Category Archives: Staten Island

NYC’s Best Summertime Arts and Music Festivals

New York City is known for its abundant arts and culture offerings, and for many, summer is the best time to experience them. With outdoor arts and music festivals taking place all over the city, there is no shortage of … Continue reading

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Volunteer, for the Love of Art

Art enthusiasts in New York City already know that there are hundreds of museums, galleries, and performance halls where one can delight in spectacular cultural offerings. Did you know that there are other ways to enjoy the arts throughout the … Continue reading

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Banksy’s “Residency” On the Streets of New York City

If you haven’t yet heard about (or seen) Banksy’s latest work in New York City, let me be the first to tell you that the elusive artist hasn’t exactly been welcomed with open arms. Banksy is one of the most … Continue reading

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ArtBridge NYC Transforms Public Spaces Around the City

Sometimes when you live in a vast urban environment like New York City, discovering art can seem like a daunting task. Of course, in NYC there is art literally everywhere – in museums and private galleries, in the architecture of … Continue reading

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New York City’s Iconic Skyline is a Visual History

Over the last century, New York City’s skyline has existed as a visual history of the city’s growth, loss, and change. In the mid-1930s, businesses raced to create some of the tallest structures the world had ever seen; the Chrysler … Continue reading

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“Family Movie Night Series” Returns to Eisenhower Park

New Yorkers are great at combining the reprieve of fantastic outdoor green spaces with entertainment in the summertime. New York City’s vast distribution of beautiful parks double as entertainment venues during many summer nights, with concerts, plays, and even films … Continue reading

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‘Free Arts’ is Serving Children of NYC

One troubling reality about the art world is that it is not often accessible to everyone. Sure, in New York City culture is abundant, but arts education and museum access is not as readily available as many would like. One … Continue reading

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The Art of Paperie is a Family Affair

In an era where technology allows us to convey messages and communicate with each other at lighting fast speeds, it’s awfully nice to step away from our devices and slow down for a moment now and then. When was the … Continue reading

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SALT in New York City

When artistic and nonprofit endeavors collide it’s a beautiful thing. A nonprofit organization designed to help inner city youth flourish creatively, while providing them with tools to carve out brighter futures for themselves sounds pretty phenomenal. NYC SALT is doing … Continue reading

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Sandcastle Sculpture: Stomped, but Salvaged

A story of sandcastle vandalism caught my eye last Friday evening as I puttered about the social news sites, and it occurred to me that these temporary sculptures are a woefully under-appreciated art form. Sand artists certainly don’t receive enough … Continue reading

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