Carey Gardens Youth Climate Art Exhibit at Coney Island Library! 🎨 In celebration of #ClimateWeekNYC, artwork created by talented young artists from New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)'s Carey Gardens is on display at the Coney Island branch of the Brooklyn Public Library! These inspiring pieces, which focus on climate change, won a youth climate art competition, and the winners were celebrated at an opening reception on September 19. The exhibit is curated by Coney Island Library’s Managing Librarian, Boris Ioselev. The art was developed by young people ages 7 to 14 who participated in a climate action program organized by Beauty at the Surface in Honor of Carol Lee Cephas, Inc. (BATSCLC), a small community-based charitable organization. This program, made possible by a Resident Climate Action Grant from the Public Housing Community Fund, empowered approximately 30 young participants. They also received art supplies from BATSCLC and school supplies donated by the Brooklyn Public Library. 🌱🖌️ Carey Gardens Resident Association President Erika Ulcenat has been a key partner in this initiative, and future collaborations are on the horizon. As Ms. Cephas notes, “The feedback from this program is that now the parents want a workshop so they can learn more about climate change and ways to be sustainable.” Read the full story: https://on.nyc.gov/3BepB3u #NYCHAArt #NYCHAYouth #ClimateWeekNYC
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