Opening: ART ZONE CG-91
June 23, 2017 - July 30, 2017
No Longer Empty (NLE) presents ART ZONE CG-91, an art space, community data lab, and exhibition at NYC Health + Hospitals | Kings County. ART ZONE CG-91 opens Friday, June 23, 5-7pm, with a soft launch gathering with artists, youth leaders and staff, and runs through Sunday, July 30.
ART ZONE CG-91 takes place in a former emergency waiting room on the Kings County Hospital Campus, where NLE is hosting several art activities and an exhibition. Over the course of June and July, artists Shervone Neckles and Ezra Wube will install artworks in and around CG-91 reflecting community narratives, dreams, and desires. In July, local residents will work with social designer Manolo Ampudia and artist Mica Le John to create an interactive installation that uses art as a cultural resource. ART ZONE CG-91 is organized by Sara Guerrero, Rachel Gugelberger, and Manon Slome.
Location: Room CG-91 is in the C building at Kings County Hospital, 451 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11203. The entrance is located near E. 37th Street and Clarkson Avenue. Subway: 2, 5 to Winthrop Street
Hours: June: Fridays, 10am – 6pm; July: Wednesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm; and by appointment. Visit www.nolongerempty.org for schedule updates
Access & Inclusion: To request additional information regarding accessibility or accommodations, please email access@nolongerempty.org or call (917) 426-2666.
Support for ART ZONE CG-91 has been provided in part by the Malka Fund; Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; New York State Council on the Arts; and Materials for the Arts.
About Kings County Hospital
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County is a 639-bed, teaching hospital serving Central Brooklyn, East New York-New Lots, and Flatbush. The hospital was the first Level I Trauma Center for Adults in the nation, and the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Brooklyn. It is a NYSDOH-Designated AIDS Center and Stroke Center, and has also been designated as a Center of Excellence for diabetes and for Parkinson’s disease. In 2016, more than 113,000 people were seen in the emergency room and 678,900 people were seen in outpatient clinics. NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County’s Behavioral Health Services Program has 235 inpatient beds; there were 2,481 adult admissions and 662 adolescent and child admissions in 2016. More than 7,400 people visited the Psychiatric Emergency Room in the past year, and 158,000 people receive care in the Behavioral Health outpatient program. The hospital has played a major role in providing health care to vulnerable populations in Brooklyn since 1831, and is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the nation. nychealthandhospitals.org/kingscounty
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County is a 639-bed, teaching hospital serving Central Brooklyn, East New York-New Lots, and Flatbush. The hospital was the first Level I Trauma Center for Adults in the nation, and the only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Brooklyn. It is a NYSDOH-Designated AIDS Center and Stroke Center, and has also been designated as a Center of Excellence for diabetes and for Parkinson’s disease. In 2016, more than 113,000 people were seen in the emergency room and 678,900 people were seen in outpatient clinics. NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County’s Behavioral Health Services Program has 235 inpatient beds; there were 2,481 adult admissions and 662 adolescent and child admissions in 2016. More than 7,400 people visited the Psychiatric Emergency Room in the past year, and 158,000 people receive care in the Behavioral Health outpatient program. The hospital has played a major role in providing health care to vulnerable populations in Brooklyn since 1831, and is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the nation. nychealthandhospitals.org/kingscounty
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