En Foco

08/21/2023

"The works in Divine Queerness are sprinkled throughout the second and third floors of the community center, interwoven into the space in a way that feels akin to a treasure hunt. The photographs are displayed against the backdrop of offices, bathrooms, and the echoing chatter of staff and visitors. The Center, founded in 1983 as a resource hub for LGBTQ+ community members, is already full of artworks and historical memorabilia — from Keith Haring’s “Once Upon A Time” (1989) site-specific bathroom mural to David LaChapelle’s larger-than-life Humankind (1989) collages to Gran Fury’s crimson “RIOT” painting from 1988. Mixed amongst them, the works selected for Divine Queerness appear to be in communication with these permanent displays, activating a unique viewing experience."

The exhibition features artists Amarise Carrera, Debmalya Ray Choudhuri, Benjamin Eichert, Lola Flash, Dauris Martinez, Gabriel Garcia Roman, and Giancarlo Montes Santangelo. Curated by Gabriel G. Torres.

Divine Queerness: Forms and Tools Methods of Healing at The Center is now on view in-person, and virtually until September 24, 2023.

https://enfoco.org/divineq***rness/

08/16/2023

The Maui Food Bank is Maui County’s primary safety net for hunger relief. The Food Bank provides safe and nutritious food to anyone in Maui County who is at risk of going hungry. Of those served, 40% are children and youth. Working with more than 100 distribution partners and programs, the Food Bank distributes safe and nutritious food to individuals, families, kids, the working poor, seniors on fixed incomes, the homeless and anyone who is at risk of going hungry. This includes people in need living in the rural communities of Hana, Molokai and Lanai.

Maui Food Bank helps to provide hunger relief to those in need by collecting and distributing food to organizations and agencies throughout Maui County.

08/15/2023

FotoPedal is a collaborative space with headquarters in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico that uses analog photography as a community, pedagogical and investigative base. It intends to retake the darkroom space as a still relevant tool in contemporary artistic creation.

FotoPedal has created a space for exchanging ideas, from which they seek to develop a collective visual culture. This is why they have decided to create the first darkroom workshop in Puerto Rico that is open to the community; which has an exhibition space, reel shop, and photographic library. FotoPedal seeks to offer resources that go beyond the latent image, they seek to offer knowledge and community from photography.

For more information on FotoPedal, please visit their website!

Espacio colaborativo dedicado a la fotografía análoga. Ofrecemos servicios de Revelado, Digitalización, Venta de Películas Análogas & Programas Educativos.

08/09/2023

En Foco is seeking a highly motivated and visionary Managing Director who reports to and works with the President to provide overall strategic, operational, and fiscal oversight for staff, programs, archives management, fund development, and the ex*****on of its mission.

The Managing Director will work collectively with the staff to sustain its core programs of the Nueva Luz publication, artist funding initiatives, exhibitions, social media, and the Nueva Luz Study Center As the Managing Director, you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of En Foco's operations, including strategic planning, financial management, fundraising, program development, and community engagement.

For more information on this position please visit:
https://enfoco.org/about/job-opportunities/

08/07/2023

Korea Art Forum seeks innovative, engaging, and compelling proposals from emerging or traditionally marginalized interventionist artists to create a new critical work of participatory art for the 2024-2025 Shared Dialogue, Shared Space (SDSS) project.

A minimum commission fee of $4,000 is committed to each invited artist or art team, with the possibility of an increase during the year. KAF will also document the new works’ profound impacts in a post-event catalog and multiple videos to support artists in advancing their creativity and artistic visions, catalyzing a vibrant art ecosystem in their communities, and making meaningful impacts on communities in various ways.

The deadline for the proposal submission is Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 11:59 pm EST. The artists invited to the 2024 SDSS will be announced in December 2023.

To read the guidelines and submit your proposal, please visit this Google Form (https://forms.gle/LQfDSa24SHfHM9F56).

Please send questions to [email protected].

07/25/2023

There is only one day left to apply for the Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund! The application deadline is July 26, 11:59pm sharp, so don't be late!

Three selected artists will receive a fee of $2,500 plus $1,000 for exhibition supplies. We encourage all artists of any discipline, including; visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, and activists who reside in New York State to apply. Three selected artists The final project will be included in Nueva Luz in print and digital format.

