2017_TheLP_FieldDay_PressRelease

Contact:​ ​Ayesha​ ​Williams​ ​and​ ​Melissa​ ​Liu 718.​574.0798 ayesha@laundromatproject.org melissa@laundormatproject.org View​ ​Select​ ​Photos​​ ​(Contact​ ​for​ ​proper​ ​crediting)

THE​ ​LAUNDROMAT​ ​PROJECT​ ​ANNOUNCES THE​ ​5TH​ ​ANNUAL​ ​FIELD​ ​DAY​ ​2017 SCHEDULE​ ​OF​ ​EVENTS SEPTEMBER​ ​16,​ ​23​ ​&​ ​30 Using​ ​creativity​ ​to​ ​build​ ​spaces​ ​of​ ​refuge, care,​ ​and​ ​self-determination.​ ​Showcasing and​ ​amplifying​ ​the​ ​rich​ ​spectrum​ ​of​ ​local​ ​arts and​ ​culture​ ​in​ ​Bed-Stuy,​ ​Harlem, and​ ​Hunts​ ​Point/Longwood.

All​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​Programs​ ​Are​ ​Free​ ​Of​ ​Charge​ ​And​ ​Open​ ​To​ ​All Highlights​ ​Include: Housing​ ​Not​ ​Warehousing!​ ​Citizen​ ​led​ ​tour​ ​and​ ​performance​ ​through​ ​East​ ​Harlem with​ ​Picture​ ​the​ ​Homeless​.

Immigrant-centered​ ​story​ ​circles​ ​with​ ​Black​ ​Alliance​ ​for​ ​Just​ ​Immigration​​ ​(BAJI).

The​ ​Free​ ​Black​ ​Women's​ ​Library​–an​ ​interactive​ ​biblio-installation​ ​containing 800​ ​books​ ​written​ ​by​ ​Black​ ​women.

Music​ ​as​ ​a​ ​form​ ​of​ ​healing​ ​with​ ​Uptown​ ​Vinyl​ ​Supreme And​ ​more!

Events​ ​held​ ​at: Hancock​ ​Community​ ​Garden,​ ​Brooklyn Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Collaborative​ ​&​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Garden,​ ​The​ ​Bronx Marcus​ ​Garvey​ ​Park,​ ​Harlem And​ ​various​ ​other​ ​locations...

New​ ​York​ ​City​ ​(September​ ​1,​ ​2017)​–In​ ​direct​ ​response​ ​to​ ​our​ ​rapidly​ ​shifting​ ​political​ ​and​ ​cultural landscape,​ ​The​ ​Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​(The​ ​LP)​​ ​has​ ​dedicated​ ​the​ ​5th​ ​Annual​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​Festival​ ​of Neighborhoods​​ ​to​ ​creatively​ ​exploring​ ​and​ ​building​ ​spaces​ ​of​ ​safety​ ​and​ ​refuge​ ​in​ ​our​ ​anchor neighborhoods​ ​of​ ​Bed-Stuy,​ ​Harlem,​ ​And​ ​Hunts​ ​Point/longwood.​ ​Whether​ ​through​ ​private​ ​gatherings

created​ ​for​ ​support​ ​and​ ​affirmation,​ ​or​ ​public​ ​convenings​ ​to​ ​share​ ​empowerment​ ​tools,​ ​resources,​ ​and strategies,​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​will​ ​serve​ ​as​ ​a​ ​moment​ ​to​ ​highlight​ ​and​ ​amplify​ ​the​ ​resiliency​ ​of​ ​our​ ​shared communities.

Join​ ​us​ ​for​ ​a​ ​three-day​ ​community-centered​ ​celebration​ ​of​ ​solidarity,​ ​community-care,​ ​love,​ ​and​ ​joy​ ​in Hunts​ ​Point/Longwood,​ ​Bedford-Stuyvesant,​ ​and​ ​Harlem.​ ​On​ ​September​ ​16th,​ ​23rd,​ ​and​ ​30th (respectively)​ ​from​ ​2-6pm,​ ​The​ ​LP​ ​will​ ​showcase​ ​the​ ​2017​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​public​ ​art​ ​projects​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as community​ ​art​ ​workshops,​ ​neighborhood​ ​walks,​ ​and​ ​much​ ​more.​ ​Activities​ ​are​ ​facilitated​ ​and​ ​led​ ​by​ ​The LP’s​ ​current​ ​and​ ​alumni​ ​artist​ ​cohort,​ ​community​ ​members,​ ​and​ ​community​ ​partners.

