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By: Katey St. John<\/a><\/p>\n

Walking along the streets of Brooklyn, each building has a unique story blooming inside. Many times, however, these stories aren\u2019t obvious to the average passersby.<\/p>\n

Groundswell<\/a>, a Gowanus-based nonprofit, creates murals as a way to change that.<\/p>\n

Through its public art, Groundswell brings some of the hidden life and color from within buildings to the outside for the world to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we hope the community gets from the mural when people are walking by is just a feeling of respect,\u201d said Amy Sananman, Groundswell\u2019s founder and interim executive director. \u201cThat this was a gift given out of respect and love to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each mural that Groundswell creates aims to spotlight a certain social justice issue. Feminism, mental health, affordable housing, environmental justice, and structural racism are just a few of the topics the organization has focused on throughout their murals.<\/p>\n

One mural in particular, Sananman recalls, deeply affected a community member in Brownsville:\u00a0The piece depicted mass incarceration, an issue the resident had faced within her own family.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe said seeing the mural was painful, to see how broad that issue is. But it also made her feel like she wasn’t alone,\u201d Sananman said. \u201cThere’s a bigger structure and system at place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each mural starts with a community partner who commissions the piece in order to further their mission. These partners typically have a desired message or theme in mind, which provides Groundswell a creative diving board to jump off of. Then, resident Groundswell artists will collaborate with a team of young people\u2014usually teens\u2014to brainstorm, sketch out, and eventually paint a cohesive mural.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels very rewarding seeing incredible work get to be completed and appreciated by the community,\u201d said Brandon Bendter, Groundswell\u2019s Mural Operations Manager and a former youth participant himself.<\/p>\n

Although Groundswell is based in Brooklyn, its murals grace the walls of buildings across all five boroughs of New York City.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re really excited to call Brooklyn our home,\u201d Sananman said. \u201cWe’ve created hundreds of murals here in the borough and look forward to continuing to do so into the future.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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