Julia Rooney

Artist

Julia Rooney, an artist and former Bushwick resident, talks about her time living in Bushwick and the struggles artists face in finding affordable work/live spaces in the city. Julia shares her reflections on the impact displacement and gentrification have had on her artwork and her sense of belonging in a community.


Interview details

Interview Title:

Interview with Julia Rooney

Interviewee:

Julia Rooney

Job Title:

Artist

Interviewer:

Cynthia Tobar

Interview Date:

September 6, 2014

Length:

00:29:36

Resource Type:

Recording, video

Format:

Digital, mp4

Subject:

Arts and culture, Affordable housing, Gentrification , Displacement

Rights:

Cities for People, Not for Profit: Gentrification and Housing Justice in Bushwick by Cynthia Tobar is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Digital ID:

Rooney_Julia.mp4

Reference URL:

http://citiesforppl.org/interviews/interview-with-julia-rooney

Bibliographic Citation:

"Interview with Julia Rooney," in Cities for People, Not for Profit: Gentrification and Housing Justice in Bushwick, http://citiesforppl.org/interview/julia-rooney-interview