Groundswell brings together artists, youth, and community organizations to  use art as a tool for social change.
      
    
  Youth
                      
                      
                      Groundswell is a safe space for me as a teenager, it’s a place where you can express yourself with whatever it may be, it's your getaway. 
                      More about Kevin's story
                      
                  Kevin Rijo, Youth Artist
                      
                    Artists
                      
                      
                      For me, building imagination and sharing knowledge alongside a younger generation of artists is a great manifestation of the fruits of this shift. With this mural, we are also bringing intergenerational participation into a future that honors our past while actively creating a different path of existence.
                      More About Raúl Ayala and The Iconic Bowery Wall
                      
                  Raúl Ayala, Artist
                      
                    Community
                      
                      
                      We can be more attentive to inequity and we have the power to address this problem directly. It is not always an easy thing to do, but the very good things in life never are easy.
                      More about Odili's story
                      
                  Odili Donald Odita, National Academician at The National Academy of Design
                      
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          2025-26 Fall/Winter Studio Programs at Groundswell
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