Beautifying Brooklyn Through the Power of Public Art

Gates of Atlantic is a public mural exhibition on a dozen roll down gates for 9 small businesses in the East New York  neighborhood through the power of the arts and culture.

Every artist that participated in this expansive art project is of Black or Latinx descent, which further the objectives of community and economic empowerment when it comes to our culture. Through partnership with the Local Development Corporation of East New York and our supportive funders at the NYC Department of Small Business Services, our team was able to collaborate directly with the business owners to install works of art that matched the values of the owners and aesthetic gifts of each artist.

Wonderfully curated by Cierra Britton, the CLP’s art consultant, this effort was originally supposed to launch in May, but with the pandemic and subsequent quarantine the timeline had to be more than flexible. It was also important to the artists and our team that our messages stood in solidarity with the brothers and sisters fighting for justice and Black liberation.

Join us Tuesday, August 11th at 6pm EST / 3pm PST for a discussion with the exhibition’s curator

For press + partnership inquiries please email community@theCultureLP.com

This project was made possible by the Local Development Corporation of East New York, and the NYC Department of Small Business Services.

Photos by: Sade F. and Henry Danner of @SoulsInFocus, and Kolin Mendez.