Projects
More Art forges a powerful link between local communities and innovative contemporary artists.
By moving beyond the boundaries of traditional art venues, More Art is able to bring innovative and dynamic projects to a larger public audience. We are dedicated to showing communities how broad access to art can improve their overall quality of life.
Art Creates Community
ACC is an initiative designed to help Chelsea galleries reach out to the local community.
We encourage artists to involve local teenagers in the planning and realization of creative projects — projects that become art, in and of themselves. These collaborations last for a full year.
It’s evident that partnering with artists — rather than simply being “taught” by them —provides a uniquely empowering experience for the participants. The artists leading these projects employ a variety of media to show students the diversity of expression available to contemporary creatives.
In the fall, the Clinton Middle School kids began collaborating with a group of promising young artists from the School of Visual Arts, in New York. In January 2010, middle school kids from Clinton and high school kids from Liberty High teamed up to collaborate with a group of established professional artists.
The Chelsea Project
The Chelsea Project is a series of public installations in Chelsea designed to enliven the area, and inspire its residents. These installations were inspired by the history, and present and future prospects of the Chelsea area, from its complex and heterogeneous architectural history, to its diverse social and economic realities.
The aim of the Chelsea Project is to foster a connection between the Chelsea art gallery district, and neighboring residential communities. Our hope is to stimulate positive creative energy in the area, and help residents see often-overlooked aspects of their neighborhood in a fresh new way.
Voices from the Past
Voices from the Past is a series of projects designed to affirm the voices of local seniors, and treat their experiences as a precious asset to both present and future generations.
Each project offers an individual artist the opportunity to develop profound, long-term relationships with the seniors sharing their stories, and to serve an active part of the project through all creative stages.
Workshops
Our workshops are a key step in More Art’s to mission to create a link between artists and the community at large.
Workshops provide local residents with an invaluable opportunity to learn about art, and create their own forms of expression. We introduce students and parents from Chelsea’s public schools to artists who either work, or show their art in Chelsea.
These projects make traditional art venues accessible to the public — venues that have remained largely mysterious to participants until now. The process of mutual discovery is an enriching experience for the students and their families, as well as for the artists working alongside them.
