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06/12/2025

🎉 Celebrating another year of life—with purpose!
Join me for a Friend-Raiser Dinner & Live Jazz Concert in support of the Canvas Institute’s powerful community work.

✨ Good food. Soulful jazz. Great people. Real impact.
🎺 Featuring a mini concert by jazz legend Eric Frazier and his band!

🙏🏽 Can’t make it? You can still support the cause.
🎟️ RSVP or Donate now:

Welcome to The Friend-Raiser: Jazz, Joy & Culture — a magical evening that embodies the spirit of community, celebration, and impactful change. Join us under the stars at the Canvas Institute Headquarters on Thursday, June 27th from 6:00PM, as we fuse the rhythms of jazz with the warmth of fel...

11/09/2024

3rd Annual GalaTicket Information:

Individual Ticket: $150
Table for 10: $1,400
Donation Link:
Purchase gala tickets , table for friends or students https://www.pledge.to/annual-youth-empowerment-gala-2024-aye24

Or Text to 707070

05/09/2024

Hi there,

Reaching out because three schools in our communities are holding Career Fairs:

IS 61 May 17, 2024 ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vU60Gc4CdXfJhYPhB390nIvLmHuPFqZOWSMkWgBfEJM/viewform?edit_requested=true )

PS 57 May 22, 2024 ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfhPoe7-pHhGE0IA7huGHOwvawKNyPmuL4i3j7lmQKFD6rVQg/viewform )

PS 18 May 31, 2024 ( https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf6vo9Ua4ODkIE_0cBDxLyhOdEYgDWnVKdbeWxX_Ss3U28FYw/viewform )

It is very important that our young community members see themselves in the people who come to these career fairs, so if you have availability, please consider attending. IS 61 reached out and said the response to the request for professionals has been very low this year.

If you are unable to attend, perhaps you'll send this message to someone else who might be able to make it.

~Tanisha Franks

Be a Volunteer! 2024 Career Day May 31, 2024 On Career Day volunteers from a variety of careers will visit classrooms and share their job experiences with our students. This will give the children the opportunity to set goals for the future. On this day, guest speakers will visit classrooms. Each gu...

10/04/2023

Save the date! This will be a great learning experience for all!!

Schools out come on down!! Free food and drinks and lots of CHESS yes!
Email [email protected] to rsvp

05/06/2023

The architect has taken the energy created from his work in Brownsville and brought it to other projects. He is currently working on designing a space with Bobby Digi, the founder of the non-profit Canvas Institute, a Black-led multidisciplinary arts and culture space in Staten Island.

“What excites me in architecture is how we can work on different platforms and how it can bring different people and different disciplines together.”

Manhattan Architect Ali Höcek has designed two community spaces in Brownsville pro-bono, all while building meaningful connections with the community.