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This page is about the artists, the artwork they create for the public realm and the collaborations we encourage.

We create opportunities for under-represented artists and provide access to art in communities that are often excluded by bringing quality public art installations and programming to people where they live, work and engage with one another. As public art leaders we collaborate with artists, building their capacity and helping to move their projects through the approval process. Curating in the pub

lic realm we have a responsibility to the artists and to the community, the public art that we put there, even if it is only temporary is designed to reflect the community and to celebrate the creative culture that helps neighborhoods to thrive.

09/04/2026

My first curation was a collection of rugs. This curved gradient rug was one of my designs. Titled Sunrise in wool and silk, was constructed with 47 different colors of yarn in Nepal. To create the design I went up to the Acropolis in Marcus Garvey Park and took about a dozen photos of the sunrise as a reference.

Historically artists have always designed rugs and textiles. Particularly before computers and design programs existed.

08/29/2026

It’s about the eyes 👀 The exhibition of David Manousos paintings is on view The Gallery at 310 Riverside Drive (or at The Master Apartments) through October. If you don’t know about the gallery, check it out at the iconic Masters building, 310 Riverside. Enter on 103rd Street.

Our dear friend Jim Richards curates this alternative space.

08/20/2026

Second Nature pairs the work of Gwen Yip and spencer patrick Collective Z Gallery The gallery is just 6 months old and is consistently sharing interesting work from artists that are new to me.

Gwen Yip’s paintings comment on the anonymity that New Yorkers tend to love, while at the same time we enjoy the intimacy of shared experiences. Spencer Patrick does something similar but exaggerates the individual in a way that makes them the center of their own world.

Collective Z is at 325 Broome Street. The B or D train to Grand Street puts you 1 block away.

Thank you Alex Z. Wang for the chat and the photo of Yael Dresdner and me.

08/19/2026

Everyone is invited to join environmental artist Susan Stair to celebrate her public artwork Birdwatching in the Boreal Forest. The installation features 4 mosaic panels that narrate the story of the bird species that migrate there. We will be on site on 170th Street between Broadway and Audubon Avenue, Tuesday August 25th from 5:00 - Sunset, 7:41 pm. Take the 1 or A train to 168th Street.

This event is cohosted by Art Lives Here founder Connie Lee . Coincidentally it is her birthday, your presence is the perfect gift.

Birdwatching in the Boreal Forest is part of the Audubon Mural project organized by Gitler &_____

08/15/2026

I love the hand painted shirts by Thomas E. Heath and I couldn’t resist taking a photo of how this woman styled the shirt as a dress. I didn’t get her name but maybe Kai Like Fly knows who she is.

You can often find Thomas outside The Heath Gallery with a selection of hand painted shirts and a jacket or two.

08/09/2026

I attended the opening last Thursday of Fiber Iterations Textile Art Gallery NYC If you didn’t see me that is because I was there before the crowds so that I could see the work and take a few photos. There is a lot of nice work to see with the hand of the artist visible which is the beauty of fiber art. These three soft sculptures stood out in a show featuring 53 artists.

1 - Stephanie Metz
2 - Joy_woolworks
3 - Frïd Branham

Photo 4 features the work of Art Lives Here member Stacy Bogdonoff which really needs to be seen in person.

Textile Art NYC is on the 6th Floor at 529 West 20th Street.

Art Lives Here

08/07/2026

A few of the works on view in both of the galleries in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Kathryn Markel Fine Arts (Kathryn Markel Fine Arts)

The Chelsea galleries are located just around the corner from each other.

1 - Maeve D’Arcy
2 - Steven Baris
3 - Anthony Falcetta
4 - Sydney Light
5 - Erick Johnson
6 - Arielle Zamora

08/05/2026

I have to say that when the little ones took the stage alongside the professional dancers from the Matthew Westerby Dance Company, I was amazed at their ability to learn the choreography. The dance classes that the company provides at very little cost is an opportunity for the young dancers to experience the power of the arts. Classes start up again in September and take place at FSUMC/The Peoples Church in East Harlem.

This is what cultural equity looks like!

matthewwesterby Manhattan Community Board 11 Art Lives Here

08/03/2026

The Salon conversations are an opportunity to go deeper into the work. I want to thank Karen Schwartz for sharing the hot seat and a few laughs with me and Karin Bruckner for thoughtfully steering the conversation. Slide two captures the very special vibe of Art Lives Here artist talks. Notice where everyone is looking 👀 they are engaged and interacting with a room full of people.

Art Lives Here Karen Schwartz Art Karin Bruckner

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