH
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KNOWING THE POWER WITHIN OURSELVES A MAKING HIS’TORY TRIUMPH Making His’tory is a leadership development program for exceptional young men, some of whom have a history in the juvenile justice system. With an approach centered on personal narratives and storytelling, the Making His’tory team challenged notions of identity to break cycles of inequity facing young men of color today. Their mural, entitled “The Fall of Oppression,” depicts young men of color impacted by internalized injustice as they realize their potential as empowered community leaders. Inspired by Diego Rivera’s mural, “Man at the Crossroads,” the young men structured the mural in an arc of transformation, a process mirrored in the youth artists. “I had a huge change in mindset this summer,” said youth artist Kamal James about his transformation. “Working with my peers/brothers this summer has been an invaluable experience. I learned to appreciate the difference I have with others and channel a better vibe into my daily activities. Painting ‘The Fall of Oppression’ helped me redirect my emotions of being a man of color into something more powerful and beautiful. Thanks to Groundswell and the teaching artists Raúl and Ashton, I’ve learned to be more tolerant of others and understanding in uncomfortable situations. I carry a lighter bag now.” 09
OUR LEGACY STARTS WITH STRONG ROOTS
SPOTLIGHT ON VOICES HER’D Voices Her’d is a work skills program for young women who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to social justice and a potential for leadership. The Voices Her’d team illuminated and celebrated the power of women of color in Crown Heights through their mural, entitled “Passing Wisdom, Planting Seeds.” The youth artists investigated and elevated perceptions of women of color’s self-worth in order to challenge how racism and sexism impact contemporary culture. The team was inspired by the community leadership of the mural site, Mama Dee’s Community Garden. Women, young and old, are shown together in this mural to illustrate their force as the foundation of their communities. Symbols of figurative, architectural, spiritual, political, and natural importance to women of color gesture to the complexity of individual and communal identity. “This mural has given me the confidence to project my thoughts to a wider, more public audience. It is my hope that ‘Passing Wisdom, Planting Seeds,’ and all the work that I put into this mural, will support social justice for years to come,” said Voices Her’d participant Lydia-Rose Aigbedion. YOUTH
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COMMUNITY
OUR 2016 COLLABORATORS Bedford-Stuyvesant Gateway Business Improvement District
East Flatbush Community Research School
Boys and Girls High School
Flagstone Family Center
New York City Housing Authority
Brooklyn Frontiers High School
Flatbush Nostrand Junction BID
New York State Assembly Member Daniel J. O’Donnell
Franklin K Lane High School Campus
Pitkin Ave BID
Bronx Hope Brownsville Academy CAMBA Castle Hill Resident Association Church Ave Business Improvement District CMSP 327 Comunilife Communities for Healthy Food Council Member Brad Lander Council Member Carlos Menchaca Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland Council Member Jumaane D. Williams Council Member Laurie Cumbo Council Member Mathieu Eugene Council Member Ritchie Torres Council Member Robert Cornegy Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Crown Heights Mediation Center Dominican Women’s Development Center
Fredrick Douglass Academy Housing Works IS 62 Ditmas IS 254 JHS 240 J.P. Morgan & Chase Fellowship Initiative
New York City Football Club
PS 24 PS 54 PS 169 PS 207Q PS/MS 282 Queensbridge Tenant Association
Leake & Watts Services, Inc.
Research and Service High School
LISC New York City
RFR Holding LLC
Make the Road NY
Rockwood Park School
Middle School of Marketing and Legal Studies, and Arts and Media Preparatory Academy
Saint Nicholas Tenant Association
Midwood High School Mott Hall Bridges Academy MS 35 Stephen Decatur Middle School Nelson Mandela School of Social Justice
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS DIRECTLY ENGAGED
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PRESS STORIES
Settlement Housing Fund, Inc. Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services Stapleton Resident Association The AIDS Center at Montefiore Medical Center
New Settlement Apartments
Tompkins Houses Resident Association, Inc.
