Visions of Tibbetts Brook
Visions of Tibbetts Brook was conceived by Bronx-based photographer and conceptual artist Manuel Acevedo. The project started at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC) in summer 2022 and moved to AmPark Neighborhood School in early 2023. At AmPark, Acevedo conducted 9 classroom art-making sessions and two site visits with the Van Cortlandt Park Director of Environmental & Garden Education followed by an in-school session with Jessica Wilson, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Manhattan College.
The students learned how wetlands and living shorelines improve our watershed quality. The final banner project included one collage by each student that rendered the future greenway and a personal statement of their vision for the future of Tibbetts.
Visions of Tibbetts Brook was commissioned by, and is part of, CALL/ City as Living Laboratory’s Rescuing Tibbetts Brook initiative to build awareness of the benefits of daylighting. The project is generously supported by the COBY Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Council for the Arts, the Mellon Foundation, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and individual contributors.