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Debut of “The Ave” by ArtSite Awardee and Local Jamaica Artist, Jason Anthony Lalor In Southeast Queens
Jamaica Queens, NYC --- Walking down
149th Street or Jamaica Avenue after sunset, you will now stumble upon
an eye catching new film installation highlighting the energetic Jamaica
landscape.
ArtSite awardee and local artist, Jason Anthony Lalor’s new video installation is now on view every night from 8:30 pm to midnight for the month of August. In order to complete his vision, Jason partnered with local businesses CH Martin & Rincon Salvadoreno Restaurant to debut his film “The Ave” which aims to document and preserve the diversity and energy of Jamaica, while encouraging passersby to connect these spaces to their own memories and experiences.
As
a local Jamaica resident, Jason wanted to focus on his home and create a
film for his fellow community members. His project is an observational
documentary of Jamaica, both of the Avenue and the neighborhood,
showcasing his daily commutes through the area. His idea was inspired by
the rapid gentrification of the neighborhood and the importance of
creating visual records of Jamaica’s changing landscape.
“I want people to stop, ask about the work, maybe share their memories of Jamaica and discuss how the neighborhood is changing. I also want people to walk away with a sense of the inherent beauty and impermanence of our neighborhood as we know it. At the very least, I hope people enjoy the views of the Avenue.” – Jason Anthony Lalor
“The
Jamaica Center BID is pleased to support the Queens Council on the Arts
in bringing this projected installation to Jamaica Avenue. Along with
our many cultural partners in the neighborhood, the Jamaica Center BID
seeks to amplify Downtown Jamaica as a central hub for art and culture
in Queens, in addition to being a wonderful place to shop, play and do
business.
This installation from artist Jason Lalor is just one of many
unique exhibits that has integrated art, business and community in
creative and unconventional ways on our commercial corridor and we are
thankful that restaurant Rincon Salvadoreno and the department store,
C.H. Martin, elected to provide space for this exciting new art
installation.” – Jennifer Furioli, Executive Director - Jamaica Center BID
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Presented in Partnership with the Jamaica Center BID and special thanks to Rincon Salvadoreno Restaurant and CH Martin for hosting the artwork.
About Queens Council on the Arts
QCA
Mission: To foster and develop the arts in Queens County and to support
individual artists and arts organizations in presenting their cultural
diversity for the benefit of the community.
About ArtSite
Queens
Council on the Art’s first public art commissioning program, ArtSite,
aims to empower local artists to engage on a local level, understanding
that they can be a catalyst for change. QCA, along with its partners,
the Jamaica Center BID in Jamaica and the 82nd Street BID in Jackson Heights, seek to create a self-sustaining supportive art culture in these communities.
This program has been supported by the Queens Council on the Arts with funds from NYS Regional Economic Development Council in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts, with additional support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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