The Ebony Society NYC Parks

01/17/2019

2019 Black History Month Art Exhibit Power to the People

10/03/2018

NYC Parks Latino Society Alma Awards will be tomorrow October 4th from 6pm to 8pm at the Arsenal, 3rd Floor Gallery. 830 5th Avenue.

07/20/2018

Societies 3rd Annual Meet & Greet was another success. Thanks to all that came out to support The Ebony Society, The Latino Society, The Emerald Society, The Whitman Society, and The Columbian Association.

01/27/2017

The Ebony Society and Harlem Needle Arts Black History Month Art Exhibit 2017 currently at NYC Parks 830 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor Gallery. For more information visit nyc.gov/parks/art or call 212-360-8163.

02/22/2016

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2016/02/22/influential-african-americans-focus-of-new-central-park-gallery-exhibit.html

A new art exhibit coinciding with Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African-American leaders and activists who have made a difference.

02/22/2016

Check out NY1 all day today! I'm featured on their Black History Month stories.

10/27/2015

NYC Parks’ Ebony Society invites you to submit your work for the exhibition America: The Legacy of African American Public Service in the Arsenal Gallery in celebration of Black History Month.

The year 1619 marked the beginning of slavery and the slave trade in the Thirteen Colonies, but the first African American elected to office in the United States of America has been documented as early as 1768. Despite slavery, prejudice, and Jim Crow laws, America has seen numerous influential African American leaders, many of whom shaped the legal and justice system to provide equal rights to disenfranchised populations. From Alexander Lucius Twilight, elected to the Vermont Legislature in 1836, to President Barack Obama, African American politicians challenged the country that once rejected them by developing and transforming American politics and society.

NYC Parks’ Ebony Society asks artists to respond to and share their interpretations of the long and often little known lineage of African American government officials, a tradition of public service and community impact that can be traced back as far as the nation’s origins.

Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 22, 2015

For applications guidelines and more information visit the NYC Parks website at NYC.GOV/Parks

03/24/2015

The Ebony Society's 2015 Light of the World Awards with Commissioner Mitchell Silver

01/15/2015

NYC Parks Ebony Society Black History Month Art Exhibit at
830 5th Avenue, Parks Gallery, 3rd Floor. Hours are
Monday - Friday 9am -
5pm except for Holidays and weekends.

11/26/2014

NY Botanical Gardens Train Show Photo

11/26/2014

NYC Parks Wreath Interpretations
December 5, 2014 - January 7, 2015

11/26/2014

Wreath Interpretations
December 5, 2014 – January 7, 2015
Opening Reception
Thursday, December 4, 2014
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Just in time for the holiday season! NYC Parks celebrates with its 32nd annual exhibition of unique, unconventional wreaths. A diverse selection of 56 fine artists, designers, and other spirited contributors enliven this ageless holiday symbol. Sponges, keys, Smarties, forged steel and insect specimens are among the many varied materials used to examine diverse themes ranging from drones to love for NYC community gardens.
The Arsenal Gallery, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue at 64th Street, Third Floor
Gallery Hours
Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m
Closed holidays
Free Admission
For more information call (212) 360 8163 or visit www.nyc.gov/parks/art.
Image: Rita Coelho, In The Garden, dried plants from Two Coves Community Garden, glitter, and laser jet print, courtesy of the artist

With more than 800 public monuments in our permanent collection, and dozens of works of outdoor temporary works of public art exhibited every year, our parks are New York City’s greatest public gallery. Find out what’s on display now.