For more information on this opportunity, please visit: https://enfoco.org/the-nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-2024/?fbclid=IwAR1PEiI4kihCM2Kk6Rw0iYZGDOOQjTdVqd8s8g0doAhP9cgtQUh09zDVhFQ

07/24/2023

There are two days left to apply for the Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund! Three selected artists will receive a fee of $2,500 plus $1,000 for exhibition supplies.

We encourage all artists of any discipline, including; visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, and activists who reside in New York State to apply. Three selected artists The final project will be included in Nueva Luz in print and digital format.

For more information on this opportunity, please visit: https://enfoco.org/the-nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-2024/

07/21/2023

En Foco is very excited to announce a special commission project with photographer and Educator Aaron R. Turner who is currently based in Arkansas.

Aaron was selected as a 2019 En Foco Photography Fellow and participated in our 2021 Dos Mundos Exhibition. Our forthcoming commission project with Aaron centers his photo archival research on renowned photographer Tony Gleaton. By using the EnFoco Study Center and digital archive as guides, Aaron was able to gain access to a special photographic series by Tony Gleaton. This commission project is being developed, produced, and curated through Aaron’s desire to uncover Tony Gleaton’s photo works in the Afro-Mexican community.

Today our artist profile celebrates Aaron’s powerful photographic projects and research both individually and collectively with En Foco. Please take a moment to learn more about Aaron Turner’s work and his current exhibit in collaboration with Penumbra Foundation titled “Black Alchemy: Resolve (attempt #1) on view until September 30, 2023, and his new book as well as his previous works via his website.

https://www.aaronturner.studio/
https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/exhibition-space-black-alchemy

07/19/2023

Please join us this Saturday for the premiere of the second episode of SALSA STORIES. The docuseries features Elena Martinez from Bronx Music Hall, Mike Amadeo from Casa Amadeo, antigua Casa Hernández, and James Melendez from 52 People For Progress.

Watch these Bronxites talk about the Salsa legends who have performed at Playground 52 LII's amphitheater. 52 Park has gone on to become one of the city’s hottest venues for Salsa and Latin jazz. World-renowned Salsa musicians who attended PS 52 on Kelly Street across the street from the park over the years include Ray Barreto, Eddie Palmieri, Benny Bonilla, Orlando Marin, Ray Coen, Joe Quijano and Manny Oquendo.

Piel Canela Dancers will provide the fun!

To RSVP please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/salsa-stories-screening-dance-party-at-52-park-south-bronx-tickets-676032199507

07/12/2023

Greats news! We have extended the deadline for the 2024 Nueva Luz Study Commissioning Fund to Wednesday, July 26.

We want to give applicants the opportunity to truly explore the Nueva Luz Study Center and submit their best proposals! Three selected artists will receive a fee of $2,500 plus $1,000 for exhibition supplies.

We encourage all artists of any discipline, including; visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators and activists who reside in New York State to apply. Three selected artists The final project will be included in Nueva Luz in print and digital format.

For more information on how to apply please visit: https://enfoco.org/the-nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-2024/

07/10/2023

This Tuesday, please join us for our last info session for the Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund 2024!

To RSVP please visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-how-to-apply-session-3-tickets-646518844267

En Foco is embarking on a new initiative, commissioning three artists to create new work using the Nueva Luz Study Center as a catalyst to explore historical contexts, artists, and themes from a contemporary point of view. We seek to fund proposals that inspire and re-contextualize artworks, themes, and issues contained or referenced within the archives and propel the original compositions into exciting directions that inform audiences anew and add to our long-lasting legacy of excellence in the arts.

First published in 1985, Nueva Luz is produced twice annually and highlights the work of contemporary photographers with essays by fellow cultural writers. Nueva Luz is a valuable cultural, social, and political document—an evolution of voices from diverse backgrounds that are used by artists, gallerists, curators, academics, activists, and social historians. The Nueva Luz Study Center has been formed to make the digital archives more accessible and activates the material through programming.

We are open to projects that take varied forms and we encourage all artists including visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, activists, etc. who reside in New York State. The final project will be published in the fall issue of Nueva Luz, and will become part of the Nueva Luz Study Center and it’s digital archives. The Nueva Luz Commission Fund is En Foco’s new funding source for artists that adds to existing Fellowship and Media Arts Fund programs and previous New Works artists from 1996 to 2007.

06/26/2023

There is still time to apply for the in-person How-To-Apply session for the 2024 Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund this Tuesday at 6PM at KreateHub!

