The mural is on public view from June 20, 2024 onwards
The mural is located on the wall outside of The Standard Hotel, East Village
East 5th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Information on the participating artists.

“Garden of Collective Futures” is a public art project initiated by ten members of the EUNIC Cluster New York featuring artists from ten European countries and the U.S. EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European network of organizations engaging in cultural relations in more than 100 countries worldwide with a network of 140 clusters. EUNIC Cluster New York is one of them.

In the first step, the artists created a collaborative mural design through a series of workshops under the creative lead of New York-based, Ukrainian-born painter, muralist, street artist and illustrator Misha Tyutyunik. In a second step, they painted it together on the wall outside of The Standard, East Village.

The artists taking part in the project:

· Rob Anderson (Hungary)
· Riivo Kruuk (Estonia)
· David Leitner (Austria)
· Julius Ludavicius (Lithuania)
· Radu Pandele (Romania)
· Jan Deejoohcee Rosius (Flanders)
· Rosa Sarholz (Germany)
· Asia Sztencel (Poland)
· Verka Vybiralova (Czech Republic)
· Misha Tyutyunik (Ukraine/US)

LOCATION

EUNIC Cluster New York was thrilled to partner with The Standard, East Village on this project. The mural’s location is on the Garden Wall outside of the hotel, along East 5th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenue), New York, NY 10003.

The hotel is located off Cooper Square in one of New York’s most vibrant, artistic neighborhoods, East Village. The hotel is cozy, charming, and eccentric in equal measure – very much in the spirit of its surroundings.

MURAL THEME

The mural design was created by the ten artists collaboratively in a series of workshops. First, the artists delved into the essence of the project, associating symbols with the title words “garden”, “collective”, and “future”. Each sketched their chosen symbols in their own respective style, embellishing them with personal associations from their heritage countries that helped shape their identity. These symbols formed the foundation for the design.

Next, the artists dissected the meanings behind their chosen symbols through dialogue and individual reflection. Under Misha Tyutyunik’s creative guidance, a cohesive framework emerged, balancing unity and individuality. Discussion flowed around ensuring coherence among sections, with mock-ups and cut-outs aiding the visualization of the final composition.

The garden at The Standard, East village serves as a potent metaphor for collective aspirations and cultural diversity. As each artist’s contribution enriches the tapestry of the mural, it becomes a testament to both individual expression and shared visions for a prosperous and peaceful future for all.

© Misha Tyutyunik

About the Polish artist:

Asia Sztencel (b. Łódź, Poland), is a Brooklyn based conceptual artist who pursues socially engaged practice based on research about experience of immigrants in local communities in relationship to landscape and memory of a place. Activating painting, traditional craft, and multidisciplinary forms, Sztencel’s practice offers a personal exploration within the larger narrative of cultural displacement and immigration experience. Using landscape as the base narrative form, Sztencel dissects the feelings of exile, recall, and longing.

PARTNERS

“Garden of Collective Futures” is a project led by the Austrian Cultural Forum New York for EUNIC New York, in cooperation with the following partnering institutions: Hungarian Cultural Centre (Liszt Institute), Consulate General of Estonia in New York and Estonian Ministry of Culture, Lithuanian Culture Institute and Lithuanian Consulate-General in New York, Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, Delegation of Flanders to the USA, Goethe-Institut New York, Polish Cultural Institute New York, Ukrainian Institute of America, and Czech Center New York.

With generous support from EUNIC Global – European Union National Institutes for Culture, Europe’s network of national cultural institutes and organizations, with 39 members from all EU Member States.

Photo credits: Bruce Bybee