May 2012
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Art of the Inclusion features Art for Change on...
Art Show: “Know Gays Aloud,” at Art for Change in New York
As part of my plan to actually get out of my apartment and involve myself in the various arts communities here in New York, I am setting a goal for myself to attend and review as many art shows as possible locally, as well as wherever I happen to be. Many if not most of these shows will probably have nothing to do with...
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Waisting Our Minds
In Spain, the unemployment rate among workers under 25 is more than 50 percent. In Ireland almost a third of the young are unemployed. Here in America, youth unemployment is “only” 16.5 percent, which is still terrible — but things could be worse.
And sure enough, many politicians are doing all they can to guarantee that things will, in fact, get worse. We’ve been hearing a lot about the war on...
April 2012
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Watchladijones:
This is a short excerpt from the opening reception of the exhibition, Know Gays Aloud, at Art for Change in Harlem. The show features a work by artist and friend, Micaela Anaya entitled, “San Gabriel”. To learn more about the show visit, artforchange.org/
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Harlem exhibit fights social prejudice
Article by Nicollette Barsamian, Spectator Staff Writer
Art for Change, a nonprofit providing a forum for creating art that inspires social justice, recently opened an exhibit in Spanish Harlem called “Know Gays Aloud.” According to operations chair William Collazo, it “gravitates around four issues of social justice: immigration, LGBT, women’s issues, and poverty/education—we see them as going...
March 2012
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“We need to theorize the meaning of beauty in our lives so that we can educate...”
– Bell Hooks, “Art of My Mind”: Visual Politics, New Press, 1995
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February 2012
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January 2012
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Art for Change
Art for Change has gallery hours established for the next several Saturdays! We’ll be open each Saturday starting this week (Jan 7th) through February 18th! Come check out the show!
Art for Change is pleased to present Dismissed featuring artists, Jamie Kelty, Sally Hogarth, Megan Klim, Tomo Mori, Kate Fauvell, Rosanna Bump, Junior Targét, and student artwork from Promise Academy II in...
December 2011
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Start Off The New Year Doing Something Good
Hello Friends & Family,
I’ve been a volunteer for Art for Change, a social justice and arts nonprofit in East Harlem ( www.artforchange.org ) for over a year now, and I am on a mission to raise just $200! ANY amount you are able to donate would be greatly appreciated. As you all know, funding for the arts is slim and you can rest assured anything you give goes directly to sustain Art...
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November 2011
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disMISSED Opening Reception, Friday, November 18 @...
DISMISSED Opening Reception Art for Change Gallery
Friday, November 18 7:00-11:00pm Education, which should be a right, is often a privilege. In this show, we ask artists to consider the disparities that exist in our education system through the lenses of class, school districts, and race. School budgets based on property taxes in some areas are one example of the stratification of schools...
October 2011
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MILLENNIAL YELL!
Community Dialog & Closing Party: Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 7:00PM to 11:00PM. Art for Change 1699 Lexington Avenue, Lower Level(Between 106th & 107th Street ) Community Dialog followed by live performances and DJ Inspired by the Middle East uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia and the DREAM Act movement in the U.S. , Millennial Yell! explores the distinct characteristics of new waves of...
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it was a GLORIOUS day on Wall Street
“The one thing that terrifies the elite is a great awakening. Well that day is here, and we must stand together and seize it. The worldwide movement of rebellion and resistance has been building [ in Egypt, in Tunisia, in Spain, in Greece,and England]… and it has finally come to New York, and more specifically to Wall Street.”
“The banks are global. They have...
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September 2011
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Art for Change: Call for Artists!
ART FOR CHANGE CALL FOR ARTISTS!
Dismissed
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, October 20th, 2011
Art for Change (AfC) is seeking proposals for artworks for its upcoming exhibition, Dismissed., at the AfC gallery Friday, November 18th, 2011 – Saturday, February 18th, 2012. Art for Change is a non-profit (501c3) organization that provides a forum for creating innovative art and media programs that...
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August 2011
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Art for Change: Hacia Afuera Film Screening
Please join me this Saturday for Art for Change’s Hacia Afuera Film Screening - Teens from East Harlem and beyond explore issues of identity, community and transformation in their short films. Screenings will be preceded by live performances and followed by Q&A. See below for details about the short films.
When: August 13th, 6:00PM-10:00PM (screenings at sunset).
Where: Children’s Aid...
July 2011
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Art Festival in East Harlem (August 13th-14th)
ART FOR CHANGE presents HACIA AFUERA East Harlem Arts & Music Festival August 13-14 (Sat-Sun), 1-6pm Sat 6-10pm, film screenings Free (rain or shine) Live performances by Pistolera, Edwin Vasquez, Sellassie, Selectress Iriela and Jesse Ricke, plus film screenings, interactive art, storytelling by Bobby Gonzalez, sidewalk parade, percussion workshop, arts & crafts for kids, outdoor yoga,...
“Kahlil Gibran says that “the Heart knows its reasons which Reason knows...”
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
– Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics
“…but our humanity is our burden, our life; we need not battle for it; we...”
– James Baldwin
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Unveiling Ceremony of SOLDADERAS
July 6th (from 6-9pm) marks three momentous occasions: Frida Kahlo’s birth, Julia de Burgos’ passing, and the unveiling of Yasmin Hernandez’sSOLDADERAS mural. Please join us as we gather to remember, celebrate and honor all three. Festivities Include: • Blessing of the mural by the Kalpulli Huehuetlahtolli Mexica Dancers • The musical sounds of traditional Son Jarocho and Bomba y Plena music •...
June 2011
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East Harlem: The Evolution of a Neighborhood
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“The only gift is a portion of thyself.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
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“I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer—but yours! How can I?”
– Emily Bronte
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May 2011
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“You’re too good for my bad reputation.”
– quisqueyano