workshop

The workshop on June 5^th revealed the kids’ at the Hamilton Fish Park new ideas and suggestions vis-à-vis the environmental issue and global warming. After showing the children pictures with the wall to be painted, the two artists, James and Adam, initiated the discussion on global warming and the environment from where it had ended at the last workshop. Thus, whether through words or drawings, the kids together with the two artists envisioned solutions to make the city more environmentally friendly and more similar to the drawings that they had previously done, depicting for instance clean and green parks. More specifically, the thought of recycling and alternative means of transportation seemed to develop as the focus of the drawings. The children seemed very aware of the environmental issues raised by global warming as they come out in their daily lives. Towards the end, the workshop shifted its focus from the theme of the environment towards that of what makes the city of New York unique. The two artists helped the children discover their favorite places and spaces in New York, some of which to be incorporated into the final picture of the subway map. At the very end, ideas on how to include the nature that surrounds the wall into the drawing were developed. Taking pictures of the workshop and seeing how the children came up with new ideas was very exciting and I am eager to take part to workshops again, and eventually, visit the wall to see the final outcome.

Anca -CITYarts Intern