A student-led portrait exhibition where Central Brooklyn youth photograph one another and reflect on love, peace, power, and freedom, inviting the public into a shared space of listening, recognition, and self-defined storytelling.
Featuring: Chayce Bryant, Joanne Cruz, Kalieah Figaro, Elijah Curry Jackson, Micah St. Jean, Manuel Vargas, “Love, Peace, Power, Freedom: Classroom Portraits by Central Brooklyn Youth”, curated by Kwadwo Gyasi Nkita-Mayala (
@kgyasiphotography )
📸 Elijah Curry Jackson
🔗 Link in bio to preview more of “Love, Peace, Power, Freedom: Classroom Portraits by Central Brooklyn Youth”, as well as all the 85+ public #Photoville2026 exhibits going up throughout NYC this summer!
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📍 Brooklyn Bridge Park
▪️ Presented by Ember Charter Schools For Mindful Education, Innovation, & Transformation (
@embercharter ) and Photoville, in partnership with PhotoWings (
@photowings )
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📅 May 16–30th, 2026
📣 Opening Weekend May 16th and 17th, 2026 in
@brooklynbridgepark
📍 85+ exhibitions across all 5 boroughs + IRL & online public programming
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Thanks to Lead Marquee Partner
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