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Groundswell Community Mural Project
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Groundswell brings together artists, youth, & community organizations to use art as a tool for social change ✊🏾 Brooklyn Based Nonprofit Organization

Check out our Instagram for more murals and events happening: @gswellmural

https://linktr.ee/gswellmural
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Groundswell Community Mural Project @groundswellnyc.bsky.social · Jan 15
Hi! We're Groundswell, a Brooklyn based nonprofit art organization that brings together artists, youth, & community organizations to use art as a tool for social change 🎨

Follow us as we start to post some of our murals that are located all around NYC and the inspiring art our artists are creating
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"The Goddess in You is Human" 2018
Teaching Artist: Jazmine Hayes
Location: Boerum hill, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #womenempowerment #murals #muralart
November 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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"Respect is the Strongest Compliment" 2015
Teaching Artists: Danielle McDonald & Jazmine Hayes
Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #artforgood #womenempowerment
November 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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"Be the Change" 2016
Teaching Artists: Angel Garcia & Demetrius Felder
Location: Castle Hill, Bronx

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #artforgood #bronx #newyork #newyorkart
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"Dreams and Aspirations" 2016
Teaching artists: Eric Miles & Demetrius Felder
Locations: Castle Hill, Bronx

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #community #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #dreams
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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"Community is Accountability" 2025
Teaching artists: Mimi Ditkoff & Mahogany Brown
Location: Jeremiah Program; Boerum Hill, Brooklyn

Our newest mural, designed and created by participants in our Voices Her'd Mural Program!

#artt #murals #artforchange #community #artists #summerprogram
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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"Holding It Down for Generations" 2016

Teaching artists: Chris Soria & Jazmine Hayes
Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #newyork #nyc
September 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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"Empowering the People, Transforming Our Home" 2016
Teaching Artists: DonChristian Jones & Lina Montoya
Location: Stapleton, Staten Island

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #community #newyork #nyc
September 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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"The Heartbeat of Gowanus" 2024

Teaching Artists: Kristy McCarthy & Yolande Delius
Location: Gowanus, Brooklyn

#art #murals #brooklyn #artists #muralprogram #dogood #socialimpact #community #growth #resilience #artmaking #painting #muralists #newyork
August 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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It was a joy to join the Fifth Avenue Committee and @groundswellnyc.bsky.social for the unveiling of their beautiful new mural, which honors the women and BIPOC-led movements for affordable housing, environmental justice, and equity in Gowanus!
August 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Some the amazing mural concepts that our SLI Murals for Change Group made for the mural they are creating this summer!

Learn more about our SLI Programs here: www.groundswell.nyc/programs/stu...

#newyork #art #sketches #artforgood #artforchange #murals #muralists #artists #youthartists #nyc
August 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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"Carnival of Aspirations" 2015
Teaching Artists: Misha Tyutyunik & Victor A. Saint-Hilaire
Location: Brownsville, Brooklyn
Created in collaboration with East Brooklyn Community HS
#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #streetart #nyc
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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"Trans Latinas En Revolucion" 2016
Teaching Artists: DonChristian Jones & Stephano Espinoza

Created in 2016 with us and a team of Make the Road youth and LGBTQ+ participants, that were displayed at protest marches and LGBTQ+ Pride events in NYC.
#art #artists #pridemonth #pride #mural #newyork
June 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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"Holding It Down for Generations" 2016

Teaching Artists: Chris Soria & Jazmine Hayes
Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn NY

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #streetart #urbanart #designs
June 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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A look into our recent mural design session with art reflecting themes of mental health for Mental Health Awareness Month. All art pictured was created by youth artists who participated in the session!
#art #artists #nonprofit #mentalhealth #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration
May 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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"Colorful Aspiration"
Teaching Artist: Mason Eve Sills
Location: PS 165 Ida Posner, Brooklyn NY

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #schoolartprograms #schools #schoolart #inspiration #inspire #ny
May 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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"Unity" 2023
Teaching Artists: Julia Cocuzza, Angel Garcia, Victor A. Saint-Hilaire
Location: 333 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #community #artcommunity
#nyc
April 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Animal Hybrid landscapes made by students who participated in our Portfolio Program this past winter!

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #artcommmunity #animals #landscapes #portfolio #artportfolio #portraits #newyork
April 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Animal Hybrid Self Portraits made by students who participated in our Portfolio Program this past winter!

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #artcommmunity #animals #selfportraits #portfolio #artportfolio #portraits #newyork
April 9, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Linoleum prints created by artists who participated in our After School Print Power Program. Students were inspired by past and present social justice movements and protests.

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #artcommmunity
April 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Murals for Change SLI Program, 2022
Teaching Artists: Julia Cocuzza & Carlos Mateu
Location: Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #humanrights #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #newyork #brooklyn #nycart
March 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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"A World Worth Dreaming Of" 2022
Teaching Artists: Kristy McCarthy & Brandon Bendter
Location: 454 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn NY 11237

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #empowerwomen #humanrights #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration
#nyc
March 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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"Rise of Consciousness" 2017

Teaching Artists: Raul Ayala & Vince Ballentine
Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #humanrights #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #newyork #brooklyn #murals #muralists
March 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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"El Paso Del Tiempo" 2023

Teaching artists: Raul Ayala & Carlos Mateu
Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #artisticvision #artmaking #murals #brooklyn #newyork
February 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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"We Are, I Am" 2023

Teaching Artists: Eric Miles & Yolande Delius
Location: Brownsville, Brooklyn
Made in collaboration w/ participants from the Brownsville Community Justice Center

#art #artists #nonprofits #socialimpact #artforchange #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration
February 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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"The Fall of Oppression" 2016

Teaching Artists: Raul Ayala & Ashton Agbomenou
Location: Bushwick, Brooklyn

#art #artists #nonprofits #empoweryournonprofit #socialimpact #artforchange #humanrights #murals #artisticexpression #visualstorytelling #inspiration #socialjustice #brooklyn #newyork #nyart
February 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM