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Programs & Projects
The Truth About Immigrants Art for Change will be participating in the Truth About Immigrants Campaign initiated by the New York Immigration Coalition. AfC is partnering with Alwan for the Arts (an organization in the Arab community that educates the broader public by showcasting a range of cultural events). The purpose of the campaign is to educate the larger NY community on the social, economic and political contributions immigrants make.
Hacia Afuera (pilot program) Art for Change will be presenting Hacia Afuera, a public art festival in East Harlem-El Barrio to be held May 17th and 18th of 2008 and is inviting artists to take part in it with performance, music, site specific installations and interactive media pieces.
East Harlem-El Barrio is a neighborhood with a long history of art, from theater to murals, to performance. In recent years, gentrification has become a reality for many of its residents and thus Hacia Afuera is to be used as a vehicle to reclaim the
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ExplorArte is a two-year exchange program involving artists from Potosi and La Paz, Bolivia. Art for Change staff and volunteers work with New York and Bolivian youth groups to provide a program which will result in the creation of original theatre presentations in New York as well as short films and murals in Bolivia.
Photo:Bolivian youth with ExplorArte after
completion of public mural in Polosi, Bolivia. Youth Theater y Algo Más is a program that allows youth ages 14-18 to explore issues that are important to them as individuals and as members of larger communities and turn them into short plays (in English and Spanish) that may entice food for thought and a platform for dialog. The program runs in the summer, fall and spring and meets once a week for three hours.
Art Belongs to Everyone is a year round program that strives to bring art to non-traditional spaces in East Harlem-El Barrio. The program is coordinated by a diverse committee made up of members of the community, some of whom are artists, activists, public servants, construction workers, cultural workers, parents and youth. The committee meets throughout the year to organize, curate, promote and give life to the exhibits, interventions, workshops, discussions and other events that occur in different locations. Through this inclusive democratic process, the community takes ownership and accountability and ensures that all the benefits of the arts reach everyone in the community.
For more information, please contact 212.348.7044
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