Social Practice Artist Yvonne Shortt Shares Her Funding

The Queens Art Intervention is the first borough wide day designed to celebrate art created with intention in public spaces. The program is the brain child of the Rego Park Green Alliance's executive director, Yvonne Shortt. "I wanted to celebrate the unique work going on in the entire borough of Queens while bringing publicity to causes, celebrating artistic endeavors, and getting people to see art differently," says Ms. Shortt.

Queens Art Intervention is looking for art created with intention other than to the one creating the art. For example, one food pantry will be working with over 100 artists to create hand designed cards made to be placed in each bag given to those in need. "The food is there to nourish the body where the card is there to nourish the person," says Shortt. "The project provides a way for artists to create, learn about another organization, and touch those in need. This also means more people will learn about the pantry and could potentially donate their time and resources to the food pantry," says Ms. Shortt.

The Rego Park Green Alliance is not only the owner of the program but they are also contributors to the day of interventions. They will be creating a Minecraft installation made of Legos to be housed in the front yard of the Executive Director of the organization. "This day is all about intention and creativity, " says Ms. Shortt.

The Queens Art Intervention is a program under the Rego Park Green Alliance. It is designed to bring together people using art to create with intention in public spaces. To learn more or request funding go to
regoparkgreenalliance.org/#!untitled/cadv