New York City Department of Transportation
West Brooklyn Community High School
New York City Department of Youth and Community Development
Women In Need, Inc. (WIN) Year UP
Groundswell partners with community-based organizations, schools, government agencies, and local businesses to raise awareness of critical social issues, stimulate learning, and inspire, engage, and build community. Through Groundswell programs, community partner organizations leverage the transformative potential of the creative process to generate activism and shift attitudes around social justice concerns. COMMUNITY
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FIVE COMMUNITIES, ONE CITY TRANSFORMED
PUBLIC ART / PUBLIC HOUSING In 2016, Groundswell teamed up with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) and New York Council Committee on Public Housing Chair, Ritchie Torres, to present “Public Art / Public Housing.” This mural initiative brought together youth, teaching artists, and community leaders to co-create fifteen murals at five NYCHA public housing developments. This collaboration celebrated the stories, hidden treasures, and imaginations of NYCHA residents by activating their communities as sites of dialogue through public art. Groundswell employed 200 NYCHA resident youth to use art as a tool for social change by cultivating stewardship of public space, community asset mapping, and the collaborative mural-making process. The artist teams illustrated a shared vision of revitalized communities by tackling a diverse array of pressing issues, including promoting holistic wellness, bridging the intergenerational divide, and ending gun violence. On the opposing page, details from all fifteen murals represent the work completed at the Tompkins, Queensbridge, Saint Nicholas, Castle Hill, and Stapleton developments (grouped vertically, named left to right). 13
“These murals have uplifted the whole community and deeply engaged young people who worked diligently for six months to better this housing development. They became part of something that will last for a long time.” Tenant Association Leader Geraldine Lamb on the murals created at Castle Hill Houses. As she described in an interview with the New York Times, at first she resisted the Initiative but soon became one of our greatest supporters.
COMMUNITY
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ART
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MURALS CREATED
24,311 SQ FT OF BLANK WALLS TRANSFORMED
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TEACHING ARTISTS EMPLOYED
Groundswell artists use art as a tool for social change through the creation of high-caliber, site-specific, collaborative works of public art. Our collection of public art honors the practices of Los Tres Maestros (Great Three Muralists) – Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros – while pushing forward the legacy of the community muralism movement. This year, Groundswell artists transformed blank walls into sites of dialogue in over thirty New York City neighborhoods.
OUR 2016 TEACHING ARTISTS Adan Palermo
Iris Loughran
Mason Eve Sills
Alexis Mena
Jazmine Hayes
Micaela Anaya
Alison Rutsch
Jeff Henriquez
Misha Tyutyunik
Angel Garcia
Jessica Angel
Nadia Westcott
Ashton Agbomenou
Jessica Poplawski
Paula Frisch
Chris Soria
Leola Bermanzohn
Raúl Ayala
Christopher Cardinale
Leon Reid IV
Rob Plater
Crystal Bruno
Julia Cocuzza
Sammi Chan
Danielle McDonald
Joiri Minaya
Stephano Espinoza
Demetrius Felder
Jose de Jesus Rodriguez
Victor A. Saint-Hilaire
DonChristian Jones
Lina Montoya
Vincent Ballentine
Eric Miles
Marc Evan
Yana Dimitrova
Gina Goico
Marina Perez-Wong
Zhenwei Xie
