Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Nuestra Communidad (Ellen S. Jackson Apartments)

Nuestra Communidad Development Corps (NCDC) is devoted to building the wealth and enhancing the physical, economic, and social well being of Roxbury and other underserved populations in greater Boston by taking a community-driven approach that promotes self sufficiency and neighborhood revitalization.

The Ellen S. Jackson apartments on Bluehill Avenue in Roxbury opened to residents in Fall 2015. The apartments are named for Ellen S. Jackson, a Roxbury native who made a profound impact on equity and access throughout the City of Boston by leading the revolutionary community effort, Operation Exodus, to bus black students from overcrowded schools to fill empty seats in higher performing, predominantly white schools. Many feel that Ms. Jackson’s work ultimately led to the desegregation of Boston public schools.

In this same spirit of access, the newly constructed building bearing her name provides 40 units of affordable housing for low-income elders as well as economic opportunities for local vendors in its commercial spaces. When the building opened the walls were fresh, but bare. Residents at the Ellen S. Jackson apartments collaborated to select a permanent collection of 32 works of art that now enliven the hallways and community spaces of their new home. 

For more information please visit: www.nuestracdc.org

Muriel Angelil, One Dancer, Mixed (collage), 14"x12"


Muriel Angelil, Fiesta, Encaustic (mixed media), 2014, 10"x10"


Muriel Angelil, Growth, Encaustic (mixed media), 2014, 10"x10"


Prilla Smith Brackett, Remnants: Big Reed Reserve #2, Mixed media on board, 1996, 23"x27"


Prilla Smith Brackett, Silences #2, Oil and collaged linen on linen, 1996, 32"x60"



Elisabeth S. Davis, Still Life with Apples, Oil/acrylic on canvas paper, 1975, 20"x16"
Donated by: Betsy A. Davis


Phyllis Ewen, Elixir, Mixed media, 22"x15"x3"


Janet Fuchs, Bryce Canyon, Photograph, C Print, 2002, 25"x21"


Mary Gillis, Shock & Awe, Quilt, 2014, 60"x60"


Ruth Ginsberg-Place, Singing Girl I, Woodcut, 8"x10"



Edward Glannon, Mountain, Watercolor, 23"x31"
Donated by: Thomas Glannon & Patricia Wiley


Suzanne Hodes, Behind Locked Gates, Oil, 1988, 50"x48"


JoAnne Hungate, Waiting, Watercolor monotype, 18"x10"


JoAnne Hungate, Entangler, Watercolor monotype, 15"x22"


Faith Hyde, Wonderful Outfit, Mixed media on paper, 2005, 13"x13"


Faith Hyde, Who? On Sunday, Mixed media on paper, 2012, 12"x12"


Faith Hyde, I look like a lieutenant on a space ship, Mixed media on paper, 2013, 12"x12"


Faith Hyde, T sight, Mixed media on paper, 2013, 12"x12"



Faith Hyde, On St. James Street, Mixed media on paper, 2014, 11"x11"


Diana Korzenik, Reflection in Turquoise and Orange, Acrylic on paper, 1978, 24"x18"


Bette Frank Leahy, Felt, Handmade paper and felt, beads, thread, 2004, 20"x18"



Florence Lindheim, Flowers, Oil painting, 16"x13"
Donated by: Jeannie Lindheim


Susan Makin, Silver Teapot, Watercolor ink on paper, 1985, 14"x11"


Chalda Maloff, Gold Dust, Digital painting on canvas, 2012, 10"x14"



Silvina Mizrahi, Dali's Garden, Mixed media, 2001, 24"x18"


Silvina Mizrahi, Storytime, Mixed media, 2001, 28"x22"


Carolyn Muskat, Forum Walk, Lithograph, 1994, 35"x24"



Martha Jane Bradford, Summer Evening, 20 Color Silkscreen, 1985, 22"x30"
Donated by: Joyce Paulson


Judith Silverstein, Swirl 2, Acrylic/canvas, 20"x20"


Judith Silverstein, Pink Circle, Acrylic/canvas, 18"x24"


Judith Silverstein, Green Circles, Acrylic, 2014, 28"x22"


Stephanie Warburg, October, Oil, 16"x20"

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