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Posts Tagged: Groundswell

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Inspiring Short Films: NYC Arts Organizations Enriching Their Communities

By Karina Mangu-Ward
Apr 16, 2014

7 short documentaries about New York City cultural institutions feature their projects from the Rockefeller Foundation’s NYC Cultural Innovation Fund.

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StreetWise: Hunts Point

Groundswell
Apr 15, 2014

Groundswell engaged local youth, artists, and community members in a series of community mural-making projects to identify local traffic and safety issues.

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Building Community Buy-In

By Piama Habibullah
Nov 27, 2012

How do you build community through cultural initiatives?

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One Year Later: Tracking Innovation in Process

By Karina Mangu-Ward
Oct 9, 2012

A series of updates on the 2011 Rockefeller Foundation’s Cultural Innovation Fund grantees as they approach the halfway point in their projects.

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One Year Later: Groundswell

By Eleanor Whitney and Karina Mangu-Ward
Sep 17, 2012

For the team at Groundswell, this past year has been about translating the skills they’ve learned from creating community murals … Continue reading →

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Postcards from New York City: 16 Creative Organizations in Action

By Karina Mangu-Ward
Feb 2, 2012

  UPDATE: We’ve just released a series of updates on these exciting projects. Click here to read more. We’re pleased … Continue reading →

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