Bringing Joy to the Streets of NYC

Jackie Graham and Sage Gallon of Art on the Ave NYC, Rob Byrnes of the East Midtown Partnership, and Kate Sheeran of Kaufmann Music Center discuss how their organizations bring joy to the streets of NYC

BIDS: What Are They?

Art on the Ave could not have happened without the help of several BIDs in New York City. In this episode, Jackie is joined by guests Sarah Hornung, Josh Nachowitz, and Blaise Backer to discuss what BIDs are, and how they function in cities like New York. 

Jessica Lappin

The Creative Entrepreneur

Jacquie Johnson of Bank Leumi Tom Spouse, CEO of Prospect 33 Kim Sandara, Artist Simone Domizi, owner of Contesta Rock Hair

Ronald Price - The Angel Always Watching

Awakening, a concept of a renaissance or a rebirth of a season or change. In my opinion, I have been painting such meaning and such concept throughout my entire artistic career. My work which is being submitted for this particular project is included in this concept. My art includes Life, Science, …

Sonomi Kobayashi - Infinity Bubbles

I strive to express our lives by painting abstract bubbles that change  shapes every moment.   We are experiencing an interesting time of change and it seems a big  change but nothing is the same ever.   Let go of fears of changing.   

Kim Sandara - Don't Whistle, You'll Wake up the Spirits

This series of paintings explores my identity with Lao music vs. American music. I  always related my synesthesia to queer escapism, creating a space for myself that didn’t exist  when I was growing up. It’s through that acknowledgment of queerness as self, that I began to  wonder more about other …

Xian Eley - Emergence

Born in Nanjing, China, but raised in New York City, I have always felt like a hybrid. While I identify with my adoptive family, I am still intrinsically drawn to Asian culture. Perhaps it's a search for my true identity. The process of creating art thrusts me into a world without  boundaries. My w…

Taeesha Muhammad - We The People

Awakening, in terms of my art practice, has always been a word I would use to describe my journey thus far. As an African American, the discovery of self is a deep awakening. We as a population have to learn who we are as we go along, because it is not something that is always known, and in most ca…

Sofia Brunetti - Among Flowers

“Renaissance and Rebirth.” The two things I, for the most part, thought about when bringing this piece to life. The Italian Renaissance was a period of cultural, political, and so-called artistic “rebirth.” During this time, classical philosophy, art, and literature were rediscovered and used as an…