Art Takes Times Square

Arts group chashama turns more than a dozen Times Square billboards into digital canvases. The project, which started a year ago, generated a flurry of interest from artists and culture fiends with an open call for submissions in March. The winning work will be unveiled at 7pm. Performances in the plaza by band Twin Shadow, stilt walkers and other artists will further the organization’s mission to foster art in surprising and unusual places. Meanwhile, a pair of handpicked entries will screen on trucked-in LED displays in the pedestrian mall.