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Latinx artists shine in Papergirl Brooklyn’s Buswhick exhibit

by ANGELICA TEJADA

Papergirl-Brooklyn’s Bushwick exhibit features Latinx artists like 3 Gatos and La Mecánica Popular. Photo by Angelica Tejada.

Papergirl-Brooklyn (PGBK) is a public participatory art project taking place in eight Brooklyn neighborhoods. Submissions of original art were accepted by PGBK and collaged for the public to see around these neighborhoods.

Bushwick is one of the neighborhoods where PGBK has implemented community voices and Latinx artists in their program. The exhibit is at Mayday Space, located at 176 St. Nicholas Avenue, which is a community center and organizing hub that hosts various events for grassroots organizations and groups.

“We really admire the work that Mayday Space is doing, and we are like pretty big fans and wanted to have them in the audio program. It was also amazing to have the chance to do the installation there,” PGBK Project Developer Annie Del Hierro, 32, said.

Each exhibit has an accompanying audio episode from Papergirl Radio. The Bushwick episode features Justin Lin, founder and director of BKC, a learning-focused community center and activist and member of Mayday Space Pati Rodriguez. Continue reading …

Street mural in Bushwick honors Mexican icons

by ANGELICA TEJADA

Mural on Stanhope Street and Irving Avenue includes various Mexican figures. Photo by Angelica Tejada

Bushwick, which has many artists and creative types among its newer gentrifying residents, is filled with street art. Street art in Bushwick is utilized as a symbolization of social issues and self-expression. On the corner of Stanhope Street and Irving Avenue, the neighborhood’s Latinx residents get their due with a mural that showcases various well-known cultural figures.
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