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A DIVERSITY OF TALENT ARTISTS AS INNOVATORS Leading every one of Groundswell’s murals are skilled teaching artists who bring youth imaginations to life through striking designs. Research, design, fabricate, celebrate: each Groundswell project follows a collaborative mural-making process perfected over twenty years. In 2016, our cohort of over three dozen artists used this collaborative model to create visions of restorative futures. Their unique styles yielded moments of beauty, healing, and social change. Groundswell has drawn together a network of skilled artists. This community of artists inspires personal, creative, and professional growth. Artist Marina Perez-Wong attests, “I am always pushing my personal practice to discover new elements, and I now look to other Groundswell artists to incorporate some of their ideas and styles into my own work.” ART
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TEMPORARILY
UNRESTRICTED RESTRICTED
TOTAL
INCOME Contributions
$1,516,049
$506,913
$2,022,962
Fundraising Benefit
247,399
247,399
Less Direct Benefit Expenses
(43,599)
(43,599)
27,306
27,306
369,250
369,250
8,444
8,444
4,391
4,391
4,733
4,733
Donated Services, Materials, and Supplies Program Fees Interest Income Net realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments Other Income Net Assets Released from Restrictions
405,828
TOTAL REVENUE AND PUBLIC SUPPORT $2,539,801
(405,828) 101,085
$2,640,886
EXPENSES Program Services
$1,746,404
$1,746,404
Supporting Services Management and General
183,761
183,761
Fundraising
144,081
144,081
Total Supporting Services TOTAL EXPENSES
327,842 $2,074,246
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
465,555
101,085
566,640
NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR
842,483
541,766
1,384,249
$1,308,038
$642,851
$1,950,889
NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR
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327,842 $2,074,246
UNRESTRICTED ASSETS
Chart Title
Cash and Cash Equivalents Unrestricted
$172,480
Board Designated Operating Reserve
432,641
Temporarily Restricted
203,938
INCOME — $2,640,886 77% Contributions
Unconditional Promises to Give Unrestricted
561,749
Temporarily Restricted
438,913
14% Program Fees
Accounts Receivable
14,250
Prepaid Expenses
28,683
8% Benefit
Investments 186,217
1% Interest, Donated Services,
Property and Equipment, at cost,
net of accumulated depreciation Security Deposit TOTAL ASSETS
66,042 9,000
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2
3
& Other Income
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$2,113,913
LIABILITIES Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$44,473
Refundable Advances
73,125
Deferred Revenue
18,012
Deferred Rent
27,414
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Chart Title
EXPENSES — $2,074,246 84% Program Expenses
$163,024
NET ASSETS Unrestricted Board Designated Operating Reserve Other Total Unrestricted Temporarily Restricted Total Net Assets TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
9% Management & General Expenses
7% Fundraising & Development Expenses
$432,641 875,397 1,308,038 642,851
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1,950,889 $2,113,913 FINANCIALS
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THANK YOU Groundswell appreciates the supporters who make our work possible. With your contribution, you join the movement to use art as a tool for social change. DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Alex Barrett Bogopa Service Corp, Spencer An Helene Caloir & Dimitri Tzimas Robert & Lenore Davis Robin Deutsch & David Edwards Joy Fishman Carolina & Jay Jannicelli Mary Beth Kelly Paula Krulak Rob Krulak David Mendels & Leila Yassa Susan Ochshorn & Marc Gross Janet & David Offensend Susan Pernick
PUBLIC FUNDERS Assembly Member Daniel O’Donnell Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council Council Member Robert Cornegy Council Member Mathieu Eugene Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland Council Member Brad Lander Council Member Stephen Levin