You can RSVP here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-how-to-apply-session-2-tickets-631081701357

En Foco is embarking on a new initiative to commission three artists to create new work using the Nueva Luz Study Center as a catalyst to explore historical context, artists, and themes from a contemporary point of view. We seek to fund proposals that inspire a re-contextualization of the artworks, themes, and issues contained or referenced within the archives and propel the original compositions into exciting directions that informs audiences anew and adds to our long-lasting legacy of excellence in the arts.

We are open to projects that take varied forms and we encourage all artists including visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, activists, etc. who reside in New York State. The final project will be published in the fall issue of Nueva Luz and will become part of the Nueva Luz Study Center and the digital archives. The NLSC Commission is En Foco’s new funding source for artists, adding to existing Fellowship and Media Arts Fund programs and previous New Works artists from 1996 to 2007.

Please visit our website for more information on how to apply!

06/22/2023

A huge thank you to everyone who attended our first how to apply session for the Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund! A reminder that we have another in person info session June 27th at KreateHub.

En Foco is embarking on a new initiative, commissioning three artists to create new work using the Nueva Luz Study Center as a catalyst to explore historical contexts, artists, and themes from a contemporary point of view. We seek to fund proposals that inspire and re-contextualize artworks, themes, and issues contained or referenced within the archives and propel the original compositions into exciting directions that inform audiences anew and add to our long-lasting legacy of excellence in the arts.

We are open to projects that take varied forms and we encourage all artists including visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, activists, etc. who reside in New York State. The final project will be published in the fall issue of Nueva Luz and will become part of the Nueva Luz Study Center and its digital archives. The Nueva Luz Commissioning Fund is En Foco’s new funding source for artists, adding to existing Fellowship and Media Arts Fund programs and previous New Works artists from 1996 to 2007.

For more information on this opportunity please visit:
https://enfoco.submittable.com/submit/259465/nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-2024?previousLoginDate=2023-06-01T20%3a07%3a24.9600000Z

06/21/2023

06/21/2023

Join us on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm for "F[ull] Stop: Recalibration," a thought-provoking roundtable discussion featuring a select group of 2023 Fellowship Awardees. We will delve into the power of art for healing, exploring how these artists incorporate catharsis into their creative practices.

This engaging conversation will be led by curator Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, and joined by artists Tanya Bindra, Samantha Box, Ryan Frigillana, Pratya Jankong, Ashley McLean, and Ana Vallejo—six of the ten fellowship awardees—as they share their experiences and perspectives. The roundtable will be followed by a Q&A session, allowing you to actively participate in the dialogue.

To RSVP please visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/recalibration-a-roundtable-discussion-with-fellowship-awardees-tickets-653092415997

06/11/2023

There is still time to apply for our first How To Apply session for the 2024 Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund this Tuesday at 6 PM!

RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nueva-luz-study-center-commissioning-fund-how-to-apply-session-1-tickets-631042363697

En Foco is embarking on a new initiative to commission three artists to create new work using the Nueva Luz Study Center as a catalyst to explore historical context, artists, and themes from a contemporary point of view. We seek to fund proposals that inspire a re-contextualization of the artworks, themes, and issues contained or referenced within the archives and propel the original compositions into exciting directions that informs audiences anew and adds to our long-lasting legacy of excellence in the arts.

We are open to projects that take varied forms and we encourage all artists including visual artists, choreographers, composers, poets, curators, activists, etc. who reside in New York State. The final project will be published in the fall issue of Nueva Luz and will become part of the Nueva Luz Study Center and the digital archives. The NLSC Commission is En Foco’s new funding source for artists, adding to existing Fellowship and Media Arts Fund programs and previous New Works artists from 1996 to 2007.

06/07/2023

A huge congratulations to Samantha Box (featured in Nueva Luz Vol. 27, issue 1 and Vol. 25 Issue 2) who is a runner-up for the 2023 Aperture Portfolio Prize!

The 2023 Aperture Portfolio Prize runner-up interrogates the trade routes between Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States.

06/02/2023

En Foco is excited to announce the launch of the Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund 2024. The Nueva Luz Study Center Commissioning Fund will commission three artists to create new works by using the Nueva Luz Study Center as a catalyst to explore the historical context, artists, and themes from a contemporary point of view.

First published in 1985, Nueva Luz is produced twice annually and highlights the work of contemporary photographers with essays by fellow cultural writers. Nueva Luz is a valuable cultural, social, and political document—an evolution of voices from diverse backgrounds that are used by artists, gallerists, curators, academics, activists, and social historians. The Nueva Luz Study Center has been formed to make the digital archives more accessible and activate the material through programming.

