Brooklyn Arts Council

BAC Uses Office Of Juvenile Justice Grant for Enhanced Arts Education Curriculum in 6 Brooklyn Schools

A 15 week arts education project at PS 15 came to a close with celebratory performances and a lively presentation at the public unveiling of the school's new community murals designed and painted by 2nd and 5th grade students with BAC Teaching Artists Tess Korobkin and Phoebe Zinman titled Flying Over Red Hook.

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This mural project is one of six arts education programs made possible by a $178,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice awarded to Brooklyn Arts Council in May 2008 by Congresswoman Nydia M. Vel�zquez. The federal funds secured by Congresswoman Velazquez are designated for arts education workshops aimed at preventing juvenile delinquency and violence in New York City�s underserved communities. Through the hard work and dedication of a team of teaching artists employed through the Council's Arts in Education program over the past year, BAC used the funds to expand students' access to the arts in needy public schools in Bushwick and Red Hook. The community mural project enriched the lives of participating students, school officials, and now the local community who will benefit from a beautified neighborhood. View the slide show below.

Flying Over Red Hook Mural at PS 15