Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine
Artist in Residence, 2023–2025
Brooklyn Hi-Art Machine (BHAM) is a community-based public art project founded by Mildred Beltre and Oasa DuVerney in 2010. BHAM is based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and creates art for and with their neighbors, such as a self-published booklet that simplifies New York State’s tenant rights through illustrations, diagrams, and information, distributed to the community at no cost. The project aims to use their artistic practice as a way to engage their community. Their workshops and projects take place on the street to encourage participation by all and foster a creative and generative space on the sidewalk, thereby creating an engaging public space within communities that are often overlooked. Examples of BHAM’s works include an annual art installation known as “Fence Weaving” and an ongoing family portrait project, which documents the ever-evolving families in their neighborhood.
Photo by Scott Dolan
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The Civic Practice Project is made possible by The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.