ICP at THE POINT: Beauty in Being

Alexander Ocasio age 9

Featuring: Afisha Superville age 29, Alex Blackwood age 27, Alexander Ocasio age 9, Alma Torres age 30, Amir Estremera age 14, Amy Reaser age 13, Benjamin Herrera age 28, Breider Saams age 24, Bruce Schaff age 23, Christopher “Bicho” Rivera age 27, Carlos Grande age 17, Dalylah Ebanks age 18, Dandre East age 29, Daniel Javier age 18, Emilio Monte age 16, Freddy Flores age 12, Freedom Allah age 32, Gabriela Martinez age 26, Jaedyn Edwards age 18, Jayline Ocasio age 11, Jazmine Dior Johnson age 31, Joanna Garcia age 26, Josephine Lamb age 10, Josiah Pineiro age 10, Juan Alberto Monte Munguía age 18, Karmanie Minnis age 12, Kiara Garcia age 17, Kihanny Falu age 14, Kiwang Ho age 51, Lenny Estrella Jr age 18, Leonardo Almeida-Ramirez age 16, Lux Angamarca age 20, Maribel Jimenez age 21, Marilyn Romerick age 14, Morrigan King Phillips age 24, Nayomi Montes age 11, Noah Terrell age 12, Onasis Cirineo age 24, Rónán Selby-Curran age 17, Sade Gibbs age 15, Sahara Asher age 16, Savannah Miles age 24, Soraya Sanchez age 20, Svähä Williams age 10, Sydney Rae Del Cid age 14, Torence Sealy age 14, Victoria Hernandez age 25, Yamil Cardenas age 12, Yamilka Portorreal age 23, Zariyah Bailey age 24.

ICP at THE POINT: Beauty in Being is an exhibition of photographs by students from the International Center of Photography’s partnership with THE POINT CDC. Based in the South Bronx and launched in 1997, the program is a year-round collaboration that teaches analog and digital photography, critical thinking, writing, and public speaking with the goal of fostering self-esteem, community development, and social change. The program includes weekly after-school classes for preteens, teens, and young adults, which take place in both a physical and virtual classroom/studio/darkroom as well as a gallery space. This exhibition celebrates local voices picturing and honoring the people, places, and things that keep us uplifted in our everyday lives.

Organizations

The International Center of Photography (ICP)

The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to champion “concerned photography” — socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through our exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image.
The Point CDC

THE POINT Community Development Corporation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) dedicated to youth development and the cultural and economic revitalization of the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx. THE POINT supports their neighbors in celebrating the life and art of the community — an area traditionally defined solely in terms of its poverty, crime rate, poor schools, and substandard housing. They believe the area’s residents, their talents, and aspirations are THE POINT’s greatest assets.
NYC Parks

NYC Parks is the steward of more than 30,000 acres of land — 14 percent of New York City — including more than 5,000 individual properties ranging from Coney Island Beach and Central Park to community gardens and Greenstreets. We operate more than 800 athletic fields and nearly 1,000 playgrounds, 1,800 basketball courts, 550 tennis courts, 65 public pools, 51 recreational facilities, 15 nature centers, 14 golf courses, and 14 miles of beaches. We care for 1,200 monuments and 23 historic house museums. We look after 600,000 street trees, and two million more in parks. We are New York City’s principal providers of recreational and athletic facilities and programs. We are home to free concerts, world-class sports events, and cultural festivals.