Invest In The Next Generation Through Art!
ORIENTATION: THE VOICE OF THE YOUTH
— PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION —
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COMING TO STATEN ISLAND’S NORTH SHORE
EXHIBITION INFORMATION
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth (OTVY), is a public art exhibition to be displayed in Stapleton Waterfront Park.
OTVY is an outdoor exhibition with sixteen visual pieces and accompanying audio, an interactive collection of community members’ audio reflections, and three community events dispersed throughout the exhibition run time. The artist’s work will be displayed in a mobile gallery, with select paintings featuring affiliated audio, which includes snippets of thoughtful discussion between students and MHB.
THE CONCEPT – A UNIQUE EXPLORATION INTO ADULTHOOD.
OTVY, the exhibition, is an exploration and excavation of the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of a group of Staten Island elementary school students as well as the artist, MHB, on the world around them.
MHB's artwork, a capsule of her orientation to adulthood and year of exploration, facilitated wide ranging, multifaceted, and substantive group discussions with the students about current events and their personal experiences.
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth will be an introduction to the Kamara Foundation, BLKSHE’s philanthropic arm and serve as the foundation for the development of an artist residence program through The Platform, addressing arts education deserts in Black and Brown communities.
Who is MHB?
Artist MHB, is a traveler creating art in correspondence with her life-affirming thoughts. M exposes her audience to her queries about life and makes art accessible to the everyday person by curating art experiences. Themes emerging from M’s work open dialogue about an appreciation of beauty, worldly events, and the hardships of the mind. For M, life is always in transit and changing. Her artwork technique is experimental and playful, with an evolving style grounded in sharing visuals of true stories and experiences that are often untold or mistold in African and Black culture.
︎ #OTVY
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth (OTVY), is a public art exhibition to be displayed in Stapleton Waterfront Park.
OTVY is an outdoor exhibition with sixteen visual pieces and accompanying audio, an interactive collection of community members’ audio reflections, and three community events dispersed throughout the exhibition run time. The artist’s work will be displayed in a mobile gallery, with select paintings featuring affiliated audio, which includes snippets of thoughtful discussion between students and MHB.
THE CONCEPT – A UNIQUE EXPLORATION INTO ADULTHOOD.
OTVY, the exhibition, is an exploration and excavation of the experiences, thoughts, and feelings of a group of Staten Island elementary school students as well as the artist, MHB, on the world around them.
MHB's artwork, a capsule of her orientation to adulthood and year of exploration, facilitated wide ranging, multifaceted, and substantive group discussions with the students about current events and their personal experiences.
Orientation: The Voice of the Youth will be an introduction to the Kamara Foundation, BLKSHE’s philanthropic arm and serve as the foundation for the development of an artist residence program through The Platform, addressing arts education deserts in Black and Brown communities.
Who is MHB?
Artist MHB, is a traveler creating art in correspondence with her life-affirming thoughts. M exposes her audience to her queries about life and makes art accessible to the everyday person by curating art experiences. Themes emerging from M’s work open dialogue about an appreciation of beauty, worldly events, and the hardships of the mind. For M, life is always in transit and changing. Her artwork technique is experimental and playful, with an evolving style grounded in sharing visuals of true stories and experiences that are often untold or mistold in African and Black culture.
︎ #OTVY
EXHIBITION GUIDE SAMPLES:
ORIENTATION WITH MHB
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THE YOUTH & MHB 52
MUSIC BY JEFE VIDEO BY DJ WHITFIELD
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ORIENTATION WITH MHB
THE YOUTH & MHB 52
MUSIC BY JEFE VIDEO BY DJ WHITFIELD
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SUPPORT THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY!
WHAT TO EXPECT:
We are looking for sponsors to contribute and collaborate with.
We are looking for sponsors to contribute and collaborate with.
- A mobile gallery, The Platform, featuring art by #OTVY artists and curator MHB
- An audio exhibition guide made with Staten Island students
- An amazing interactive collection of audio reflections allowing visitors to share their viewpoints on the artwork and worldly events.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Backing this initiative isn’t just about making a deposit at the karma bank - each contribution, no matter how large or small, can bring more art into communities like Stapleton and Staten Island’s Downtown area.
GET IN TOUCH! Email our team:
otvyexhibition@gmail.com
CAN’T SUPPORT FINANCIALLY?
Help this initiative/exhibition by…
Backing this initiative isn’t just about making a deposit at the karma bank - each contribution, no matter how large or small, can bring more art into communities like Stapleton and Staten Island’s Downtown area.
GET IN TOUCH! Email our team:
otvyexhibition@gmail.com
CAN’T SUPPORT FINANCIALLY?
Help this initiative/exhibition by…
- Inviting a backer/donor to our virtual and/or in-person events
- Reach out and sharing an event space for our campaign to come to your community
- Have a business? Donate a gift card and/or other in-kind items
- Simply share a post and let your community know about #OTVY today!
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