DRAW on Woodside Ave in Queens

DRAW on Woodside Ave in Queens

On Saturday, April 28, the Uni Project deployed our DRAW program to Songkran Weekend Walk in Elmhurst, Queens, hosted by the Thai Community USA NYC. Thanks to our partner NYC DOT, and to Blick for a third year of art materials! DRAW is made possible at Weekend Walks...
Help us bring drawing to NYC street festivals!

Help us bring drawing to NYC street festivals!

Our 2018 season is getting underway, and you can help us add something special—drawing at street festivals. Here’s the backstory: neighborhood groups have begun asking permission from NYC Department of Transportation to close local streets on weekends so...
Meet Luyi Wang, 2017 Artist in Residence at the Uni Project

Meet Luyi Wang, 2017 Artist in Residence at the Uni Project

We have an Artist-in-Residence program here at the Uni Project where we invite local artists to come on-site and inspire people participating in our DRAW program in parks, playgrounds, and other public spaces across NYC. This year we had the pleasure of hosting Luyi...
READ and DRAW at Park Ave and East 104th St

READ and DRAW at Park Ave and East 104th St

Today, we landed at “Party on Park”, a street festival hosted by our friends at New Harlem East Merchants Association (NHEMA). We offered a reading room and a taste of our DRAW program as well. Special thanks to Blick Art Materials for joining us on the street. You...
The Uni at the Central Park Zoo with The Drawing Center

The Uni at the Central Park Zoo with The Drawing Center

Every Saturday in May, the Uni DRAW cart will transformed into a field station of the Department of Tropical Research at the Central Park Zoo, where visitors can draw from specimens and learn how ecologist William Beebe and his team of scientists worked with...
Uni READ, DRAW, SOLVE at Jennings Play Street in Bronx

Uni READ, DRAW, SOLVE at Jennings Play Street in Bronx

This summer, we are once again deploying to play streets in Harlem and the Bronx. Today, I worked one of our favorites, run by Caldwell Programs in Morrisania. I hung out, and took some photos, let the kids take photos, and gathered feedback for our new...