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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by Sacked... on Oct 1, 2015 10:20:26 GMT 1,
Swoon’s Braddock Tiles Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:30 pm Doyle New York 175 East 87th Street New York, NY 10128
212-427-2730 Fax: 212-369-0892 Email: Info@Doyle.com
FREE
Braddock Tiles is a ceramics workshop founded by Swoon in a formerly-abandoned church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. The basement workshop will hire and train local young adults to hand make 20,000 beautifully colored roofing tiles which will give the church a landmark new roof – the first step in building a community arts center.
Braddock Tiles began in 2009, when Swoon acquired an abandoned 15,000 square foot church building in the rest belt town of North Braddock, located eight miles outside of Pittsburgh, PA. In the years since, Swoon has worked with local residents to stabilize and protect the building.
Today, the church building is in urgent need of a new roof. North Braddock – the home of Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill – is a proud manufacturing town. By creating a professional ceramics workshop in the church basement, Braddock Tiles will create good jobs still struggling with the long legacy of deindustrialization.
Swoon’s October 14th exhibition & sale at Doyle New York will include the first line of ceramic tiles designed by Swoon and produced by Braddock Tiles’ artisans in North Braddock, PA.
The October 14th show will also include Swoon’s signature larger-than-life portraits of Braddock residents, as well as affordable prints by over 70 artists, including Shepard Fairey, Dustin Yellin, Molly Crabapple, Ricky Powell, and Swoon.
All sales benefit The Heliotrope Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Swoon founded in 2015 to further the values and vision of her community-based work.
Swoon’s Braddock Tiles Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale Wednesday, October 14, 2015 6:30 pm Doyle New York 175 East 87th Street New York, NY 10128
212-427-2730 Fax: 212-369-0892 Email: Info@Doyle.com
FREE
Braddock Tiles is a ceramics workshop founded by Swoon in a formerly-abandoned church in North Braddock, Pennsylvania. The basement workshop will hire and train local young adults to hand make 20,000 beautifully colored roofing tiles which will give the church a landmark new roof – the first step in building a community arts center.
Braddock Tiles began in 2009, when Swoon acquired an abandoned 15,000 square foot church building in the rest belt town of North Braddock, located eight miles outside of Pittsburgh, PA. In the years since, Swoon has worked with local residents to stabilize and protect the building.
Today, the church building is in urgent need of a new roof. North Braddock – the home of Andrew Carnegie’s first steel mill – is a proud manufacturing town. By creating a professional ceramics workshop in the church basement, Braddock Tiles will create good jobs still struggling with the long legacy of deindustrialization.
Swoon’s October 14th exhibition & sale at Doyle New York will include the first line of ceramic tiles designed by Swoon and produced by Braddock Tiles’ artisans in North Braddock, PA.
The October 14th show will also include Swoon’s signature larger-than-life portraits of Braddock residents, as well as affordable prints by over 70 artists, including Shepard Fairey, Dustin Yellin, Molly Crabapple, Ricky Powell, and Swoon.
All sales benefit The Heliotrope Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Swoon founded in 2015 to further the values and vision of her community-based work.
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by 11 on Nov 10, 2015 19:24:52 GMT 1, SWOON also has a Kickstarter to support the funds needed to revive and renovate the building
They've actually hit their target already but I'm sure additional funds will be used to extend their plans even further
Kickstarter Campaign HERE
SWOON also has a Kickstarter to support the funds needed to revive and renovate the building They've actually hit their target already but I'm sure additional funds will be used to extend their plans even further Kickstarter Campaign HERE
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.dappy
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by .dappy on Nov 11, 2015 0:18:07 GMT 1, ... not long left on the KickStarter ...
http://instagram.com/p/96bsMoC461
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by 11 on Nov 11, 2015 0:20:51 GMT 1, Ah, ok - looks like they do have a bigger target than the initial $50k +
Now looking to stretch to $100k - I think ceramic roof tiles will be a very interesting feature
Ah, ok - looks like they do have a bigger target than the initial $50k +
Now looking to stretch to $100k - I think ceramic roof tiles will be a very interesting feature
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South Bound
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by South Bound on Nov 11, 2015 0:25:58 GMT 1, Ah, ok - looks like they do have a bigger target than the initial $50k + Now looking to stretch to $100k - I think ceramic roof tiles will be a very interesting feature but you will need to buy soon as I think the Kickstarter campaign ends in a couple of days.
Ah, ok - looks like they do have a bigger target than the initial $50k + Now looking to stretch to $100k - I think ceramic roof tiles will be a very interesting feature but you will need to buy soon as I think the Kickstarter campaign ends in a couple of days.
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nobokov
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by nobokov on Aug 9, 2016 1:28:27 GMT 1,
braddocktilesAfter 4 years, Braddock Tiles has a new website! Celebrating with 10% off all tiles & prints -- use the discount code "augustsale" and link in bio
braddocktilesAfter 4 years, Braddock Tiles has a new website! Celebrating with 10% off all tiles & prints -- use the discount code "augustsale" and link in bio
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thomasmer
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Swoon’s Braddock Tiles NYC Pop-Up Exhibit & Sale., by thomasmer on Aug 9, 2016 5:38:59 GMT 1, Solid concept, a real artist giving her everything to build communities.
Huge respect.
Solid concept, a real artist giving her everything to build communities.
Huge respect.
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