DJ Geexella brings their experience as a DJ, organizer, and cultural worker to lead a DJing 101 class paired with a case study on Duval Folx, a Black Queer dance party created in Jacksonville, Florida.
Join us for a special evening with El-Funoun Dance Troupe, a prominent and pioneering Palestinian dance company that has carried forward the art of dabke since 1979.
Every year, the Special Political and Decolonization (4th Committee) of the United Nations General Assembly considers issues covering decolonization-related items, including the case of Western Sahara. Once again, this year, petitioners from all around the world testify in support of the right to self-determination and independence of the Saharawi people, in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 1514(XV).
The Popular Theatre School (ETP) is a space for social movements committed to developing their cultural fronts as a tool for political discussion. Experimentation with theatre techniques aims to discuss forms of oppression, challenge social contradictions and train political agents capable of intervening in their movements and communities.
A conversation on political prisoners in the U.S., India, and Palestine, through the lens of three crucial books.
In this class, we will explore the basics of portrait drawing from life. Focusing on the head and upper torso, we will look at line, light and shade, measurement, and proportion. A prerequisite of basic drawing skills is highly recommended.
Rent in Manhattan, NYC has reached $5000, surpassing the median rent nationwide. Experts predict it will only climb. As rents increase, some landlords have become more aggressive in pushing long-term tenants to leave their homes.
Join us for Screen Printing Open Studios w/ Francesca Barr on Saturday Nov. 1 + Nov. 15 from 10:30AM-1:30PM! Open studios offer a space to develop a screenprint project in community with other organizers, artists, and cultural workers.
The open studio is a drop-in space for printmakers to bring their work at whatever stage and get feedback on where they are in their process. A printing station will also be set up and printmakers can do test prints as well as print runs. Some tools, ink, and linoleum will be available; printmakers will be expected to bring their own paper or fabric for printing.da
Join us for a Cyanotype workshop with NY-based artist Praise Fuller! Students will thoroughly learn the cyanotype process over the course of five weeks. Each class covers a lesson relevant to the process, including how to edit photos for negatives, best practices for printing on various surfaces, and troubleshooting tips.
Screenprinting 101: History and Practice w/ Francesca Barr on Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30PM from October 22 through November 19.
Revolutionary Printmaking w/ Daniel Drenan Elawar on Wednesdays, 5:30-8:30PM from November 8 through December 18. This six-session class provides an overview of relief printmaking in terms of the political poster tradition, combining type with image, and one-color linoleum print work. The broadside or poster serves as an important historical printed record and archive of prevailing customs and culture, as well as resistance to dominant cultural norms. In this project, students will conduct photo and lettering research, design and carve linoleum blocks, and print a small run of a one-color poster.
