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1973
Phil Block and Tom Bryan form Light Work while running Community Darkrooms, a public access photography facility at Syracuse University. They begin the process of incorporating Light Work in March and complete that on August 28, when Light Work officially becomes a non-profit corporation in New York State. Light Work’s first artist program is a workshop by Les Krims from April 16 to 18. Light Work applies to the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) for support and receives a $5,000 grant on October 4 for a series of exhibitions, workshops, and lectures. Light Work converts the main corridor outside Community Darkrooms into our first gallery.
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Gallery Cerebus, Karl Baden • Solar Light Impressions, David Broda • Video Images, Andy Buck • Impaired Vision, Ben Levine • White Underpants, Arno Rafael Minkinnen • Oletha, Bud McLouth • Soft Images, David Ruether • Children I Know, Barbara Weiss • Workshops Linda Connor • Les Krims • David Ruether • Peter Schlesinger • Michael Spencer • Burk Uzzle • Warren Wheeler (at the New York State Fair) Lectures Ellen Manchester.
1974
The IRS recognizes Light Work as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation. The organization’s official name is Light Work Visual Studies, Inc.
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Gallery Revelations, Deb
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An Open Letter to the Mayor of New York City
February 7, 2022
Dear Mayor Adams,
This letter is written by More Art, a New York City non-profit organization that, for more than 15 years, has supported collaborations between artists and communities to create public art projects and educational programs that stimulate creative engagement with social and cultural issues. We are writing today after many conversations over many months with our community of artists, activists, educators, community organizers, immigrants, new New Yorkers and lifetimers to address the crucial, intersecting issues of guaranteed access to food, health and housing for all New Yorkers. Inspired by the grassroots efforts of organizers, activists and artists to provide much-needed care for their communities during the pandemic, we are determined to continue advocating for the City’s underserved populations and demand your new administration prioritize their well-being with a series of policy reforms.
On Housing
New York City is in a housing crisis and has been for a long time. This basic right has reached a new critical point after the detrimental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, 2021, and now into 2022. Housing insecurity is one of the most widely