CAfED presents "Celebrating Black Possibility"
Date and time
A show filled with innovative artists celebrating our black heritage through breathtaking creative artwork presented by CAfED. Please RSVP!
About this event
Come and enjoy an exhibition of incredible artists representing the African diaspora through photography, mixed media art, visual art, architectural designs, drama, music, poetry, spoken word, and dance.
MEET THE ARTISTS
Ron Louis Foster, Marvin Bowser, Mark Hill, Tanya Everett, Patrice Johnson, Kareem Riley, Jelani Prew, Steven McKenzie, Yaritza Pineiro, Marienne Yen Thomas, Tau Battice Foto, Stephen Davis, Micheal Ryan Hines, ShaRon Hawkins, Melissa Leraye Legions, Mark Godoy Jr., JBS & Friends and our youngest artist Ms. Skye Jones.
Admission to the exhibit is free but donations are welcome. Please RSVP to reserve your spot today. Paid tickets are required for some of the cultural events, please see below.
All events take place at El Barrio’s Art Place PS109. El Barrio Artspace has readily opened its doors, inviting everyone into a lovely, safe space. Together we will experience the artwork and better understand what inspired the artists to tell their stories.
WHEN / WHERE
Celebrating Black Possibility runs from June 7th through 24th, 2022 at El Barrio's Art Space PS109
215 East 99 Street New York, NY 10029 (between second and third Avenues)
Monday-Saturday 11:00 AM-7:30 PM/Sunday 11:00 AM-6:00 PM
*Closed- Tuesday, 14th
Playing Shakespeare" with Patrice Johnson Chevannes is scheduled for Tuesday 14th at 7 PM in El Barrio Artspace lower level Black Box Theater.
*Closed - Thursday, June 16th
*Closed- Friday, June 17th
IMPORTANT DATES / CULTURAL EVENTS
Opening Reception on Friday, June 10th starting at 6 PM
Spoken Word/Poetry/Prose - Hosted by ShaRon Hawkins
Starring: Gayle Pilgrim, Mario Wright, Aba Cura, Ajina Muse, ANI, Arielle Moore and Sydney Scafe.
Sunday, June 12th at 2:00 PM
Admission: Free!
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CAfED Presents "Playing Shakespeare" with Award Winning actress, writer, director Patrice Johnson Chevannes
Tuesday, June 14th at 7:00 PM
Admission- $ 35.00
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A drama reading presentation: "A & Bea"
Written by Tanya Everett/Directed by TBD/Produced by Playmachine
Performed by Tanya Everett/TBD
Wednesday, June 15th at 7:30 PM Admission: $ 15.00
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JBS & Friends live concert has been cancelled due to health reason.
Saturday, June 18th at 4:00 PM Admission- Donation
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Juneteenth
Creative Dance Performance in tribute to Celebrating Black Possibility - Choreographer Melissa Leraye Legions & Company
Special guests: Poetry/Prose Ms. ShaRon Hawkins and friends
Sunday, June 19th at 2:00 PM
This is event is free. Please click here to register.
WE ARE CAfED
Celebrating Black Possibility is presented by Nelson Soto, the founder of CAfED, and artist, Travis Vargas. The exhibit is curated by Albert Justiniano and Annie Arroyo.
Our production assistants are artists Emily Gabrielle Moreno, and Abigail Cara Soto.
Celebrating Black Possibility is an art show created to inspire and motivate us to believe that we can turn the impossible into the possible.
DONATE!
Will you make a financial contribution to help diversify the art world?
CAfED's mission is to offer artists from traditionally marginalized backgrounds opportunities to showcase their work, and to inspire young creatives to explore careers in art. Despite our rich and vibrant histories and heritages, artists from Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous communities are often not recognized. Many continue to struggle to find venues to display their work and to break into meaningful careers in art. Will you help us support these amazing artists?
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Meet the artists of Celebrating Black Possibility.
