A new portrait exhibition celebrates the residents of South Brooklyn
Zimmerman received more than 650 applications and painted around five portraits per week, all of people who live south of Prospect Park.The result of that effort is an exhibition called “We Are South Brooklyn,” which features his portraits and is on display atZimmerman said that he was charging around $500 for a portrait when this idea began around a decade ago, but reconsidered his approach when a neighbor couldn't afford the fee.
Zimmerman eventually expanded his idea — instead of just painting individuals, he'd document a community. And after another friend told him about crowdfunding, he asked strangers on the internet to support him. He was able to raise $50,000 within a year to do the work in Crown Heights.Staten Island's first-ever St. Patrick’s Day parade to include LGBTQ+ groups steps offGothamist is a website about New York City news, arts, events and food, brought to you by New York Public Radio.
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