The Centrefuge Public Art Project

This review is a long time coming:
A few years ago when I was living in the LES, I noticed these eyesores that were the construction containers for the Houston Restoration Project. Then one day I happened by, and they were no longer those drab, depressing, steel tombs– they were turned into long, cubic works of art. Each side of the container was now adorned with a vibrant image. Upon further investigation, I learned that it was due to the newly created Centre-​fuge Public Art Project
Centre-​fuge was the brainchild a few other local LES residents, who too were tired of the eyesores. They turned the boring containers into a rotating street art gallery, that initially featured local artists. Now, going into its 5^th year (and its 20^th cycle), Centre-​fuge has expanded not only further into the East Village at the First street Green Art Park, but into Brooklyn/​outer boroughs, as well as down to Miami. The cycles rotate every 3 months, when they buff the containers and invite new artists, now from around the globe. Anyone can actually submit to be considered to cover a portion of a container/​wall, via their website.
Centre-​fuge is a great project that not only beautifies neighborhoods, but brings together community’s. If you’re into street art/​graffiti, be sure to head to LES to check out the project. While you’re there, mosey over to the Bowery wall at Bowery/​Houston for another rotating mural. Then head down to Little Italy, for the L.I.S.A Project.