Cast your vote for the winner of 2024's People's Choice Award for Best Public Space Activa...

Join us for a celebration of public space (www.openplans.org/psa24) Cast your vote, and then grab your party ticket to find out if your favorite took the prize! This People's Choice Award Winner will be announced at Open Plans' annual Public Space Awards on Thursday, February 29th (leap day!). Come and join us for a festive celebration of the people behind our city’s defining public spaces, and find out which one of our fabulous nominees have been named 2024's Best Public Space Activator. From neighborhood-level ingenuity to citywide stewardship, the second annual Public Space Awards cheers the leaders and groups that nurture daily life in New York City’s public forum. Learn more about the event and our wonderful awardees and nominees at www.openplans.org/psa24. Ticket sales are open now! The second annual Public Space Awards is a fundraiser in support of Open Plans Advocacy. A portion of all benefit tickets is tax-deductible.

Kuki Go

For this artist/designer, the pandemic’s disruption and isolation were catalysts for new creative endeavors, encouraging his pursuit of public art displays using a wonderfully surprising medium: tape. Kuki Go’s large-scale street tape murals began on the East Village’s Avenue B, and have since brought their playful spirit to many streets and sidewalks across the city. His tape projects make it clear that you don't always need big money projects and grand design to create community - simple tools, inspiration and intention will do. These creations of his highlight our shared surroundings in ineffable ways, spurring imagination, play, and a deliberate sense of place.

Misha Tyutyunik

As of October 2023, the work of Brooklyn-based artist Misha Tyutyunik invites you into the newly extended Kensington Plaza, just south of Prospect Park. A portion of Beverley Road has been fully pedestrianized and is decorated with his joyfully colorful piece. Misha’s murals and street art reach far beyond this one location, with many of his projects tapping into a deep sense of neighborhood-level identity. “My art is for everybody,” he has said; it’s evident that Tyutyunik holds this as a tenet of his. Over the years, he has enriched countless New Yorkers’ walks down the sidewalk and through public plazas with his dynamic works of art. Moreover, his collaborations with teens, young adults, and others have inspired everyday New Yorkers to join in the visioning of their communities.

Skate Everything School

The Skate Everything School strives to be an outlet for self-growth and discovery. Founder and Chief Coach O’Neal Ellerbe leads a team that offers skateboarding lessons to folks of all ages and skills. The school has grown rapidly since its creation in 2019 and now reaches all five boroughs with community partnerships and events programming in parks, playgrounds and on the street. Since the pandemic, Skate Everything has held “class” on Open Streets, such as the Underhill Open Street by Brooklyn’s PS 9 and the Marcus Meets Malcolm Open Street on Harlem’s 120th Street, providing free and joyful programming for elementary-age and teenage students. Beyond the physical coordination and balance they build for their students, Skate Everything’s teachers provide valuable exercises in trust, persistence, and self-confidence. That, and they help us all have some fun in trying something new.

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