Nature Is Love on Earth

What: A 100-by-75-foot mural at St. John's Recreation Center aims to create a piece of public art that explores ways in which communities can be more sustainiable and environmentally conscious, celebrates nature, and encourages youth to think about how to positively affect climate change.

Where:
The St. John's Recreation Center
1251 Prospect Place
Brooklyn, NY 11213

Who:
Collaborators:

  • Artist: Duda Penteado
  • Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant studnts and community members
  • NYC Department of Parks & Recreation

Sponsors:

  • NYC Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Sprint Foundation
  • Newman's Own Foundation
  • conEdison
  • The Walt Disney Company
  • Milton & Sally Avery Foundation, Inc.
  • Goldman Sachs
  • American Eagle Outfitters Foundation

Why:

  • To stimulate discussion around global warming and sustainability
  • To encourage youth to find ways to improve their lives and the world around them

When: June 2008 – April 2009