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Snap & Taps Open Mic
It’s National Poetry Month and Snaps & Taps is back for all poets, singers and comedians on April 26. The open mic will be hosted by Symphonie and is free and open to the public.
Film Screening and Q&A : BAM ! THE CHICAGO BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) is excited to present a conversation and film screening featuring co-director and producer, Dr. Thabiti Lewis and the pivotal film, “BAM! Chicago’s Black Arts Movement” (2019) with a reception immediately to follow. Tuesday, April 4, 2023, 6pm – 8pm (EDT). This event is free, Click on the link to RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bam-the-chicago-black-arts-movement-tickets-549409377237?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
“FLY” a play presented by Joseph Edwards
Fly is a one-man dramatic comedy about an African American man, who believes he will receive the power to fly on the night of a special celestial event that will send transforming energy to planet Earth. As he prepares for this special event on a Brooklyn rooftop, he shares the comic, dramatic, and tragic experiences that have pushed him to the edge of reality. Fly trumpets the social justice, spiritual, and political challenges of what it means to be conscious and Black in America.
March 30th, 2023 @7:00pm
March 31st, 2023 @7:00pm
April 1st, 2023 @2:00pm & 7:00pm
For group rates, please call 315.442.2230
*PARENTAL DISCRETIONS IS STRONGLY ADVISED*
Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
Time: Jan. 28, 2023, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Community Folk Art Center, 805 E. Genesee St.
The School of Information invites participants to create your own social justice quilt block, in a day-long workshop (with lunch break) led by Social Justice Sewing Academy instructors. No prior experience required! Draw inspiration from the “Active Repair” exhibit on display through February 17.
This Syracuse Symposium event is organized by the School of Information Studies.
Space is limited! Please RSVP to Rachel Ivy Clarke by Jan. 18, and include any accessibility accommodation requests.
Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
The Community Folk Art Center hosts a reception January 27, 2023 – 6:00 p.m.celebrating an exhibit by the Social Justice Sewing Academy.
Sara Trail will offer remarks about the project, its history and impact, with a focus on how textile arts can work toward repairing societal injustices. Visitors can tour the gallery and view the curated selection of quilts on display (exhibit runs through Feb. 17).
This Syracuse Symposium event is organized by the School of Information Studies. For information, or to request accessibility accommodations, please contact Rachel Ivy-Clarke by Jan. 18.
For more information about the speaker and event, visit https://humcenter.syr.edu/calendar/active-repair-opening-reception/
Exhbition: Active Repair: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy
The Community Folk Art Center will host an exhibition of group and individual quilts from the Social Justice Sewing Academy, a non-profit organization that empowers individuals to utilize textile art for personal transformation, community cohesion, and begin the journey toward becoming an agent of social change.
This event is organized by the School of Information Studies and supported by the Humanities Center’s Syracuse Symposium on “Repair”.
Exhibition on View: December 12, 2022 – February 17, 2023 ; Monday – Friday 10am – 7pm and Saturday 11am – 3pm
TICKETS ON SALE: Community Folk Art Center’s 50th Celebration
How SHALL WE BE KNOWN? Illustrating Black Lives by London Ladd
This exhibition features mixed media art by renowned illustrator, London Ladd.
Ladd, is a two-time Syracuse University alum. Click the link to learn more about the artist: https://www.londonladd.com/about