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Through collaborations with a diverse group of arts organizations and artists, Parks brings to the public both experimental and traditional art in many park locations. Please browse our list of current exhibits and our archives of past exhibits below. You can also see past grant opportunities or read more about the Art in the Parks Program.
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City Lore, Your Guide to the Lower East Side
September 10, 2007 to February 28, 2008
Straus Square
Seward Park, Manhattan
Please note: This is a past exhibit that is no longer installed in the park.
Description:
Your Guide, a joint project between Place Matters, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and the Lower East Community Preservation projects, seeks to illuminate small moments in the larger history of the neighborhood. The Your Guide project uses graphically interesting signs to tell first-person stories generated from interviews with current and past neighborhood residents. These signs promote insider perspectives, allowing residents and visitors alike to feel a sense of intimacy and welcome; the project enables viewers to feel as if they are sharing in a story rather than getting a history lesson.
Your Guide, a joint project between Place Matters, the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, and the Lower East Community Preservation projects, seeks to illuminate small moments in the larger history of the neighborhood. The Your Guide project uses graphically interesting signs to tell first-person stories generated from interviews with current and past neighborhood residents. These signs promote insider perspectives, allowing residents and visitors alike to feel a sense of intimacy and welcome; the project enables viewers to feel as if they are sharing in a story rather than getting a history lesson.
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