Annually,​ ​through​ ​our​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​residencies,​ ​commissions,​ ​and​ ​fellowships,​ ​The​ ​LP​ ​supports​ ​up​ ​to 20​ ​artists​ ​whose​ ​practice​ ​is​ ​centered​ ​in​ ​socially-engaged​ ​creative​ ​endeavors.​ ​Over​ ​the​ ​course​ ​of​ ​six months,​ ​artists​ ​develop​ ​community-responsive​ ​art​ ​projects​ ​that​ ​make​ ​use​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unique​ ​social​ ​space​ ​of their​ ​location​ ​(i.e.​ ​a​ ​local​ ​laundromat​ ​and​ ​other​ ​local​ ​spaces)​ ​and​ ​engage​ ​their​ ​neighbors,​ ​reflecting shared​ ​community​ ​concerns.​ ​Projects​ ​are​ ​activated​ ​during​ ​the​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​Festival​ ​of​ ​Neighborhoods.

All​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​events​ ​are​ ​FREE​;​ ​no​ ​tickets​ ​or​ ​passes​ ​required.​ ​Program​ ​details​ ​listed​ ​by​ ​neighborhood​ ​in chronological​ ​order​ ​follow​ ​in​ ​this​ ​release.​ ​Spread​ ​the​ ​word,​ ​and​ ​bring​ ​a​ ​neighbor!​ V ​ isit: laundromatproject.org/field-day-2017​​ ​for​ ​a​ ​detailed​ ​schedule​ ​of​ ​events​ ​and​ ​program​ ​updates.​ ​View photos​ ​from​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​2016​​ ​here​.

SEPTEMBER​ ​16,​ ​2-6​ ​PM HUNTS​ ​POINT/LONGWOOD “UBUNTU”​ ​I​ ​AM​ ​BECAUSE​ ​WE​ ​ARE by​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Artist-in-Residence​ ​Ahmed​ ​Tijay​ ​Mohammed “Ubuntu”​ ​I​ ​Am​ ​Because​ ​We​ ​Are​ ​is​ ​a​ ​large​ ​scale​ ​project​ ​and​ ​installation​ ​anchored​ ​in​ ​West​ ​African​ ​cultures and​ ​traditions.​ ​"Ubuntu"​ ​(an​ ​African​ ​proverb​ ​meaning​ ​humanity​ ​towards​ ​others),​ ​focuses​ ​attention​ ​on​ ​the South​ ​Bronx’s​ ​connections​ ​to​ ​migration​ ​and​ ​creates​ ​a​ ​gathering​ ​space​ ​to​ ​celebrate​ ​women,​ ​particularly those​ ​living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​community.​ ​Throughout​ ​the​ ​day,​ ​participants​ ​will​ ​create​ ​mixed​ ​media​ ​portraits​ ​of​ ​loved ones,​ ​neighbors,​ ​and​ ​other​ ​women​ ​in​ ​their​ ​life.​ ​The​ ​project​ ​will​ ​be​ ​facilitated​ ​by​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​women​ ​from the​ ​neighborhood​ ​who​ ​have​ ​undergone​ ​a​ ​skill​ ​exchange​ ​workshop​ ​with​ ​the​ ​artist.​ ​Commissioned​ ​by​ ​The Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​Mothers​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Move,​ ​ArchCare​ ​Senior​ ​Life​ ​(PACE),​ ​Africa Life​ ​Center.

THE​ ​LP​ ​@​ ​KELLY​ ​STREET There​ ​is​ ​always​ ​an​ ​array​ ​of​ ​creative​ ​abundance​ ​on​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​and​ ​it​ ​is​ ​no​ ​different​ ​on​ ​Field​ ​Day.​ ​Join​ ​us for​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​drop-in​ ​community​ ​art​ ​workshops! ●

Scarecrow​ ​Story​ ​Circle.​ ​The​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Fellows​ ​invite​ ​youth​ ​and​ ​families​ ​of​ ​color​ ​into​ ​a craft​ ​workshop​ ​and​ ​story​ ​circle​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Collaborative.​ ​While​ ​decorating​ ​scarecrows​ ​for the​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Garden,​ ​participants​ ​will​ ​be​ ​asked​ ​to​ ​share​ ​what​ ​threatens​ ​our​ ​communities,​ ​and what​ ​inspires​ ​us​ ​about​ ​them,​ ​while​ ​decorating​ ​scarecrows​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Community Garden.​ ​The​ ​workshop​ ​will​ ​build​ ​awareness​ ​around​ ​shared​ ​fears​ ​and​ ​aspirations.

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Catsuit​ ​Gardening​ ​Red​ ​Carpet​ ​Veggie​ ​Pick​ ​Up​ ​with​ ​Catsuit​ ​diva​ ​Ayana​ ​Evans!​​ ​Come​ ​for​ ​the fruits​ ​and​ ​veggies,​ ​walk​ ​the​ ​red​ ​carpet​ ​and​ ​gather​ ​your​ ​harvest.​ ​Your​ ​most​ ​flamboyant​ ​and​ ​GLAM outfits​ ​are​ ​encouraged,​ ​but​ ​be​ ​comfortable.​ ​Pick​ ​up​ ​your​ ​veggies​ ​in​ ​style.​ ​Evans​ ​wants​ ​to encourage​ ​us​ ​all​ ​to​ ​infuse​ ​bold​ ​joy​ ​into​ ​our​ ​everyday​ ​lives,​ ​diffuse​ ​the​ ​pressures​ ​of​ ​the​ ​week,​ ​and reinforce​ ​community​ ​togetherness​ ​and​ ​healthy​ ​eating.​ ​This​ ​is​ ​a​ ​kid​ ​friendly​ ​event.

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Music​ ​as​ ​healing​​ ​workshop​ ​with​ ​Uptown​ ​Vinyl​ ​Supreme.​​ ​Participants​ ​will​ ​be​ ​guided​ ​through an​ ​interactive​ ​history​ ​lesson​ ​of​ ​vinyl​ ​and​ ​an​ ​open​ ​discussion​ ​about​ ​music​ ​that​ ​has​ ​helped​ ​in

healing.​ ​Participants​ ​will​ ​then​ ​be​ ​led​ ​through​ ​a​ ​meditation​ ​using​ ​music​ ​from​ ​selected​ ​records.​ ​The meditation​ ​will​ ​utilize​ ​sonic​ ​sound​ ​waves​ ​to​ ​move​ ​any​ ​blocks​ ​or​ ​stagnation,​ ​and​ ​get​ ​energy flowing. ●

StoryBlock/Bronx​ ​Community​ ​College​ ​Archive​.​ ​Bronx​ ​Community​ ​College's​ ​Archives​ ​will exhibit​ ​stories​ ​from​ ​the​ ​newly​ ​acquired​ ​StoryBlock​ ​oral​ ​history​ ​collection​ ​at​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​Garden for​ ​Field​ ​Day!​ ​StoryBlock​ ​is​ ​an​ ​oral​ ​history​ ​and​ ​visual​ ​community​ ​archive​ ​that​ ​celebrates​ ​the cultural​ ​richness​ ​of​ ​Kelly​ ​Street​ ​residents​ ​living​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Longwood​ ​section​ ​of​ ​the​ ​South​ ​Bronx.​ ​This project​ ​was​ ​commissioned​ ​by​ ​The​ ​Laundromat​ ​Project's​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Program​ ​and​ ​is​ ​now currently​ ​archived​ ​at​ ​Bronx​ ​Community​ ​College's​ ​Archives.​ ​These​ ​narratives​ ​shed​ ​light​ ​on​ ​the past,​ ​present​ ​and​ ​future​ ​of​ ​Kelly​ ​Street,​ ​the​ ​South​ ​Bronx,​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​diversity​ ​and beauty​ ​of​ ​our​ ​individual​ ​and​ ​collective​ ​stories.​ ​For​ ​more​ ​about​ ​the​ ​Archives​ ​visit http://bcc-cuny.libguides.com/archives​.

SOUTH​ ​BRONX​ ​LOVE​ ​LETTER​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Five​ ​Boro​ ​Story​ ​Project Celebrate​ ​the​ ​spirit​ ​and​ ​community​ ​of​ ​Hunts​ ​Point​ ​and​ ​Longwood​ ​with​ ​storytelling​ ​and​ ​poetry performances.​ ​Write​ ​a​ ​love​ ​note​ ​to​ ​your​ ​neighborhood,​ ​and​ ​share​ ​your​ ​Bronx​ ​memories,​ ​stories,​ ​poems, songs,​ ​and​ ​more​ ​in​ ​our​ ​open​ ​mic.​ ​The​ S ​ outh​ ​Bronx​ ​Love​ ​Letter​ ​is​ ​presented​ ​in​ ​association​ ​with​ ​The Laundromat​ ​Project's​ ​Field​ ​Day​ ​in​ ​Hunts​ ​Point​ ​and​ ​Longwood.

