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Artist in Residence Maria de Los Angeles at Every Woman Biennial

La Mama Galleria 47 Great Jones Street, New York, NY, United States

MARIA DE LOS ANGELES & Alphabet City Art School Opening Reception MAY 19, 2019 1–4pm Every Woman Biennial 2019 at La Mama, La Galleria 47 Great Jones Street (Art) 222 Bowery (Art + Film Festival) New York, NY Gallery Hours May 20–29  •  1–7pm (including Memorial Day)   About the Every Woman Biennial The EVERY WOMAN BIENNIAL is the all woman and women-identified art biennial founded and curated by C. Finley. What began as the Whitney Houston Biennial, a wild one-night event of art and performance celebrating women in 2014, and expanded to a two-week exhibition in 2017 in the awakening of the #MeToo movement, will present its third iteration, titled Every Woman Biennial, from May 20 - May 29 in NY, and a sister biennial featuring LA-based artists June 2 - 12 in LA.   Contributing Girls Club Members K’mai Allen Angelica Bautista Safari Buckly Shanai Dunbar Pamela Espinalvaldez Martha Flores Sienna Garcia Sophia Guitterez Shaniyah Hohenkirk Zakira Mack Kailey Molina Catelyn Neal Shanice Negron Mia Olavarria Jacky Perez Kaitlyn Perez Angelica B Quinones Conscious Rogers Alissa Ruff Absatou Sadiq Lavonia Sharp Jeisica Sookoo Clari Taveras Destiny White Ayianna Wilson

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Photoville: Water is a Women’s Issue

Brooklyn Bridge Plaza 17-31 Water St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

For the third year in a row, we are exhibiting in Photoville, a free outdoor photo destination with over 90+ exhibitors. This year our installation is titled Water is a Women’s Issue; a national collaborative project organized by the Lower Eastside Girls Club, which examines how water impacts women’s bodies, our home communities, and our daily life.

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Love No Border: An Artists’ Call for Action

Art + Community Gallery 402 East 8th Street, New York, NY, United States

"Love No Border" showcases the work of artists from throughout the United States and Mexico who are using their time and talents to give voice, witness, and love to those who, like them, are standing up for others.
Many have asked: “If not us, who? If not now, when?”.

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Join the Girls Club: A Series of Virtual Events to Benefit the Girls Club

Virtual Event

The Lower Eastside Girls Club is here to stay and we are doing everything in our power to support our community in this time of crisis. Join independent BK based singer-songwriter, Madison McFerrin, for an evening to spread love. The "Try" singer will be starting off with a Q&A with one of our girls, followed by a live concert. — 6:30PM EST @madmcferrin on Instagram Live Girls Club friend and champion, Dianna Agron, wants you to #JointheGirlsClub and her chat with Girls Club Alum Aicha Cherif! They'll be talking about creativity, sisterhood, and everything keeping us sane in the time of COVID-19. Giveaway Item: For every $10 donation, you will be entered to win a personalized song from Dianna and surprise musical guest! 1PM EST Instagram Live Join DJ Perly for 1 hour-long DJ set, dedicated to good vibes. Giveaway Item: For every $10 donation, you will be entered to win a private DJ lesson from DJ Perly! 8PM EST Instagram Live Are You Smarter Than A Quarantiner? is the fourth installment in our SPREAD TRIVIA, NOT COVID initiative. For a look at the last few rounds, check out: triviaforacause.com — 5PM EST Zoom Enter to receive three exclusive Mara […]

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Election Day 2020

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3rd, but you don’t have to wait until then to vote! Here are three ways you can vote: Register to Vote Friday, October 9 There’s still time! Submit your voter registration online at:  www.ny.gov/services/register-vote Not sure if you’re registered? Check your voter status at: www.nycvotersearch.com VOTE EARLY Saturday, October 24 – Sunday, November 1 Note: your early voting poll site may be different from your regular poll site. Confirm the correct location at: nyc.pollsitelocator.com VOTE BY MAIL Request your mail-in (absentee) ballot anytime before Tuesday, October 27th. Return your ballot by mail by Tuesday, November 3rd. You can also drop off your absentee ballot at an early voting poll site between October 24–November 1, or at a poll site on Election Day: Tuesday, November 3. VOTE on Election Day Tuesday, November 3 • 6am – 9pm  Vote in person, or drop off your mail-in ballot. Find your polling site at: nyc.pollsitelocator.com

Earth Day Celebration & Growing Abolition Opening at MoMA PS1

MoMA PS1 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Queens, NY, United States

Join us for a celebration of Earth Day, featuring music, art-making workshops, and opportunities to seed a new green space at MoMA PS1. The day marks both the closing of Slow Factory’s The Revolution is a School in Homeroom, and the unveiling of jackie sumell & The Lower Eastside Girls Club: Growing Abolition, a new project unfolding around a greenhouse in the side courtyard of PS1 offering points of connection between environmental justice and prison abolition. To celebrate the dialogue forged between these projects, Slow Factory will host a series of musical performances and hands-on workshops on themes of sustainability and climate justice. Bring your used clothing for opportunities to repair, print on, or recycle the textiles. Visitors of all ages will also be invited to participate in the seeding of planters for the greenhouse, a project which continues PS1’s commitment to exploring urban green spaces as places of creativity, community building, and solidarity. Please note that workshop capacity is limited. Workshops: Repair Stations with Multitudes Studio and Makayla Wray Terrarium Making Workshop with Olivia Rose Planting with Alive Structures and jackie sumell Screen Printing Station with Mae Lim Stark Herb Bundling with One Love Community Fridge Live Music: Sam […]

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