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#ArtIsAWeapon

Reposted from @prattcenter Interested in learning how to create, host, or take part in social gatherings in NYC’s public spaces? 🎶

Join “Music in the Streets,” a session that will break down everything from obtaining permits to securing resources for affordable, accessible outdoor events. Whether you’re new to hosting or just need a refresh, this session is for you! 💡

We welcome independent operators, freelancers, small businesses, artists, and DJs to come share your questions and connect with city officials. Plus, network with other event creators in the community. 🌐

Join us in partnership with @651arts, in-person or on Zoom, on Tuesday, February 4. Co-hosted by Pratt Center’s @djtaranyc and curator/DJ @boo__lean.

RSVP today through the link in our bio and don’t miss out.

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[unlabyrinth]

@LaShondaKatrice Barnett writes historical fiction act of political resistance. It's an HONOR, not a burden to go into the archives and tell these stories. Our ancestors got a raw deal, an honor to write their history #WRBGFEST #651arts #blackhistory (at BRIC)

[jmarksthespots]

[#BKArtHome #COMMUNITYCONVERSATION] Home in the Time of Brooklyn: Festival of Ideas  Saturday, May 6 | 1-3pm  JACK | 505 1/2 Waverly Ave. Brooklyn, NY Tickets: Free | Seating is limited RSVP here

Join @651arts-blog for our culminating event! This creative dialogue with our think-tank family members will reflect on how to collectively nurture our needs and desires in order to maintain an artistic haven in Brooklyn.​ Tune into the conversation online at #BKArtHome. Learn more about Home in the Time of Brooklyn here.

[blackstagenyc-blog]

#LoveHustle in the #NewYearRevolution | A TWITTER CHAT with @TFALoveHustle What does your #NewYearRevolution look like? How do you love? How do you hustle? How do you make art in this moment? Join 651 ARTS for this TWITTER CHAT leading up to "Together / Far Apart," an evening of three couples sharing their life journeys as artists through performance directed by curator and performance artist Monica L Williams. TUNE IN TO @651ARTS and follow #LoveHustle from 1:00-2:00pm EST on TUESDAY 3/10 to talk love, art, performance, the hustle, and so much more in this time of the #NewYearRevolution. WE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR #LoveHustle! And COME SEE TOGETHER/FAR APART on FRIDAY, December 6 & SATURDAY, March 20 @ 7:30 pm at Irondale Ensemble Project. More information at http://www.651arts.org/on-stage/event/together-far-apart. ABOUT TOGETHER / FAR APART: Under the direction of curator and performance artist Monica L. Williams, Together/Far Apart features three couples who share their life journeys as artists through performance. Each artist couple works to maintain healthy family relationships all while making great art and balancing demanding lives. In their own genre, they explore the challenges of time, space, and distance as they relate to the hustle of work/love and loving each other. Featured artists include DJ's Reborn and Amir (He Said She Said), Dominique Morisseau / Jimmy Keys, and Ana Rokafella Garcia / Gabriel Kwikstep Dionisio.

[raiimusic]

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TONIGHT is the night family!! The wife @WhitneyKeaton & I will be performing at #BrooklynMuseum for #Soundtrack63 at 7pm and it's FREE! BILAL will be performing right after us so join us in celebrating #BlackHistory & life!! #RAIIWKLive #MarriageAndMusic #TheSmiths #651arts #CivilRights #1960s

[whitneykeatonmusic]

The hubby @RaiiMusic and I are so excited to be a part of the #Soundtrack63 movement once again. The 60's seems far away yet today's fight is looking very similar. #Feb7th Come out, experience the story of our history and present times as it comes to life through music!!! The show begins at 7pm! #RAIIWKLive #MarriageAndMusic #TheSmiths #FEB7th @BrooklynMuseum #BrooklynMuseum #BKNY #651Arts

[rasujilani]

Essay: What sparked #TripleConsciousness

I was recently asked to write an essay for brooklynmuseum to give context on the inspiration, inception, and development of #TripleConsciousness. For more information about the program, click here: https://tripleconsciousness.splashthat.com/

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"In 2013, I attended a Park Armory work-in-progress presentation of Ralph Lemon’s Scaffold Room, produced by MAPP International Productions. The performance addressed ideas of the archetypal Black female in America culture, and I found myself experiencing various streams of consciousness. The ideas were drawn from history, stereotypes, pop culture, and science fiction with source materials like Moms Mabley, Beyoncé, Kathy Acker and Samuel R. Delany. 

I was left with a question: “What impact does the Black woman’s image in pop culture have on America?” I explored and discussed the idea for several months before approaching Shay Wafer of 651 ARTS with the idea of producing a discussion series about Black Femininity. Shay explained that 651 ARTS was producing the Geneva Project directed by Charlotte Brathwaite, which also seeks to examine black femininity through the lens of tradition and cultural remembrance. 

We decided to expand on the concept to include artists and cultural thinkers who focus on themes of Black female identity. Ebony Noelle Golden was commissioned to curate conversations that would broaden our ideas of Black women in America. She added deeper questions that helped anchor the discussion and enlisted the participation of powerful women who rarely appear together on these types of forums. These shared efforts make Triple Consciousness a collaborative platform for exercising the democratic voice in reimagining Black female identity in America."

-          Rasu Jilani