Recipients will receive $2,500 stipends, an additional $1,000 for project costs, and a feature in the Nueva Luz Fall 2024 Issue and become part of the Study Center and digital archives.

For more information about this opportunity and how to apply please visit:

https://enfoco.submittable.com/submit

05/31/2023

There is still time to RSVP to Divine Queerness: Forms and Tools Methods of Healing; a visual investigation of the different ways q***r identity shapes the healing mechanisms and processes of People from the Global Majority. 7 artists examine their own personal, ancestral, and communal journey with healing through different forms and tools, rooted in radical imagination as a way of resilience and a necessary form of reclamation; overcoming all obstacles to achieve a notion of divinity.

The opening reception is tomorrow, June 1, 2023, 6-9 p.m.

https://gaycenter.org/divine-q***rness/registration/

05/24/2023

En Foco and The Center present Divine Queerness: Forms and Tools Methods of Healing, a visual investigation of the different ways q***r identity shapes the healing mechanisms and processes of People from the Global Majority. 7 artists examine their own personal, ancestral, and communal journey with healing through different forms and tools, rooted in radical imagination as a way of resilience and a necessary form of reclamation; overcoming all obstacles to achieve a notion of divinity.

Opening reception: Thursday, June 1, 2023, 6-9 p.m.

To RSVP please visit: https://gaycenter.org/divine-q***rness/

05/20/2023

What an incredible night! Congratulations to Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz and the 2023 Fellowship cohort; Ángel Añazco, Tanya Bindra, Samantha Box, Ryan Frigillana, Pratya Jankong, Thalia Juárez, Ashley McLean, Eduardo L Rivera, Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez, and Ana Vallejo, on the amazing opening of F[ull] Stop: 2023 Fellowship Exhibition.

We also would like to thank our supporters, KreateHub, Wallworks and our funders for making this event possible.

Can’t make it out to the gallery? Don’t worry! The entire exhibition is now available on our website at www.enfoco.org/fullstop2023.

A reminder that Nueva Luz Issue 27.1 is now available! Featuring work from the 2023 Photography Fellows, and essays from Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, and Laylah Amatullah Barrayn. You can order the current issue, or look back at our past issues on our site at www.enfoco.org/nueva-luz.

05/09/2023

Photographer and educator Aaron Turner will be giving a lecture on his work and process Wednesday, May 10th at 7 PM at Penumbra Foundation.

This talk continues Penumbra Foundation's ongoing Spring 2023 Artist Series. It is In-Person and Free to attend.

Aaron Turner is a photographer and educator currently based in Arkansas. He uses photography as a transformative process to understand the ideas of home and resilience in two main areas of the U.S., the Arkansas and Mississippi Deltas. Aaron also uses the 4x5 view camera to create still-life studies on identity, history, blackness as material, and abstraction.

To RSVP please visit:

https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/artist-series-spring-2023

05/05/2023

En Foco is thrilled to announce the opening of F[ull] Stop: 2023 Fellowship Exhibition, featuring the work of ten early-career photographers of color selected from the prestigious En Foco Photography Fellowship, now in its 8th year. The exhibition will showcase the exceptional work of Ángel Añazco, Tanya Bindra, Samantha Box, Ryan Frigillana, Pratya Jankong, Thalia Juárez, Ashley McLean, Eduardo L Rivera, Mateo Ruiz Gonzalez, and Ana Vallejo.

Curated by interdisciplinary visual artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, the exhibition will be displayed from May 18 to June 30, 2023, at WallWorks NY, located at 15 Canal Place in The Bronx, New York.

An opening reception will take place on May 18, 2023, from 6 to 8 PM, where the new Nueva Luz issue will also be available for purchase. Viewing is available from Wednesday to Friday by appointment

Raimundi-Ortiz's curatorial statement emphasizes the uplifting nature of the photography on display, which captures the beauty and resilience of individuals from diverse communities across the United States. She states "What struck me immediately across the selections I viewed during my studio visits with each of the artists was a sense of lift—elevation—to be more precise. While many of the subjects are captured within hostile architecture and landscapes, the level of reverence for the sitters is palpable through the lens. These are real people living real lives, attempting a semblance of normalcy within the harsh lighting in a crab processing plant, having una cerveza fria (a cold beer) in a humble watering hole in a Southwestern community, or the familiarity of densely crowded neighborhoods. We know these places, spaces, and faces. Our individual lived experiences when applied to viewing this work pierces the veil and stretches us past the frame."

