Community Center

A Celebration of Black Icons In Dance

Get ready for a night of inspirational dance performances with Charles Haislah, The Creative Arts Academy, and CFAC-DanceLab as we pay tribute to dance trailblazers through history. This event is free and open to the community!

Saturday, February 24th, 5:30 PM

Community Folk Art Center, Black Box Theater

RSVP 


CommuniVersity : The Art of Generational Wealth

It’s never too late to start your financial planning journey. Join us at the Community Folk Art Center on , February 13th at 6:30 PM for tips on how to preserve your legacy through investing. Financial literacy is the cornerstone of empowerment and success in today’s complex world. Understanding how money works, from budgeting and saving to investing and planning for the future, is not just a skill; it’s a key that unlocks doors to financial freedom. Join the dynamic discussion led by CFAC Education Outreach Coordinator, Cedric T. Bolton, alongside special guest, Emad Rahim, Ph.D., Syracuse Surge Entrepreneurship Manager at CenterState CEO. Topic include: cryptocurrency, real estate investing, and entrepreneurship. 

Register Today

CommuniVersity : Black-Arab Solidarities: A Brief And Interactive History

Wednesday, February, 7th
6:30 PM
Community Folk Art Center, Gallery

| This Event is FREE and Open to the Community

RSVP

Discussing issues that impact our community – join us for a roundtable discussion hosted as part of CFAC’s CommuniVersity series. This open forum will provide an overview of the history of Black and Arab solidarities in both US national and transnational contexts. Speakers will present research they have conducted on archival resources that showcase a long history of struggle for liberation and justice shared across Black and Arab liberation movements. This event is generously funded by a three-year Mellon Foundation Higher Learning Open Grant.

 

‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’ —A Curatorial Talk

Join us on Wednesday, December 13th for a curatorial talk and exhibition sunset. Curators Caroline Charles and Jessica Terry-Elliott of ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’ will hold an artist conversation with the community.

Wednesday, December 13th
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Community Folk Art Center, Gallery

| Free Admission

RSVP Here

CFAC Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration 2023

The Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) invites you to celebrate a Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration event! The celebration will be hosted at the Community Folk Art Center in the Black Box Theater on Friday, December 8th at 7:00 PM. 

For more information Contact Cedric T. Bolton  at ctbolton@syr.edu

Register Here

CommuniVersity

 

Join us for an exciting and thought-provoking event at the Community Folk Art Center. The CommuniVersity Black Diasporic Forum aims to bring together individuals of the Black diaspora and discuss overarching complexities in the Continental African, African American, and Caribbean communities. This in-person event will provide a platform for open dialogue, sharing experiences, and exploring strategies for unity and empowerment.

Register Here