SEPTEMBER​ ​23,​ ​2-6PM BEDFORD-STUYVESANT THE​ ​FREE​ ​BLACK​ ​WOMEN'S​ ​LIBRARY by​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Commissions​ ​Artist​ ​OlaRonke​ ​Akinmowo The​ ​Free​ ​Black​ ​Women's​ ​Library​ ​is​ ​an​ ​interactive​ ​trading​ ​mobile​ ​library​ ​that​ ​features​ ​a​ ​collection​ ​of​ ​800 books​ ​written​ ​by​ ​Black​ ​women.​ ​All​ ​are​ ​welcome​ ​to​ ​trade​ ​books​ ​written​ ​by​ ​Black​ ​women​ ​with​ ​the​ ​library and​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​creative​ ​and​ ​fun​ ​exercises​ ​that​ ​explore​ ​themes​ ​in​ ​Black​ ​women's​ ​literature.​ ​The​ ​purpose of​ ​the​ ​library​ ​is​ ​to​ ​center​ ​and​ ​celebrate​ ​the​ ​brilliance,​ ​diversity​ ​and​ ​creativity​ ​of​ ​Black​ ​women​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as provide​ ​access​ ​to​ ​books​ ​and​ ​stories​ ​rarely​ ​told.

WE​ ​THE​ ​NEWS​ ​STAND by​​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Artist-in-Residence​ ​Lizania​ ​Cruz We​ ​the​ ​News​ ​will​ ​host​ ​a​ ​reading​ ​of​ ​two​ ​zines​ ​created​ ​through​ ​a​ ​two-month​ ​series​ ​of​ ​immigrant-centered story​ ​circles.​ ​Participants​ ​will​ ​be​ ​able​ ​to​ ​react​ ​to​ ​the​ ​stories​ ​by​ ​writing​ ​down​ ​words​ ​that​ ​resonate​ ​with​ ​them on​ ​a​ ​collective​ ​sheet​ ​of​ ​paper.​ ​They​ ​will​ ​then​ ​trace​ ​and​ ​map​ ​the​ ​connecting​ ​narratives​ ​and​ ​reflect​ ​in​ ​a moderated​ ​conversation.​ ​ ​Commissioned​ ​by​ ​The​ ​Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​Black Alliance​ ​for​ ​Just​ ​Immigration.

STORYFOLKS:​ ​STORYTELLING​ ​FOR​ ​SELF​ ​AND​ ​COMMUNITY-CARE at​ ​Concord​ ​Nursing​ ​Home​ ​and​ ​Rehabilitation​ ​Center Create​ ​Change​ ​Fellows​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​Concord​ ​Nursing​ ​Home​ ​and​ ​Rehabilitation​ ​Center residents​ ​and​ ​staff,​ ​and​ ​Concord​ ​Baptist​ ​Freedom​ ​School​ ​Scholars​​ ​will​ ​create​ ​a​ ​space​ ​for​ ​caring​ ​by sharing​ ​stories,​ ​hopes,​ ​and​ ​dreams.​ ​During​ ​Field​ ​Day,​ ​the​ ​inter-generational​ ​Concord​ ​Nursing​ ​Home​ ​and Rehabilitation​ ​Center​ ​and​ ​Concord​ ​Baptist​ ​Freedom​ ​School​ ​community​ ​will​ ​exhibit​ ​art​ ​and​ ​photography, share​ ​free​ ​snacks​ ​and​ ​hor​ ​d'oeuvres​ ​with​ ​the​ ​larger​ ​community,​ ​offer​ ​a​ ​drumming​ ​circle,​ ​singing​ ​circle, pop​ ​up​ ​art​ ​presentations,​ ​and​ ​help​ ​facilitate​ ​art​ ​and​ ​storytelling​ ​activities​ ​that​ ​help​ ​families​ ​engage​ ​in​ ​self and​ ​community-care.