Congrats to all the fellows!

05/05/2023

M'Dear: The Black Maternal is a multimedia exhibition featuring a wide breadth of rising women-identified artists whose works, which include paintings, photography, textile art, video, audio/oral pieces, and installations, honor the power of the great Mother--the Matriarch--the ever-present Black maternal principle centered prominently throughout the African diaspora.

ON VIEW: MAY 5 - OCTOBER 29, 2023
TIME: FRIDAY - SUNDAY ONLY, 12-5PM
LOCATION: MOCADA ABOLITION HOUSE, GOVERNORS ISLAND

04/26/2023

En Foco invites you to participate in our upcoming group critique session, scheduled for April 27, 2023, from 6-8pm at KreateHub Bronx, located at 15 Canal Place, in the South Bronx. This is a great opportunity to present and showcase your new or developing work, receive peer critiques, network with other local artists, and build a new community of lens-based artists in the Bronx.

This introductory session will focus on printed works primarily, with limited access to a projector for those that may not have work prints available. There is limited wall space available so all printed works are to be no larger than 16 inches on the longest side, and each artist is limited to 3-5 images. For this session we ask that all artists who register be prepared to mount work and present to the group.

The session is being offered on a first come, first served basis, with 15 spots available for artists to participate. For more information on how to register please visit:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEjUwpVsWgZSTPVTRNTB9GLhctbjyJaRc5oZxYmvrxhibIvw/viewform

04/15/2023

Please join the Braithwaite family and NCA in giving thanks for all Kwame Braithwaite contributed that bettered our lives.

Monday, April 24, 2023

Viewing at 9am

Service at 10am

Abyssinian Baptist Church

132 West 138th Street

New York, NY 10030

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our dear brother, former National and New York President, Kwame Braithwaite. Our NCA Family finds comfort in joining the Braithwaite family for a Homegoing Service. Please join us in giving thanks for all Kwame Braithwaite contributed that bett...

04/13/2023

Light Work will host an artist lecture with award-winning historian, author, curator, photographer, and former Light Work residency participant (1990), Deborah Willis, Ph.D., in the Everson Museum’s Hosmer Auditorium on Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 p.m. This Event is free and open to the public.

For more information, please visit the link below:

Light Work will host an artist lecture with award-winning historian, author, curator, photographer, and former Light Work residency participant (1990), Deborah Willis, Ph.D., in the Everson Museum’s Hosmer Auditorium on Thursday, April 13, at 6:00 p.m. This Event is free and open to the public.

04/12/2023

Since 2015, ZEKE Magazine has been bringing readers outstanding documentary photography exploring important global themes from the U.S. and around the globe. Subscribe and receive this beautifully printed magazine in your mailbox twice a year. Hold it in your hands, put it on your coffee table or on your bookshelf. But most important, immerse yourself in these important themes explored by leading photographers and writers who have dedicated their careers and sometimes risked their lives to tell these important stories on the pages of ZEKE magazine.

Highlights of the Spring Issue

1) Resistance of the Native Peoples of Ecuadorian Amazon Against Extractivism by Nicola Ókin Frioli
First place winner of ZEKE Award for Systemic Change

2) Women's Bodies as Battlefield by Cinzia Canneri
First place winner of ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography

3) Too Young to Fight (Ukraine) by Svet Jacqueline

4) Ukraine, Photojournalism, and the Question of Evidence by Lauren Walsh

5) Interview with Chester Higgins and Book Reviews

Click here for more information and to subscribe:
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04/12/2023

04/12/2023

🏆🥳CONGRATULATIONS! The Guggenheim Foundation () announced the 171 recipients of its 2023 fellowships. Those awarded include former Light Work residency participants Pao Houa Her (2019), Mary Mattingly (2014), Mark Mcknight (2019), Christina Seely (2016), Jessica Segall (2017) and grants recipient, and Community Darkrooms Gallery exhibiting artists Sayler/Morris (2012, 2013).

We’re honored to have provided time, space, and resources for so many of these artists early in—and throughout—their careers. We congratulate all the 2023 Guggenheim recipients on joining this illustrious body of fellows and the legacy that it represents.

