Summer is the season for public art, but wait for the heat dome to cool off before venturing outside to check out these pieces in NYC! The latest installation in Madison Square Park, Martin Puryear’s Big Bling, raised many questions in my family during a recent night stroll. While my mother thought it was an… Read more »
As a recent graduate of Marymount Manhattan College with a B.A in art history, I am grateful for the opportunity to work as summer intern for RxArt! Growing up in both Brooklyn and New York City allowed me to fully immerse myself in the art world. My classes in college, in combination with the thriving art environment allowed my… Read more »
My name is Nanase Shirokawa and I am very grateful and excited to be working this summer as an intern for RxArt. I just completed my freshman year at Williams College as a prospective art history and sociology double major. I am fascinated by the intersections between these two fields and how art functions in… Read more »
It has been an enlightening journey from earning my BA at NYU to arriving at RxArt, and I am thrilled to have become a part of the team as an intern. Contributing to the work here is both rewarding and illuminating, and I’m happy to know my abilities are being applied to such a wonderful… Read more »
Having recently graduated from Vassar College with a degree in Art History, I am excited to be interning at RxArt this spring. This organization provides a unique perspective into the world of nonprofits and the contemporary art scene here in New York City, and I am eager to use my own skills in this setting… Read more »
On Friday, RxArt took a trip uptown to check out STREET, a pop-up exhibition curated by former RxArt intern Erin Goldberger. Located in a vacant retail space on a quiet street in Harlem, the exhibition showcases photography, painting, and sculpture. STREET is part of Art in FLUX Harlem, a movement of Harlem artists appearing in… Read more »
I am so very glad to announce that I have just joined the RxArt team as a communications/graphic design intern. My name is Geertje Schokker and I am a Dutch student finishing my last year of Communications. In 2005 I fell in love with this amazing city when I was here on vacation. After another… Read more »
I am so excited to be RxArt’s newest intern! I first read about RxArt in an article in The NY Times Magazine almost two years ago and have been following them ever since. I was drawn to the organization for both personal and professional reasons–growing up, my brother was in and out of the hospital… Read more »
As the most recent addition to the RxArt team, I’d like use my inaugural blog post as an introduction. My name is Sarah Zabrodski, and I am a Canadian transplanted from the frozen prairies of Alberta to New York City. I crossed the border just over two years ago to attend the Institute of Fine… Read more »
RxArt is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to changing the visual landscape of American hospitals through the installation of original contemporary fine art in patient, examination and waiting rooms. We are seeking an individual who is able to commit to a consistent intern schedule of 3 days per week, 10am – 6pm, for at least a… Read more »