WEAVING​ ​HISTORIES:​ ​MAPPING​ ​OUR​ ​JOURNEY​ ​TO​ ​SANCTUARY​ ​at​ ​Hancock​ ​Community​ ​Garden This​ ​site​ ​specific​ ​installation​ ​will​ ​be​ ​built​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​day​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Bed-Stuy​ ​community​ ​participates​ ​in​ ​a workshop​ ​facilitated​ ​by​ ​local​ ​weaving​ ​studio,​ ​Weaving​ ​Hand.​ P ​ articipants​ ​will​ ​create​ ​flags​ ​affirming their​ ​presence​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Bed-Stuy​ ​community.​ ​The​ ​space​ ​itself​ ​will​ ​be​ ​modeled​ ​after​ ​a​ ​domestic​ ​scene​ ​with

the​ ​dining​ ​table​ ​loom​ ​anchoring​ ​the​ ​center​ ​of​ ​the​ ​space.​ ​Residents​ ​will​ ​collectively​ ​build​ ​a​ ​sanctuary space​ ​through​ ​weaving​ ​and​ ​contributing​ ​personal​ ​objects​ ​(book,​ ​pot,​ ​piece​ ​of​ ​fabric,​ ​etc)​ ​and​ ​stories​ ​of building​ ​community.​ ​This​ ​workshop​ ​will​ ​celebrate​ ​the​ ​parallels​ ​between​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​of​ ​building​ ​and preserving​ ​community​ ​in​ ​the​ ​face​ ​of​ ​rapid​ ​gentrification​ ​and​ ​the​ ​immigrant​ ​experience​ ​of​ ​preserving culture​ ​and​ ​identity.

SEPTEMBER​ ​25,​ ​2-6PM HARLEM THE​ ​BLACK​ ​SCHOOL​ ​PRESENTS:​ ​THE​ ​BANDANNA​ ​QUILT​ ​PERFORMANCE by​ ​Create​ ​Change​ ​Artist-in-Residence​ ​Joseph​ ​Cuillier​ ​and​ ​Friends The​ ​Bandanna​ ​Quilt​ ​Performance​ ​is​ ​a​ ​live​ ​quilting​ ​ritual​ ​which​ ​will​ ​use​ ​poetry,​ ​chants,​ ​and​ ​music​ ​to activate​ ​student​ ​artwork​ ​created​ ​in​ ​The​ ​Black​ ​School's​ ​summer​ ​2017​ ​workshops​ ​at​ ​The​ ​Brotherhood Sister​ ​Sol​ ​and​ ​other​ ​locations​ ​around​ ​Harlem.​ ​The​ ​piece​ ​is​ ​a​ ​co-creation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​short​ ​performance​ ​residency with​ ​an​ ​ensemble​ ​of​ ​poets,​ ​artists,​ ​and​ ​musicians​ ​facilitated​ ​by​ ​The​ ​Black​ ​School.​ ​Live​ ​quilting​ ​and​ ​an installation​ ​of​ ​the​ ​quilt​ ​will​ ​be​ ​used​ ​as​ ​a​ ​site​ ​for​ ​a​ ​series​ ​of​ ​performances.​ ​Commissioned​ ​by​ ​The Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​The​ ​Brotherhood​ ​Sister​ ​Sol. HOUSING​ ​NOT​ ​WAREHOUSING!​ ​NEIGHBORHOOD​ ​WALK​ ​lead​ ​by​ ​Picture​ ​the​ ​Homeless​ ​and​ ​the Rude​ ​Metal​ ​Orchestra The​ ​walk​ ​will​ ​focus​ ​on​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​vacant​ ​property​ ​in​ ​East​ ​Harlem,​ ​past​ ​and​ ​present,​ ​and​ ​highlight​ ​the neighborhood’s​ ​rich​ ​and​ ​impactful​ ​history​ ​of​ ​housing​ ​organizing.​ ​Whether​ ​through​ ​urban​ ​renewal programs​ ​that​ ​were​ ​never​ ​completed,​ ​or​ ​through​ ​the​ ​warehousing​ ​of​ ​vacant​ ​buildings​ ​by​ ​private​ ​landlords and​ ​speculators,​ ​the​ ​tour​ ​will​ ​highlight​ ​the​ ​ways​ ​in​ ​which​ ​big​ ​real​ ​estate,​ ​elected​ ​officials,​ ​and​ ​urban planners​ ​have​ ​been​ ​“banking​ ​on​ ​vacancy”​ ​in​ ​East​ ​Harlem​ ​for​ ​decades.​ ​Each​ ​stop​ ​along​ ​the​ ​tour​ ​will​ ​be feature​ ​a​ ​special​ ​performance.​ ​This​ ​tour​ ​for​ ​anyone​ ​who​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​see​ ​what​ ​visionary,​ ​community-led urban​ ​planning​ ​can​ ​look​ ​like​ ​in​ ​the​ ​city​ ​of​ ​New​ ​York--and​ ​who​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​a​ ​fun​ ​and​ ​dynamic, arts-based​ ​visioning​ ​process​ ​to​ ​open​ ​the​ ​channels​ ​and​ ​reimagine​ ​what​ ​is​ ​possible​ ​on​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City’s vacant​ ​lots!

