Mobile Print Power at Rockaway Beach

Rockaway Beach is a unique urban coastline that is home to 120,000 residents, host to myriad wildlife species, and a popular destination for millions of visitors who enjoy activities like surfing, swimming, and sunbathing. How do visitors and residents create communities that consider this complex ecology? How can leisure in shared spaces catalyze meaningful connections?

In the summer of 2024, the multi-generational Queens-based artist collective Mobile Print Power (MPP) and Public Art Fund explored how residents and visitors alike experience Rockaway Beach. Through a series of hands-on open workshops, MPP used their participatory design methodology and portable silkscreen printmaking carts to connect with communities along the beach and boardwalk. With their collaborative process, MPP co-created new graphic works based on participants’ sense of place.

Mobile Print Power at Rocakway Beach was curated by Gabriela López Dena.