February 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...
Jan 5th
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...
Dec 31st
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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...
Nov 5th
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...
Oct 19th
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Oct 6th
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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...
Oct 6th
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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...
Sep 26th
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August 2011
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Aug 10th
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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...
Aug 10th
July 2011
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Jul 29th
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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,...
Jul 29th
“Kahlil Gibran says that “the Heart knows its reasons which Reason knows...”
Jul 12th
Jul 12th
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“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.”
– Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics  
Jul 12th
“…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 •...
Jul 5th
June 2011
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WatchWatch
East Harlem: The Evolution of a Neighborhood
Jun 29th
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WatchWatch
Get Involved 
Jun 28th
“The only gift is a portion of thyself.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jun 15th
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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 
May 19th
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Text Messages From A Cougar
646: I wanna hate u I wanna like u I want ur lips ur nut to lay with you drink with u and even forget u LMAOOOOOOO!!!! How do I respond to that?!
May 19th
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“Who you travel with is often more important than the destination.”
– anonymous 
May 13th
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“He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance...”
– Emily Bronte 
May 11th
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