The New York City Parks Public Art Program and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership is pleased to present an exhibition of artists Daniel Goers and Jennifer Wong. From May 3 through December 10, 2010, dozens of tantalizing birdhouses will animate Person Square and the northwest corner of Fort Greene Park.
Goers and Wong will employ recycled materials and experimental building techniques to add flair to the micro-community of birdhouses. As colorful and as energetic as the birds that inhabit them, this collection of birdhouses will be the stage for an ongoing performance as birds feed, nest, build, and care for offspring. This exhibition will attract and promote the public to observe their native avian neighbors and the ecological relationship between the birds and the urban environment.
Throughout the duration of the exhibition, Goers and Wong will enact a number of educational workshops, including the South of the Navy Yards Artists stroll in May 2010, in and around the community that will teach children and adults about local bird species and environment awareness. Participants will be encouraged to build their own bird houses with supplies provided by the artists. The installation will also be regularly documented on the exhibition's website
www.myrtleavenuebirdtown.com. The artists will provide information and images of the planning, fabrication, and installation, as well as chronicle the lives of the feathered inhabitants of Myrtle Avenue Bird Town.
Daniel Goers has a B.S. in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology and studied at the Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette. Jennifer Wong has a B.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University. Both artists worked on Robots Love PLG a community mural in Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn organized by PLG Arts and have participated in group exhibitions around Brooklyn. Both artists live and work in Fort Greene.
Parks & Recreation's temporary public art program has consistently fostered the creation and installation of temporary public art in parks throughout the five boroughs. Since 1967, collaborations with arts organizations and artists have produced hundreds of public art projects in New York City parks. Committed to the exhibition of art by emerging and established artists, Parks & Recreation has supported projects ranging from international exhibitions in flagship parks to local, community works in neighborhood parks, playgrounds, and traffic islands.
The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership's Public Art Initiative represents a multi-faceted program to establish the avenue as an access point to cultural activities for community members of diverse socio-economic backgrounds. Through efforts to bring public sculpture, art installations, studio art, and creative street furniture elements to the public spaces and sidewalks of the 20-block retail district, the Initiative aims to increase access to art for the entire community, and to support small business by driving foot traffic to the commercial corridor. For more information about the Partnership, visit
www.myrtleavenue.org.
