Staten Island

Play in the Park: Believe in Yourself

play-in-the-park-feature play-banner play-banner2 play-banner3 play-banner4 play-banner5 play-feature dance-feature dream-feature thrive-feature believe cheer create grow jump love peace share After 2023-2024’s “Peace in the Park” campaign, NYC Council Member Kamillah Hanks commissioned another Staten Island Parks Equity Initiative makeover, this time at Mahoney Playground in St. George. Collaborating with the Friends of Mahoney Playground and local…

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Play in the Park: Peace

play-in-the-park-feature play-banner play-banner2 play-banner3 play-banner4 play-banner5 play-feature dance-feature dream-feature thrive-feature believe cheer create grow jump love peace share After 2023-2024’s “Peace in the Park” campaign, NYC Council Member Kamillah Hanks commissioned another Staten Island Parks Equity Initiative makeover, this time at Mahoney Playground in St. George. Collaborating with the Friends of Mahoney Playground and local…

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Play in the Park: Cheer

play-in-the-park-feature play-banner play-banner2 play-banner3 play-banner4 play-banner5 play-feature dance-feature dream-feature thrive-feature believe cheer create grow jump love peace share After 2023-2024’s “Peace in the Park” campaign, NYC Council Member Kamillah Hanks commissioned another Staten Island Parks Equity Initiative makeover, this time at Mahoney Playground in St. George. Collaborating with the Friends of Mahoney Playground and local…

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Play in the Park: Jump

play-in-the-park-feature play-banner play-banner2 play-banner3 play-banner4 play-banner5 play-feature dance-feature dream-feature thrive-feature believe cheer create grow jump love peace share After 2023-2024’s “Peace in the Park” campaign, NYC Council Member Kamillah Hanks commissioned another Staten Island Parks Equity Initiative makeover, this time at Mahoney Playground in St. George. Collaborating with the Friends of Mahoney Playground and local…

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PS 53: Reading is Fundamental

Artist Jodi Dareal and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at PS 53 designed and painted three new murals this spring. Two explore their favorite books and the theme “Reading is Fundamental.” The third explores the ways that, “Together We Shine.” One class from each grade helped brainstorm concepts and develop designs. Then teachers selected…

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PS 53: Reading is Fundamental 2

Artist Jodi Dareal and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at PS 53 designed and painted three new murals this spring. Two explore their favorite books and the theme “Reading is Fundamental.” The third explores the ways that, “Together We Shine.” One class from each grade helped brainstorm concepts and develop designs. Then teachers selected…

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PS 53: Together We Shine

Artist Jodi Dareal and 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students at PS 53 designed and painted three new murals this spring. Two explore their favorite books and the theme “Reading is Fundamental.” The third explores the ways that, “Together We Shine.” One class from each grade helped brainstorm concepts and develop designs. Then teachers selected…

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PS 44: We Are Eagles

For the fifth year in a row, Projectivity was awarded the CASA grant by the local City Council Member Kamillah Hanks to complete afterschool art programming culminating in the “We Are Eagles” mural in the courtyard at PS 44.  Artist Jodi Dareal worked with 4th and 5th grade students to highlight the kinds of events…

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Gerard Carter Center: Nike Customs

Artist Shawn McArthur led a four-week sneaker design workshop for Projectivity at the Carter Center in NYCHA Stapleton Houses, in collaboration with the 127 Penn NYPD Community Center. Contact us to learn about Projectivity’s youth art programs in Staten Island and the Washington, DC Metro area. “The Staten Island YSD team partnered with the organization…

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Illumin Arts: Choose Kindness Always

Projectivity noticed a need on Staten Island for more muralists. There is an abundance of artists, but not many muralists so Jodi Dareal set out to find and train new ones. After putting calls out for applications, we confirmed a list of 6 artists that participated in the mural training program. This was hosted in…

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