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we win.
Posted in Amsterdam NY, City Hall, commitment, community, faith, Mayoral Campaign, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, update on November 15, 2011 | 4 Comments »
four years seem like four score
Posted in Amsterdam NY, City Hall, commitment, community, demolition, faith, heritage, Mayoral Campaign, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, public works, revitalization, survival, Uncategorized, volunteer, water distribution, waterfront development, women on November 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
sharing the love
Posted in Amsterdam NY, City Hall, community, heritage, NY, public art, revitalization, volunteer on August 25, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Letter from George Amedore
tending garden
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, City Hall, community, heritage, Montgomery County, murals, public art, Uncategorized on July 10, 2011 | 6 Comments »
There is something gracefully metaphorical about what’s happening in the Rose Garden at City Hall. Two years ago, this was a forgotten, overgrown mass of vines, saplings and crumbling walls. The panoramic view to the south was obscured and that side of the building was rarely visited by even the most avid of history buffs. [...]
sighting
Posted in Amsterdam NY, community, Montgomery County, NY, pedestrian bridge, public art, public works, revitalization, waterfront development on June 17, 2011 | 6 Comments »
I just stumbled on the following video posted on youtube. The was produced by Saratoga Associates for the public hearings held last Fall. It presents three different visualizations of the future pedestrian bridge, as well as the new Bridge Street and Riverlink Park.
marketing: yours, mine and ours
Posted in Amsterdam NY, community, Mayoral Campaign, Montgomery County, NY, public art, public works, revitalization, Uncategorized on June 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks for stopping by. Please click on the following link: Campaign handout 6.13.11
cool
Posted in art, public art on April 20, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
walkin’ the talk
Posted in Amsterdam NY, City Hall, community, heritage, homelessness, joy, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, public works, revitalization, survival, update, water distribution, waterfront development on January 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thank you so much to the Recorder and Reporter Jessica Maher for this web interview. Please take time to visit the Recorder’s home page each and every day at the following link: best news in town. Oh, and by the way, I misspoke. We have between 3,000 to 4,000 new visitors to our city website [...]
we’re on!
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, heritage, Montgomery County, NY, public art, revitalization on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
WMHT has garnered the funding necessary to move forward with its OUR TOWN: AMSTERDAM segment. They are recruiting volunteer storytellers to capture video to answer the question, “What is special about Amsterdam?” The resulting video will be incorporated into a 60-minute special airing this November. Community members from Amsterdam are invited to attend an informational [...]
step on up!
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
HELP! We need peeps to roll out base primer for a HUGE mural of the American Flag this Saturday! Please spend a couple of hours with us dusting off the east entrance to the City. Starts at 10am. Ladders and rollers with extensions appreciated. Paint, encouragement and laughter supplied. Call 841-4311 to volunteer. Amsterdam NEEDS [...]
east end not ended.
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, joy, love, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization, survival on July 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There is more work to do, but even so, I am proud to post the “befores” and “afters”. The muralists will be getting together in the next week or so to start the other projects. The photos are nice, however, I urge everyone to take a ride downtown for the real deal. I’m tired, very [...]
east end day two
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, hero worship, joy, love, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization, survival, Uncategorized on July 3, 2010 | 2 Comments »
By the end of the day, we all felt like superman.
tomorrow
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, Montgomery County, NY, public art, revitalization on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Help us clean up East Main Street (Saturday too.)
public spectacle
Posted in Amsterdam NY, art, community, faith, Montgomery County, murals, NY, public art, revitalization on June 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This weekend I am planning an East End Attack (Clean-up) that will be the start of a community mural project. Our focus will be on the many derelict properties, city owned and not, that line the corridor that serves as the eastern entrance to the City. I am asking for your assistance in volunteering, lining [...]
muralistic
Posted in art, community, faith, heritage, joy, murals, public art, revitalization, tagged murals, public art on June 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »
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