Daily Until 10/17/10 CityKids and Shepard Fairey Exhibit and Free Workshops @ The World Financial Center

Exhibit runs from Tuesday, September 28 through Sunday, October 17, 2010
12 to 4pm daily

Workshops
Thursdays, October 7 & 14 at 2:15 & 3:15pm
Saturday, October 9 at 1:15 & 3:15pm
at the WFC Courtyard Gallery

World Financial Center
(in Battery Park City)
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10041
(212) 945-0505
Cost: Both exhibit and workshops are free
For all ages

CITYKIDS and SHEPARD FAIREY Present “A POSITIVE THOUGHT CANNOT BE DENIED”

On May 2, 2010 Shepard Fairey, the contemporary artist behind the world famous Obama “Hope” poster, guided over 100 teens from The CityKids Foundation through his artistic process to create a 40-foot mural as an expression of the collective power of young people to change the world. On view at the World Financial Center, the mural features some of Fairey’s iconic images and consists of twelve 8" x 4" panels illustrating four socially pressing issues: youth violence, education, environmental protection and human rights.

Workshops begin with guided tours by young muralists who discuss their motivations behind each theme, as well as the creative and collaborative process. Tours are followed by interactive discussions on the power of positive thinking as a catalyst for change. Participants will work in groups to create “tableaux” or freeze frames to illustrate their thoughts on the exhibition’s themes.

Related Links
The CityKids Foundation official site
http://www.citykids.com/

PSFK interview with Shepard Fairey
http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/psfk-speaks-with-shepard-fairey-on-social-injustice-and-youth-expression-through-art.html

NY1 interview with Shepard Fairey
http://queens.ny1.com/content/news_beats/politics/117932/ny1-online--artist-shepard-fairey-on--inside-city-hall-/

Shepard Fairey + CityKids Foundation on vimeo
http://vimeo.com/12195822

Articles
Shepard Fairey
The New York Times: Times TopicsUpdated March 12, 2009

http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/f/shepard_fairey/index.html

http://www.artsworldfinancialcenter.com/cgi-bin/Go.cgi?q_id=1071&q_category=3