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Portraits of Hope "Garden in Transit"

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Portraits of Hope's massive public art and civic project – involving more than 20,000 kids, adults and volunteers – that visually transformed Manhattan. By recruiting and utilizing more than 5,400 fully operational NYC taxis to participate in the unprecedented 4-month exhibition, the cabs and city streets of New York were transformed into a giant mobile canvas. The unprecedented event integrated two key characteristics that define the City: the saturation of the iconic taxis; and the vertical physicality of Manhattan. www.portraitsofhope.org

 

Garden in Transit -- A Portraits of Hope Project

Portraits of Hope's NYC Public Art and Civic Project -- NYC Taxis

Conceived and Developed by Ed Massey and Bernie Massey, Founders of Portraits of Hope

 

5,400+ New York City Taxis

 

23,000 Children and Adults

 

200+ Participating Schools, Hospitals, and NYC institutions

 

700,000 Sq. ft. of paintings

 

Youth and Program Sessions in NY, CA, NJ, OH, GA, PA

 

Project-based learning: interdisciplinary contemporary issues and civic education and leadership sessions for schools, grades 2 -12

 

Creative therapy sessions for hospitalized children and persons with disabilities; including cancer, orthopedic ailments, burn trauma, brain and neck injuries, and other serious conditions

 

10-month program and collaborative phase

 

4-month New York City public art exhibition

 

Youth sessions and exhibition in Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island

 

Portraits of Hope rings NASDAQ opening bell

 

Special thank you to Helen Bing and Peter Bing, Vornado Realty, Hotel Pennsylvania, MACtac, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield

 

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

 

Cordelia Corporation, Veriflora, Wooster Paint Company, Jenner & Block, Purdy-Bessemer Holdings, FedEx, Hudson River Park Trust, Susan Kohlmann, Debbie and Hal Jacobs, Nazdar, Abbot & Abbot Box Corp. AAA Flag & Banner, Bruce and Nancy Newberg Family Fund, Pillsbury Sutro Shaw Pittman, Davidow Charitable Fund, Joleen and Mitch Julis, Armstrong Nickoll Family Foundation, Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation, Ore Hill Partners LLC, Time Warner, Building Maintenance Services LLC, PTG Event Services, FedEx, NASDAQ

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Uploaded on August 30, 2012
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