Reception for "Bay Ridge Tree Collection"

Join us on Earth Day in the lobby of the Bay Ridge library for a reception celebrating the "Bay Ridge Tree Collection" installation by artist Kate Dodd!

Kate Dodd created the Bay Ridge Tree Collection, a collaborative artwork with three components for the Bay Ridge Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. By focusing on the 199 different tree species in Bay Ridge, the project raises awareness of the role street trees play in managing climate change. Street trees are honored as tree forms in the lobby windows. These contain a collection of mini books that feature contributions by community members who celebrate an individual tree through observations or artifacts dedicated to that particular tree. Some of the groups who participated are: Fort Hamilton High School, Bay Ridge Environmental Group, Bay Ridge Connects Senior Center, Bay Ridge Library Teen Group and other community members. Finally, the library lamps display poems written about Bay Ridge trees by artists E. J. McAdams and Jimbo Blachly who are part of the exhibition. Kate was awarded a Fellows Forum grant from Design Trust for Public Space for this project.

Bay Ridge Through an Ecological Lens is an interactive, public, community art exhibition featuring artists from the New York area consisting of nature walks and community art interventions in various locations throughout the Bay Ridge community, curated by Jennifer McGregor  and hosted by Stand4 Gallery in collaboration with ecoartspace. 

Artists were selected for their knowledge and skills in social practice and ecology and will include works that highlight environmental issues that are relevant to Bay Ridge.

(Exhibition dates: April 15 through June 17th, 2023)

Masks are appreciated!