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Council Member Carlos Menchaca Council Member Antonio Reynoso Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Council Member Ritchie Torres Council Member Jumaane Williams National Endowment for the Arts New York City Department of Cultural Affairs New York City Department of Education New York City Department of Small Business Services New York City Department of Transportation New York City Department of Youth and Community Development New York City Housing Authority New York City Human Resources Administration New York City Regional Economic Development Council New York State Council on the Arts New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services STARS Citywide Girls Initiative of the New York City Council
ANNUAL CAMPAIGN $25,000 + Altman Foundation Anonymous Brooklyn Community Foundation Common Sense Fund Lambent Foundation Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation Pinkerton Foundation State Farm Youth Advisory Board Surdna Foundation Tikkun Olam Foundation Whole Foods Markets $10,000 - 24,999 Bloomberg Philanthrophies Colossal Media Group Cumberland Packing Corporation (Sweet N’Low) David Rockefeller Fund Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP David Goldstein & Sherri Greenbach Goldstein Hall PLLC Hayward Industries Irene B. Wolt Lifetime Trust
Lily Auchincloss Foundation Sagalyn Family Fund Sills Family Foundation SL Green Realty Group The Bay and Paul Foundations $5,000 - 9,999 Joseph Charczenko ConEdison Jay DeDapper & Tod Wohlfarth Embrey Family Foundation Todd Nowell Andrew Petronio Construction Risk Partners M&T Bank The Slomo and Cindy Silvian Foundation $1,000 – 4,999 Astoria Bank Susan Barrett Benchmark Title Agency, Thomas DeCaro Andrew Bockner PWB Management, Peter Bourbeau Colgate Scaffolding, Peter O’Farrell Ricardo Cortés Johanna Ruth Epstein & Richard Pinner OUR SUPPORTERS
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Federated Title Services LLC, Michael Benzi Ellen Freudenheim & Dan Wiener Cedric & Joanne Gaddy Gensler Gian Giordano James & Camilla Hagy Christine & Timothy Haney Jeanne Haney & Diego Gomez Matthew & Annie Hopkins Robert Houghton & Carrie Bolster Industry City Karen Jenson Diana Krell Raquiba LaBrie Ben Lau Andy Mahoney Braden McCurrach MDG Design and Construction, Mike Rooney Mega Contracting Group LLC Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation Monadnock Construction, Nick Lembo Jordan & Jean Nerenberg Joanne Nerenberg & Aaron Naperstek Nazli Parvizi & Larry Shapiro Susan Pernick Railroad Construction Company Michael Ratner & Karen Ranucci Eric Robertson Hazel & Marvin Shanken Glen Sherman Michael Sullivan The Charles Edlin Family Trust, Jay Edlin Alan Tisch Robert Tobin Trunk Archive Rony Varoi & Sriya Karumanchi 23
Christopher Watler & Nancy M. Ciprian Weaver Popcorn, Elizabeth Weaver Eliza S. Weber Wells Fargo Advisors LLC Lindsay Willemain $500 - 999 Fariba Alam All New York Title Agency, James Kamna Menshahat & Paul Ancewicz Megan Baker Janice Bloom & Adam Grumbach Marla Bobowick Adina Cohen Gary Constantopes Robert & Carol Deutsch Jennifer Eisenberg Eric Erickson Deborah Fineman Edith Goldenhar & William Kornblum Janet Goldman Housing Partnership Development Ayana Jackson Jenny Holzer Studio Suzanne Klotz L+M Development Partners Raphael Lajoux Catherine Levene Thomas McMahon Mark Reed & Daria Ilunga Jeremy Schein Craig Schirmer Ryan Stevens & Melissa Passman-Stevens Alex Villari & Amy Roth Amy Wexler Richard & Lisa Witten $250 - 499 Jon Airis
