The Queensborough Community College art gallery now features pieces inspired by the Amazon rainforest, Africa and Italy. NY1's Shannan Ferry gave us a look inside.
You can hear Suzanne C. Nagy's artwork pumping like a heartbeat.
Drawing inspiration from the Amazon rainforest, her pieces focus on reforestation and environmental pollution.
"We need to care about trees who produces oxygen for us, so the heart shape is a symbolic element of keeping us alive," said Nagy.
Nagy's exhibition "Sustainable Nature Solutions" is one of three which debuted at Queensborough Community Colleges' Art Gallery this month.
Though each new exhibit is unique - the artists share a common theme. They each drew inspiration from a particular culture or place around the globe.
Eleanor Imperato was born in Avella, Italy. "Doors of Memory, Porte della Memoria" showcases her original photographs of doors and windows in her birthplace.
"A lot of us are immigrants and we call the United States home - but there is something about the place where you were born that calls to you," explained Imperato.
The third exhibition - A Liberian Sojourn - was created by local artist Charles Duncan Miller III. It includes photographs and artifacts from his trips to Africa during the 1970s and the 1980s.
"Most of the people in here are no longer alive by civil wars, Ebola, famines, etc. and so the cultures are dying," said Miller.
A Liberian Sojourn and Sustainable Nature Solutions will close in December. Doors of Memory will close in January.