ABOUT​ ​THE​ ​LAUNDROMAT​ ​PROJECT The​ ​Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​brings​ ​art,​ ​artists,​ ​and​ ​arts​ ​programming​ ​into​ ​laundromats​ ​and​ ​other​ ​everyday spaces,​ ​thus​ ​amplifying​ ​the​ ​creativity​ ​that​ ​already​ ​exists​ ​within​ ​communities​ ​to​ ​build​ ​community​ ​networks, solve​ ​problems,​ ​and​ ​enhance​ ​our​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​ownership​ ​in​ ​the​ ​places​ ​where​ ​we​ ​live,​ ​work,​ ​and​ ​grow.

While​ ​The​ ​LP​ ​works​ ​citywide,​ ​our​ ​core​ ​programs​ ​are​ ​rooted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​three​ ​culturally​ ​rich​ ​neighborhoods​ ​of Hunts​ ​Point/Longwood,​ ​Bed-Stuy,​ ​and​ ​Harlem.​ ​Anchoring​ ​our​ ​work​ ​in​ ​these​ ​neighborhoods​ ​allows​ ​us​ ​to get​ ​to​ ​know​ ​and​ ​support​ ​our​ ​neighbors​ ​over​ ​the​ ​long​ ​term​ ​as​ ​we​ ​make​ ​the​ ​strong,​ ​resilient​ ​communities we​ ​want​ ​to​ ​live​ ​in​ ​together.​ ​In​ ​our​ ​first​ ​decade,​ ​The​ ​LP​ ​has​ ​directly​ ​invested​ ​nearly​ ​$700,000​ ​in​ ​150 multi-racial,​ ​multi-generational,​ ​and​ ​multi-disciplinary​ ​artists,​ ​62​ ​innovative​ ​public​ ​art​ ​projects,​ ​three diverse​ ​anchor​ ​neighbors,​ ​one​ ​creative​ ​community​ ​hub,​ ​and​ ​34,000​ ​New​ ​Yorkers,​ ​equipping​ ​and emboldening​ ​them​ ​as​ ​creative​ ​change​ ​agents​ ​in​ ​their​ ​own​ ​communities.

The​ ​Laundromat​ ​Project​ ​is​ ​supported​ ​through​ ​the​ ​generosity​ ​of​ ​A​ ​G​ ​Foundation,​ ​The​ ​Andy​ ​Warhol​ ​Foundation​ ​for​ ​the Visual​ ​Arts,​ ​Brooklyn​ ​Community​ ​Foundation,​ ​David​ ​Rockefeller​ ​Fund,​ ​Dedalus​ ​Foundation,​ ​EILEEN​ ​FISHER,​ ​The Ford​ ​Foundation,​ ​Jerome​ ​Foundation,​ ​Joan​ ​Mitchell​ ​Foundation,​ ​Lambent​ ​Foundation,​ ​Lily​ ​Auchincloss​ ​Foundation, Materials​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts,​ ​Muriel​ ​Pollia​ ​Foundation,​ ​National​ ​Endowment​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts,​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City​ ​Department​ ​of Cultural​ ​Affairs​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​with​ ​the​ ​City​ ​Council,​ ​The​ ​New​ ​York​ ​Community​ ​Trust,​ ​New​ ​York​ ​City​ ​Councilmember Rafael​ ​Salamanca,​ ​Jr.,​ ​The​ ​New​ ​York​ ​State​ ​Council​ ​on​ ​the​ ​Arts,​ ​Robert​ ​Rauschenberg​ ​Foundation,​ ​Rockefeller Brothers​ ​Fund,​ ​The​ ​Shelley​ ​&​ ​Donald​ ​Rubin​ ​Foundation,​ ​Stavros​ ​Niarchos​ ​Foundation,​ ​Surdna​ ​Foundation,​ ​Tecovas Foundation,​ ​The​ ​Theo​ ​Westenberger​ ​Estate,​ ​Variety​ ​the​ ​Children's​ ​Charity​ ​of​ ​New​ ​York,​ ​The​ ​William​ ​R.​ ​Kenan,​ ​Jr. Charitable​ ​Trust,​ ​and​ ​individual​ ​supporters​ ​like​ ​you.

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