Bertina Ceccarelli Jonathan Cohen Timothy & Jo Drescher Seth Edwards Elizabeth A. Sackler Museum Educational Trust Sandra Erickson Neil Falcone Leslie Findlen Juliet Fink Sidney & Susan Goldstein Nicolas Grabar & Jennifer Sage Stephen Grable Gerald & Phyllis Greenbach Hanac Inc Fred & Linda Handsman Hanover Stone Partners LLC Dan Jacobson & Amy Sumner Pavan Jagtiani Carolina & Jay Jannicelli James Kinsey La Mama Gabriel Leibowitz Magnusson Architecture and Planning Lesley Melincoff & Perry Lee Stephen Palmese Chris Parkman Ridgewood Bushwick Management Corporation Elisa Sananman Michael Sananman Curt Sharp & Dean Stein Annie & Jeff Smith Morgan & Ian Spitalnick Michael Tello Judith Wasserman Sherri Wolf
$100 - 249 Michele Arbeeny Lalit Bakshi Stephanie Baptist Stephen Barbara Paul Barman Matthew & Elissa Bernstein Carl Bialik Dina Bleecker & Jon Thompson Amy Bohannon & Martin Gilmore Laurel Brien Susan Cervantes Henry Chalfant Cathleen Collins Laura Cronin Kimberly Cullen Pinakin Dhume Emilio Dorcely Mary Dorn Sue Evans Alana Fishberg & Daryl Kessler Cecilia Flaherty Renita Francois Evan Gaffney Galaxy General Contracting Corporation Laurie & Dan Ginsberg Maura Greaney Shari Greenblatt Kimberly Hamroff Irene B. Wolt Lifetime Trust, Eve Hochwald Charles & Deborah Keith Drew Kiriazides Steven Klein Nidhi Kohli Janienne Kondrich Lora Krulak Law Office of Jerry Levine Michael Lerner Jana & David Levin
Patty Mader-Ebert Devin Mathis George McDonald Margaret Monaco Daniel Murphy Fred Myers & Faye Ginsburg Michael Ness David Ochshorn & Allison Barlow Kathleen Parisi Nina Perry Ariel Poster Lynn Pyfer Katherine Randall & Stephen Pred Jennifer Redmond Samantha Rhulen Eileen & Peter Rhulen Bryony Romer & Josh Mack Christopher Ryan Amy Sananman & Mauricio Trenard Sydnee Sanchez & Jon Jorgl Renuka Sawhney & Aakash Jagtiani Schenck Price Smith & King LLP Sherry Schwartz Johann Shudlick Dawn Smalls Ryan H. Smith Suzanne Spinrad & Edward Geffner Jason Spitalnick St. Nicks Alliance Lewis Tesser Geordie & Stephanie Thompson Alexander Tilney Jennifer Trepinski Shareen Mani Vaverchek
YOU MAKE WHAT WE DO POSSIBLE. JOIN THE MOVEMENT TODAY. Visit www.groundswell.nyc/give.
Groundswell is grateful to all our supporters. This list includes gifts of $100 & above that supported Groundswell’s FY16 activities. OUR SUPPORTERS
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STAFF Robyne Walker Murphy Executive Director Patrick Dougher Program Director Erick Konczyk Director of Finance and Operations Tiasia O’Brien Director of Development and Communications Alexis Almenas Administrative Assistant Nana Ama Bentsi-Enchill Youth Development Manager Amelia Calsi Studio Arts Manager Francisco Donoso Youth Development Associate Ariel Estrella Communications Associate Alyssa Hollins Project Manager, Public Art Christian Homsey Studio Arts Associate Claudie Mabry Project Manager, Community Partner Sabrina Malik Manager of Institutional Giving 25
CREDITS Cover, 01-02 “Compass of Dreams” Groundswell © 2016, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Lead Artist Chris Soria, Assistant Artist Micaela Anaya, and youth artists. 05 “Passing Wisdom, Planting Seeds” Groundswell © 2016, Crown Heights. Co-Lead Artists Jazmine Hayes and Danielle McDonald, and youth artists. 07 “We are a Community of Knowledge” Groundswell © 2016, East Village. Lead Artist Jessica Angel, Assistant Artist Leola Bermanzohn, and youth artists. 09 “The Fall of Oppression” Groundswell © 2016, Bushwick. Lead Artist Raúl Ayala, Assistant Artist Ashton Agbomenou, and youth artists. 10 “Passing Wisdom, Planting Seeds” Groundswell © 2016, Crown Heights. Co-Lead Artists Jazmine Hayes and Danielle McDonald, and youth artists. 11 “The Fruits of Our Labor” Groundswell © 2016, Mount Eden. Lead Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Assistant Artist Paula Frisch, and youth artists. 