NYC AIDS Housing Network

  • The mural expresses a passionate commitment to fighting for the LGBT movement, no matter how much resistance there may be.

Project Description

Groundswell youth artists participating in our Teen Empowerment Mural Apprenticeship (TEMA) program created a collaborative mural for the offices of the New York City AIDS Housing Network (NYCAHN). To launch the project, the apprentice muralists were first introduced to the history of mural making through slide presentations. They were then taken on a tour of New York City murals by veteran muralist Janet Braun-Reinitz. NYCAHN, whose office is close to Groundswell’s studio, was excited to be selected as a community partner for this project. The group of teen artists researched NYCAHN, first by learning more about HIV and AIDS, and then by participating in a large public meeting at NYCAHN. At this meeting, the TEMA apprentices led a discussion about what the members of NYCAHN would like to see in their mural. The meeting provided the youth muralists plenty of ideas for imagery to design the mural. The finished piece was created as a canvas banner and installed at NYCAHN’s offices on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn.The mural expresses a passionate commitment to fighting for the LGBT movement, no matter how much resistance there may be.

Add new comment

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.

Project Info

Location: 80 4th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

Fun Facts

Legend Symbol
The rainbow flag. Since the 1970s, the rainbow flag has represented LGBT pride and social movements. Each color has its own meaning, such as red for life and violet for spirit.
Quote
"It is the way that we want to present ourselves." - Jennifer Flynn, Co-Director of the New York City AIDS Housing Network, on the imagery included in the mural
Research
NYCAHN continues its work under its new name, VOCAL-NY. The organization mobilizes thousands of people to fight for important issues facing New York’s most marginalized communities.