Life On the Curb

I am  always changing and this week I have more people on board on Curb/Dog Project and several other art programs. We started by stenciling a street in the Upper West Side that many people felt was a landmine of ACC ( Attention Curb Confusion) incidents that permeate with a heavy stench that suffocates the nice surroundings. It seems no matter how beautiful the buildings or surroundings are, – ACC hits!

Kim Land - Dynamic Activist

A new activist Kim Land, agile and dynamic and I, stenciled two blocks in no time, even with the heat of the day, people were very appreciative and gave us a thumbs up on our very visual and accessible art that no one can buy, but everyone can appreciate. I would like to cover all curbs eventually around the country (Maybe the world!) until ACC is cured and our streets are free to be walked proudly again. Here are some quick pictures to note the days events. Please everyone subscribe, I just put the subscription tag on the site!

Curb Dog in White

Curbing our words...

Curb Dog Project

Curb Dog - Photo by Aimee Margolis ©2010

Aimee Says:

On June 29th, a hot steamy day, Emily, Kevin (a bloke from Scotland) and I went out on the streets to educate the community about curb confusion. (a new disease called ACC). Kevin on video, Emily and I on stencil and spray paint, three artists with a mission to change one ACC dog owner at a time. Emily and I, each with a different color of paint, clarifying with stencil in hand, where the mysterious curb is so the poor misguided dogs/dog owners could find it easily. I had no difficulty in spraying the site, and went over to give Emily a quick course on using stencils, less is more, in using spray paint. We got the street done, before my acetate stencil disintegrated to a gooey mess. (I need to fine a better stencil material?!) The landlords, supers, and neighbors cheered us on, with stories of how they hate the “snarky dog owners” who just wee at will on our lovely trees and flower beds and then go to their ritzy turf knowing if they did it on their own streets, would get fined by their super! I just thought these people had ACC, but it seems from what the neighbors say, it is ACHC! (Attention Curb Homie Confusion). We got some amazing photos and Kevin shot a video of the Curb Dog Art Project. Soon we may be on your street doing our Activist Art and trying to make a difference.

Emily says:

Helping New York one curb at a time.

Curing Attention Curb Confusion for a better NYC

Charlie's Angels

The whole gang - Kevin, Emily, & Aimee

I found Aimee through a community art website. She was looking for people to help her with an art project. After meeting her and hearing her story I decided to spend a day helping her out. Little did I know we would be spray painting stencils on the street trying to educate people as to the location of the curb. Aimee is part of a community task force which is trying to educate the public about where their dogs should be pissing. Aimee calls this problem ACC, Attention Curb Confusion. Nobody likes walking down the streets when they are socked with urine and I thought it would be an interesting experience to learn more about the city and activist art.

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