Work Projects Administration 2010
chashama in association with Greater Jamaica Development Corporation and Reconstruct Art present
Work Projects Administration 2010
by public artist Christopher Robbins
July 1 - August 31, 2010
chashama Jamaica Studios Gallery
90-26 161st Street
Jamaica, Queens, NY
WORK@WorkProjectsAdministration.org
Between 90th Street and Jamaica Avenue:
E to Jamaica Center, F to Parsons Boulevard
Jamaica Station on the LIRR.
By car: Take Long Island Expressway (I-495 E) to exit 22A-E to Grand Central Parkway East. Remain on Grand Central Parkway until exit 16 (164th St-Parsons Blvd.) Turn right onto Parsons Boulevard, left onto Jamaica Avenue, then left onto 161st Street. Our building is on the left side of the block.
Office opening: Thursday July 1, 5 - 9p
Workshops: 11a
July 2, Friday - First Workshop
July 6, Tuesday - Action Research/ PRA Workshop
July 14, Wednesday - Action Research/ PRA Workshop II
July 16, Friday - Ushahidi Jamaica with Chris Blow
July 20, Tuesday
July 29, Thursday
FREE and open to the public
In partnership with chashama and Reconstruct Art, public artist Christopher Robbins will be bringing back the Work Projects Administration (WPA) this summer, because the government hasn't.
During the last Great Depression, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) employed millions of people through creative projects across the country. Money went directly to people who needed it, and their efforts produced some of the most important public works of the time. "In this recession, we were upset that the stimulus didn't go directly to people who needed it most. So, since the government hasn't brought the WPA back, we will!"
On July 1, 2010, WPA-2010 will open an office in Jamaica, Queens, at 90-26 161st Street. For the months of July and August, this office will be the base for a series of community-driven public works in New York City. They will be talking with the community to find out what projects people want and need, running a series of workshops on community action, and hiring people to complete the projects they have chosen.
For more information contact Christopher Robbins: 718-541-0510 or WORK@WorkProjectsAdministration.org
Christopher Robbins is a Public Artist who has lived and worked in Serbia, the Fiji Islands, West Africa, New York and London, and was recently selected as a finalist for the 2010 Cartier Award for his collaborative project The Ghana Think Tank.
Work Projects Administration 2010
by public artist Christopher Robbins
July 1 - August 31, 2010
chashama Jamaica Studios Gallery
90-26 161st Street
Jamaica, Queens, NY
WORK@WorkProjectsAdministration.org
www.christopher-robbins.com
www.reconstructart.org
www.gjdc.org
Between 90th Street and Jamaica Avenue:
E to Jamaica Center, F to Parsons Boulevard
Jamaica Station on the LIRR.
By car: Take Long Island Expressway (I-495 E) to exit 22A-E to Grand Central Parkway East. Remain on Grand Central Parkway until exit 16 (164th St-Parsons Blvd.) Turn right onto Parsons Boulevard, left onto Jamaica Avenue, then left onto 161st Street. Our building is on the left side of the block.
Office opening: Thursday July 1, 5 - 9p
Workshops: 11a
July 2, Friday - First Workshop
July 6, Tuesday - Action Research/ PRA Workshop
July 14, Wednesday - Action Research/ PRA Workshop II
July 16, Friday - Ushahidi Jamaica with Chris Blow
July 20, Tuesday
July 29, Thursday
FREE and open to the public
In partnership with chashama and Reconstruct Art, public artist Christopher Robbins will be bringing back the Work Projects Administration (WPA) this summer, because the government hasn't.
During the last Great Depression, the Work Projects Administration (WPA) employed millions of people through creative projects across the country. Money went directly to people who needed it, and their efforts produced some of the most important public works of the time. "In this recession, we were upset that the stimulus didn't go directly to people who needed it most. So, since the government hasn't brought the WPA back, we will!"
On July 1, 2010, WPA-2010 will open an office in Jamaica, Queens, at 90-26 161st Street. For the months of July and August, this office will be the base for a series of community-driven public works in New York City. They will be talking with the community to find out what projects people want and need, running a series of workshops on community action, and hiring people to complete the projects they have chosen.
For more information contact Christopher Robbins: 718-541-0510 or WORK@WorkProjectsAdministration.org
Christopher Robbins is a Public Artist who has lived and worked in Serbia, the Fiji Islands, West Africa, New York and London, and was recently selected as a finalist for the 2010 Cartier Award for his collaborative project The Ghana Think Tank.