04/11/2023

En Foco is proud to announce the awardees of the 2023 Media Arts Works in Progress Fund. The Initiative was organized in collaboration with public access television network BronxNet, and supports NYC-based, early-career artists of color who engage with digital media technologies in their art-making processes and need support for the completion of a quality work in progress.

The 2023 Media Arts Fund Awardees include: Daisy Ruiz, MarÍlia Gurgel, Nancy Ma, Sean-Josahi Brown, Zoë Marie Jimenez

The five 2023 Media Arts Fund: Work-In-Progress Initiative Awardees were chosen from a pool of 47 applicants by panelists, Estefania Chavez, Producer at Univision41, Will Roberts, Immersive Artist-In-Residence at BronxNet, and Tanika Williams, Filmmaker and 2022 Media Arts Fund Recipient.

For more information on this years awardees please visit: https://enfoco.org/media-fund-winners/

04/06/2023

Kwame Brathwaite: January 1, 1938 - April 1, 2023

Image credit: Kwame Brathwaite, Untitled (Kwame Brathwaite Self Portrait at AJASS Studios)

04/01/2023

Join Artistic Noise and Seedco for a five-week, paid art making program exploring the issue of gun violence and how it affects people throughout the city. Working with a teaching artist and other support staff, participants will interview members of the community and learn a variety of photographic techniques within a warm, welcoming, and supportive environment.

No previous photographic or art-making experience needed!

Youth ages 16-21 years old are eligible to apply. Participants will receive a $15/hour support stipend for their work on the project. Workshops run from 4-7pm every Tuesday in May: May 2nd, May 9th, May 16th, May 23rd, and May 30th.

Note: this program takes place at Seedco, located at 513 W 207th Street.

Join Artistic Noise and Seedco for a five-week, paid art making program exploring the issue of gun violence and how it affects people throughout the city. Working with a teaching artist and other support staff, participants will interview members of the community and learn a variety of photographic....

03/31/2023

📣 2023 Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest 📣

The 21st Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest is underway through April 2nd. It’s your chance to win a $1,500 grand prize, $750 second & $500 third prize. Apply online at www.nomaanyc.org/.

The Uptown Arts Stroll opening reception is Thursday, June 1st, 6-8:30pm at the Sugar Hill Museum, 898 St. Nicholas Avenue & 155th St. Join us at this free event. Info www.nomaanyc.org/.

Submit your events now at https://www.nomaanyc.org/submit-event/.

03/30/2023

Photographer and LBGTQIA+ activist, Lola Flash, will be signing copies of their new book Believable at Jenkins Johnson Gallery's booth at AIPAD on March 31 @ 2PM.

You can find Jenkins Johnson Gallery in Booth 218 at Center415 in New York.

03/27/2023

Filmmaker Christine Choy is best known for her Oscar-nominated, Peabody-winning documentary that she co-directed with Renee Tajima-Peña, “Who Killed Vincent Chin?” (1987).

Choy grew up in an eclectic household of women in the French Concession of Shanghai during the 1950s. Just before the Cultural Revolution, her family received permission from the government to leave China and join her father, who had a business in South Korea. At the age of fifteen, she was able to immigrate to the U.S. for study through a Korean Catholic school which had a sister school in New York City. Choy arrived at a time when the country was embroiled in protests for civil rights and demonstrations against the Vietnam War. She credits a film showing the human beings behind the war by Dutch filmmaker Joris Ivens for opening her eyes to the power of the medium. Though formally trained in architecture, Choy decided to make a shift and pursue a career in filmmaking. In 1972, Choy helped found Third World Newsreel, an alternative media arts organization supporting filmmakers who spotlighted voices and issues of communities of color often caricatured or ignored by mainstream media. Believing that a documentary filmmaker must take a position, “even if it might be jeopardizing your family, your fortune,” Choy possesses a fearlessness and activist spirit that clearly manifests in the more than 85 works she has directed, produced or photographed over the course of her long career. The stories her films have shed light on include a history of Chinese American organizing, from railroad to garment workers; the resettlement of refugees after the Vietnam War; the 1992 L.A. riots, as recounted from the perspective of three Korean women shopkeepers; and of course, the murder and subsequent fight for justice for Vincent Chin. A landmark in Asian American and documentary filmmaking, the film was newly restored and recently shown as part of MOCA Cinema: Spotlight on Women Filmmakers and the trove of materials that the filmmakers collected in the research and making of the film are preserved at MOCA.