The City Love Project Comes to Jersey City
Innovative Public Art Project Jump Starts
The Jersey City Artists Studio Tour
Brooklyn, NY, September 14, 2011- The City Love Project (CLP) is a free interactive public art show coming to the streets of Jersey City September 23rd, 2011. CLP will be present at three locations including Journal Square, McGinley Square, and Grove St. at varied times throughout the day.
CLP invites anyone and everyone to paint what you think your city loves. It is composed of several mediums including a prepared 6’x12’ canvas, photo backdrop and musical accompaniment. The canvas is prepared with a rearranged
‘I ♥ JC’, to read ‘JC ♥ __’, to visually propose CLP’s question, “What Does Your City Love?”
Using black and red paint, the canvas transforms into a living portrait of the city through the eyes of the people. After they paint, each participant is photographed.
CLP enables everyone and anyone to freely express themselves, as well as break down barriers between all classes and ethnicities of people through participatory art.
Participants are able to continue their participation with CLP virtually through video, social media and still photography, creating multi-channel connections.
CLP Jersey City is being made possible by the generous support of local donors and the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency to help promote The Jersey City Artists Studio Tour October 1st & 2nd Noon-6pm.
The final works will be displayed in City Hall and auctioned to raise funds for a One City, which donates and distributes to local food banks in Jersey City.
Check out City Love’s previous projects @ HYPERLINK "http://www.thecityloveproject.com" www.thecityloveproject.com
CLP JC Schedule:
Friday September 23rd
9:00am @ McGinley Square
1:00pm @ Journal Square
5:00pm @ Grove St.
About the Artists:
Trey Phillips
Born and raised in Laguna Beach CA, Trey recently finished a dual BA/BFA degree from Eugene Lang and Parsons School for Design where he studied renewable energy and fashion design. He is currently a Designer for Vera Wang. From 2004 -2005 Trey was a personality on an MTV reality show: Laguna Beach, “The Real OC.”
David Harley Dorfman.
David’s career began as a press officer for the Israeli Foreign Ministry at the Consulate General of Israel New York. He has since founded several successful private ventures including a film distribution business, a Fair Trade fashion company, and social marketing and branding consultancy. He has a Masters in International Affairs from New School University.
For more information please contact David @ The City Love Project
347 889 5889 or HYPERLINK "mailto:david@thecityloveproject.com" david@thecityloveproject.com