Projects
The Trust Art community supports up to 10 public artist projects at a time. These are the inaugural commissions:
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Dreamers
Justin Tellian
In five cities around the globe, people gather into group portraits that spread the message: WE DREAM.
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Wildness
Michael Rothschild & Seth Aylmer
Sculptor Michael Rothschild, and apprentice Seth Aylmer, will manifest a series of sculptural artworks inspired by wild, powerful, and other-worldy figures originally summoned by people from many lifetimes ago.
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Humanity
Anne McClain
Looking to create a fragrance that speaks to compassion, artist and perfumer Anne McClain, offers this new scent to the public in the Humanity Fountain, a site for gathering, contemplation, and reflection.
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Vulture
Dave Olsen
Vulture initiates a series of acts that address the environmental impact of this post-industrial world in order to bring attention to humanity's interconnectedness to the earth, body, and subsequent waste.
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Bushwick Art Park
Skewville
Skewville's Bushwick Art Park will convert an underused street in Brooklyn into an artist-run green space for the neighborhood.
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Add a Seat
Jason Eppink
In Add a Seat, Jason Eppink aims to design and develop zero footprint seating solutions for subway platforms that are notorious for their long waiting time.
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School of the Future
Cassie Thornton & Chris Kennedy
School of the Future is a project about what a school can be. The mission/hypothesis of the future is that the best learners/teachers are the best teachers/learners.
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Dance-Lab
Propel-her Dance Collective
Through their Dance-Lab Project, Propel-her Dance Collective aims to deepen their commitment to unrestricted choreographic experimentation, to inspire dance making, and to share their creative process with others in person and online.
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Homebuilding
Facundo Newbery
Facundo Newbery creates a home from discarded materials found on the streets of Brooklyn in an attempt to teach others about DIY sustainability.
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Bamboo Bikes
The Bamboo Bike Project
Young filmmakers in Ghana and the US will produce a short film and subsequent television campaign to spur the development of a bamboo bicycle industry in Africa.
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