New Bronx Photo Exhibition “Nycha’s Flowers” Explores Community Power For Public Housing Residents Through Partnership Between Design Trust For Public Space And The Bronx Council On The Arts

Bronx, NY -- Design Trust for Public Space, in partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA), presents “NYCHA’s Flowers” by Bronx photographer and Design Trust’s Photo Urbanism Fellow Latricia Morgan. The exhibition is on view at the Bronx Council on the Arts (2700 East Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY) from Tuesday, June 18, 2024 through Thursday, July 18, 2024. Born and raised at the Ruben Betances Houses in the South Bronx, Latricia documents intergenerational community at NYCHA’s open spaces through portraiture, bringing a lens of luxury to her subjects, uplifting the beautiful bloom and growth of the human spirit, and combining mixed-media and texture.

In celebration of the exhibition's unveiling, join the Design Trust and BCA for an Artist’s Talk during the Opening Reception:

WHAT: NYCHA's Flowers: A Photo Urbanism Exhibition 

WHO: The Design Trust for Public Space Photo Urbanism Fellow Latricia Morgan and Bronx Council on the Arts (BCA)

WHEN: Exhibition Opening Reception and Artist Talk on Thursday, June 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. RSVP here to attend. The exhibition is on view from June 18 - July 18, 2024. The venue is open to the public on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. The venue is closed Friday through Monday and on Federal Holidays.

WHERE: 2700 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461

“Photo Urbanism is one of Design Trust’s longest standing programs. It aims to showcase NYC public spaces through the lenses of emerging photographers,” said Akemi Sato, Program Director of the Design Trust for Public Space. “This year’s photo exhibition documents the multigenerational care and glamor that blooms in NYCHA’s public spaces.”

"There is so much magic here, we are just in need of a platform. Black and Brown communities like mine were designed to keep us all in one place but they failed to understand just how much the world needs us," said Latricia Morgan, Design Trust for Public Space Photo Urbanism Fellow. "This one is for all of the seeds planted in NYCHA communities, as I hope to honor you."

"I'm thrilled to partner with Design Trust for Public Space in the Photo Urbanism project and to be able to offer BCA's venue in Westchester Square to bring the "NYSCHA’s Flowers" exhibition to our community. I'm also proud to be able to showcase Bronx photographer and Photo Urbanism Fellow Latricia Morgan, whose work demonstrates amazing skill, and deep care and commitment to NYCHA's families and communities," said BCA’s Executive Director, Viviana Bianchi.

Founded in 2001, the Design Trust for Public Space Photo Urbanism program offers fellowships to local photographers to create a new body of work illuminating the public spaces of NYC. This year’s Photo Urbanism fellow, Latricia Morgan, is documenting community at New York public housing campuses, alongside our Green Space Connections project, a partnership with the Public Housing Community Fund creating and activating resident-designed open space at four NYCHA public housing developments in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Since its founding in 1962, the Bronx Council on the Arts has worked to support Bronx artists and arts organizations across the borough. BCA acts as a connector, resource, and advocate through programs that connect communities to the arts, provide resources to artists and arts organizations to continue their work, and advocate for Bronx arts and culture. Through partnerships such as this one, and through its work as presenter of exhibitions at its Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos and at its Headquarters in Westchester Square, BCA continues to provide a space to lift local artistic voices and to provide Bronx residents with opportunities to engage directly with the arts. 

This Photo Urbanism project is funded by NYC DCLA, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Learn more at photourbanism.org.