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For three weeks this past June, multimedia artist Xaviera Simmons transformed the streets of the Bronx into an outdoor portrait studio as part of Public Art Fund`s program for emerging artists, In the Public Realm. The project, Bronx as Studio, was equal parts sidewalk games, classic photographic portraiture, and performance art. Simmons invited passersby to participate and to be photographed engaging in various activities ranging from chess, hopscotch and three-card Monte to soapbox speaking and Double Dutch. Using both large and medium format cameras, she documented almost 200 people on various street corners, in parks and in front of backdrops she created. Simmons employed assorted props and masks as well as found objects and personal items to engage participants in the construction of each image. Simmons has hand printed each color portrait, and will mail a copy to each of the participants. In this way, Bronx as Studio not only engages residents and visitors to the Bronx in the art making process, but also documents their participation in a photographic portrait for them to keep. About Xaviera Simmons Xaviera Simmons initially trained as a photographer, and has since expanded her art practice to include video, installation, performance and music based works. Simmons studied at Bard College (BFA, 2004) and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She has exhibited her work at The Studio Museum in Harlem, The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and Zacheta National Museum of Art, Poland, among other locations. Location The Bronx Museum of the Arts is located at 1040 Grand Concourse. Subways: Take the D or B to the 167 St./Grand Concourse station. Exit at rear of station, walk south along Grand Concourse two blocks. About the Public Art Fund PUBLIC ART FUND is New York脮s leading presenter of artists` projects, new commissions, installations and exhibitions in public spaces. For over 30 years, the Public Art Fund has been committed to working with emerging and established artists to produce innovative temporary exhibitions of contemporary art throughout New York City. By bringing artworks outside the traditional context of museums and galleries, Public Art Fund provides a unique platform for an unparalleled encounter with the art of our time. Bronx As Studio is a project of the Public Art Fund program In the Public Realm, which is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts; and in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Special thanks to The Bronx Museum of Arts. Public Art Fund is a non-profit art organization supported by generous contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations, and with public funds from National Endowment for the Arts; New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.