14 (first column) “Holding It Down For Generations” Groundswell © 2016, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Lead Artist Chris Soria, Assistant Artist Jazmine Hayes, and youth artists. “Collective Dreams” Groundswell © 2016, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Lead Artist Chris Soria, Assistant Artist Jazmine Hayes, and youth artists. “Compass of Dreams” Groundswell © 2016, Bedford-Stuyvesant. Lead Artist Chris Soria, Assistant Artist Micaela Anaya, and youth artists. (second column) “We Elevate Ourselves” Groundswell © 2016, Long Island City. Lead Artist Raúl Ayala, Assistant Artist Alexis Mena, and youth artists. “A Welcoming Celebration” Groundswell © 2016, Long Island City. Lead Artist Raúl Ayala, Assistant Artist Alexis Mena, and youth artists. “The Balance – The Four Faces of Health” Groundswell © 2016, Long Island City. Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik, Assistant Artist Victor A. Saint-Hilaire, and youth artists. (third column) ”I Am Who We Are” Groundswell © 2016, Harlem. Lead Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Assistant Artist Ashton Agbomenou, and youth artists. “Pieces of Peace” Groundswell © 2016, Harlem. Lead Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Assistant Artist Ashton Agbomenou, and youth artists. “Bridges” Groundswell © 2016, Harlem. Lead Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez, Assistant Artist Marina Perez-Wong, and youth artists. (fourth column) “Stronger Together” Groundswell © 2016, Castle Hill. Lead Artist Eric Miles, Assistant Artist Demetrius Felder, and youth artists. “Dreams and Aspirations” Groundswell © 2016, Castle Hill. Lead Artist Eric Miles, Assistant Artist Demetrius Felder, and youth artists. “Be the Change” Groundswell © 2016, Castle Hill. Lead Artist Angel Garcia, Assistant Artist Demetrius Felder, and youth artists. (fifth column) “Stapleton: The Community as Home” Groundswell © 2016, Stapleton. Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik, Assistant Artist Lina Montoya, and youth artists. “The Foundation of Stapleton” Groundswell © 2016, Stapleton. Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik, Assistant Artist Lina Montoya, and youth artists. “Empowering Our Community, Transforming Our Home” Groundswell © 2016, Stapleton. Lead Artist DonChristian Jones, Assistant Artist Lina Montoya, and youth artists. 15 “The Spirit of SoHo” Groundswell © 2016, SoHo. Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik and youth artists, with Jeff Koons. 16 “Trans Latinas en Revolucion” Groundswell © 2016, Jackson Heights. Lead Artist DonChristian Jones, Assistant Artist Stephano Espinoza, and youth artists. Photo credit Make The Road New York. 17 “INpower” Groundswell © 2016, Washington Heights. Lead Artist Gina Goico, Assistant Artist Joiri Minaya, and youth artists. “Be Aware of What’s There” Groundswell © 2016, Brownsville. Lead Artist Jose de Jesus Rodriguez and youth artists. “Boatema (She Brings Strength)” Groundswell © 2016, Downtown Brooklyn. Lead Artist Jess Poplawski, Assistant Artist Mason Sills, and youth artists. 18 “Welcome” Groundswell © 2016, Ditmas Park. Lead Artist Ashton Agbomenou, Assistant Artist Zhenwei Xie, and youth artists. “The Gateway to Tomorrow” Groundswell © 2016, Brownsville. Lead Artist Misha Tyutyunik, Assistant Artist Mason Sills, and youth artists. 19 “Love is the Main Ingredient / Amor es el Ingrediente Principal” Groundswell © 2016, East Williamsburg. Lead Artist Crystal Bruno, Assistant Artist Micaela Anaya, and youth artists. 21 “The Fall of Oppresision” Groundswell © 2016, Bushwick. Lead Artist Raúl Ayala, Assistant Artist Ashton Agbomenou, and youth artists. 23 “Illumination” Groundswell © 2016, Borough Park. Lead Artist Marina Perez-Wong, Assistant Artists Iris Loughran and Andrew John Issermoyer, and youth artists. 25-26 “Sunsets and Stars” Groundswell © 2016, Sunset Park. Lead Artist Micaela Anaya, Assistant Artist Paula Frisch, and youth artists.
Find descriptions, photos, and full credits for our murals on our website at www.groundswell.nyc. STAFF & CREDITS
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