CASITA MARIA: 80 YEARS OF INSPIRING THE FUTURE
Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education’s 80th Anniversary Exhibition Celebrates its Alumni
BRONX, NY – (January 2015) Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education, the first charitable organization to serve the Latino Community in New York, is proud to present CASITA MARIA: 80 YEARS OF INSPIRING THE FUTURE, an exhibition that celebrates Casita’s 80th anniversary through the life stories and achievements of ten of its most distinguished alumni.
Manuel Acevedo, Isidro Blasco, Austin Eddy, Shara Hughes, Armita Raafat, Hilda Shen, and Dannielle Tegeder
January 22 – February 14, 2015 | Opening Reception – January 22, 6–8 PM
Shirin Gallery NY – 511 W 25th St Suite 507, New York, New York
Friday, January 16, 2015 – Starts at 6:30 PM
1040 LOUNGE: JAMEL SHABAZZ STREET PHOTOGRAPHER
Join us for a film screening of “Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer,” followed by a Q&A with director Charlie Ahearn. In the infancy of hip-hop, Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz documented the pioneers of music and style who would launch an enduring worldwide phenomenon.
January 5 – March 31, 2015
You are cordially invited to attend the opening reception on
Wednesday, January 21st from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
RSVP to Sherese Flowers – 718-378-1100 EXT 2454
LACDA 2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION
Curators:
Leigh Gleason, Curator of Collections, California Museum of Photography
Shana Nys Dambrot, Critic, L.A. Weekly, Whitehot Magazine, Huffington Post, Art Ltd.
• Opening Reception, Friday, January 9, 6-9pm
The exhibition will run through January 31, 2015 and will be accompanied by the following special events:
• Workshop with Stefani Bardin and Dr. Toby Heys, January 12, 5-6:30pm
• Lecture by Brett Littman, Executive Director at The Drawing Center, on Ferran Adrià, Notes on Creativity, January 22, 7-8pm
OFFICIAL launch of WALLWORKS NEW YORK!
An exhibition celebrating the works of RAMMELLZEE, Dondi and A-One, “IKONOCLASTS” will feature never before exhibited works from RAMMELLZEE and works from A-One and Dondi on view from private collections.
ImageNation.us & James Top Productions Presents:
Ladies Night – Graffiti Art Show, Panel Discussion and more…
A NYC Graffiti Conference and Film Festival Event
Monday Jan. 5, 2015 6 pm – 10 pm
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