Groundswell Community Mural Project is working on five murals around Brooklyn – all created by teens working
with local artists. You may have seen some of this group’s work along Fourth Avenue or on Washington Avenue.

The group is eager to spread the word about two of the new murals: one
in Park Slope, the other on 23rd Street in Sunset Park.

On Fourth Avenue and Sackett Street, teens are hard at work on a monumental mural about the importance of protecting and conserving the water
supply in New York. This group of teens, who are part of Groundswell’s
Summer Leadership Institute, have met with the Department of
Environmental Protection and visited key sites of importance for the delivery of safe, clean drinking water to the city.

Under the auspices of this program, 80 young people, ages 14-21, are right now
working with professional artists to transform walls in Brooklyn with a message
of environmental protection and respect.