Celebrate the launch of the Shaolin Art Party! We're Jahtiek Long and Melissa West, bringing you exciting performances, special guests and space to connect. Shaolin Art Party aims to create something with you that’s community driven and brings people together around arts and culture across the island.
All are welcome! You do not have to live on Staten Island to get involved!
Accessibility Menu The Hub has a wheelchair accessible bathroom
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Jahtiek Long (Culture Push Fellow 2023) is an interdisciplinary artist, emerging curator, photographer, musician, and community organizer. His work is centered around subverting the "traditional" narrative surrounding Staten Island and providing a shift in perspective of the borough and its people. His work has been featured by PBS, NY1, The Staten Island Advance, and Inked Magazine.
Melissa West (Culture Push Fellow 2023) is a choreographer and curator based in Staten Island, NY. Her work has been shared at Dixon Place, Triskelion Arts, The Living Theater, Atlantic Salt, and Queens Museum. West is the Director & Senior Curator of the Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor, and is an adjunct faculty member of Wagner College
