Art in the Parks

Returning for its 14th consecutive year, the annual Photoville Festival features open-air photography exhibitions throughout all five boroughs of New York City. Collaborating with hundreds of artists and programming partners to curate and present over 80 outdoor exhibitions, Photoville Festival addresses a wide range of issues giving visitors a unique experience of thought-provoking and exceptional photography from across the globe.

Locations: Exhibitions in parks can be found in Barretto Point Park and Orchard Beach in the Bronx; Anchorage Plaza in Brooklyn; Bella Abzug Park, Corporal John A. Seravalli Playground, Jackie Robinson Park, and Chelsea Park in Manhattan; Travers Park in Queens; and Alice Austen House and South Beach Promenade in Staten Island.

This exhibition is presented by Photoville.

Sing for Hope places artist-designed pianos throughout NYC’s parks and public spaces for anyone and everyone to play. The pianos bring individuals and communities together in an open festival of art for all. After their time on the streets, Sing for Hope transports the instruments to NYC public schools, where they become hubs for Sing for Hope’s ongoing creative programs and enrich students’ lives for years to come. The pianos can be played at various sites across the city, including four Parks sites. For more information and a list of locations visit Sing for Hope’s Pianos webpage.

This exhibition is present by Sing for Hope.

Morris Park Stars encourages the surrounding community to aim for the stars, translatable across all cultures, bringing a sense of joy, energy and exuberance. The installation enhances Loreto Playground as the center of the Morris Park neighborhood, where families spend time together, exercise, socialize and enjoy the outdoors. The installation consists of nine “stars” forming a 110-foot-long dynamic light fixture that changes colors and patterns to accompany culturally relevant community celebrations and special occasions.

This exhibition is presented by the Morris Park Business Improvement District.

This mural was created by Kristy McCarthy and features the great crested flycatcher and the yellow rumped warbler and black-eyed Susan, butterfly milkweed, purple blazing star, and New York ferns. As part of the Audubon Mural Project, a public-art initiative drawing attention to birds that are vulnerable to extinction from climate change, NYC Parks GreenThumb partnered with National Audubon Society,  Gitler &_____ Gallery, and local artists to design murals on sheds at GreenThumb community gardens across New York City. Through a collaborative process between the partners, artist, and community garden group, each mural was designed to feature climate-threatened birds that rely on green spaces like these urban gardens and native plants that birds depend on for food and shelter.

This mural was created by Kristy McCarthy and features the yellow warbler and great crested flycatcher and purple honeysuckle, lilacs, lilies, and orchids. As part of the Audubon Mural Project, a public-art initiative drawing attention to birds that are vulnerable to extinction from climate change, NYC Parks GreenThumb partnered with National Audubon Society,  Gitler &_____ Gallery, and local artists to design murals on sheds at GreenThumb community gardens across New York City. Through a collaborative process between the partners, artist, and community garden group, each mural was designed to feature climate-threatened birds that rely on green spaces like these urban gardens and native plants that birds depend on for food and shelter.

Artist Jaime Miranda-Bambarén exhumes the truncated roots of plundered trees in the Peruvian highlands. They are centennial arbors, planted in viceregal times, razed by our degrading "modernity." By transforming such remains into “seeds,” Miranda affirms an ecological claim and a resurrectional act: to transfigure those fields of sown death into almost breathing images of life.

Inspired by a community that cares for all its residents, this mural is dedicated to the people of Echo Park.

This exhibition is presented by Friends of Echo Park, with support from the City Parks Foundation and Partnerships for Parks.

This mural was created by Geobany Rodriguez and features the blue-winged warbler and purple coneflower. As part of the Audubon Mural Project, a public-art initiative drawing attention to birds that are vulnerable to extinction from climate change, NYC Parks GreenThumb partnered with National Audubon Society,  Gitler &_____ Gallery, and local artists to design murals on sheds at GreenThumb community gardens across New York City. Through a collaborative process between the partners, artist, and community garden group, each mural was designed to feature climate-threatened birds that rely on green spaces like these urban gardens and native plants that birds depend on for food and shelter.

The Pulse consists of two intertwining light strings with a central heart piece. It is customizable to change colors according to occasion and time of the year, holiday, and cultural celebrations. The Morris Park Business Improvement District was awarded a Commercial District Lighting Grant by the NYC Department of Small Business Services to address commercial district lighting improvements in the Morris Park Avenue commercial district in the Bronx. As a central point of attraction for the Morris Park Avenue corridor and surrounding community, Loreto Park plays a very important role for social and cultural activities, and as a community gathering space.

This exhibition is presented by the Morris Park Business Improvement District.