Op-Led: Happy Insurrection Day

Posted on January 6, 2024

By @led_black

4thofjuly - American Flag - Bridge
(Photo: Briana E. Heard)

3 years ago today, the first non-peaceful transfer of power in this country’s history occurred. Don’t let anyone tell you different. What transpired on January 6, 2021 was an attempted coup. Plain and simple. Tyrant Trump riled up his minions to try to stop the certification of an election and hold on to power. January 6 casts a looming shadow still as the Tyrant is poised to once again become President against the totally oblivious and obsolete Biden.

Remember how you felt that day. How you stood transfixed, staring in disbelief at whatever screen you were watching. You could not look away. The barbarians were not only at the gate, they were storming it. Was this really happening? You asked yourself as you contemplated if this was the end of the United States as you knew it. In the initial confusion of that day, no one had an inkling how it would all turn out.

Well, while some of the degenerates that defiled the symbols of American democracy on that day have been brought to justice, the Instigator-in-Chief remains at large and on the cusp of defeating the repugnant and out-of-touch technocrat that currently occupies the White House. Biden and the myopic Democratic Party elite will soon find out that not being Trump is not enough. You have to give people something to vote for not just something to vote against. This forthcoming electoral landslide is on them.

In the near future, when Trump institutes a brutal dictatorship and turns the United States into a “shithole country”, the people that remain, who have not been imprisoned, deported or disappeared, will know that on January 6 it is imperative that you greet everyone that you encounter with a hardy and heart-felt, Happy Insurrection Day.

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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS: CITY CANVAS 2024–2025 

Posted on January 5, 2024

Calling all artists! The NYC Department of Culture has launched a new, permanent #CityCanvas program which expands opportunities for artists and building owners to install public artwork on temporary construction sheds, fences, and scaffolding. That’s right: the days of unsightly and ubiquitous forest green sidewalk sheds are numbered! 

The City Canvas launch includes an open call for artists to submit expressions of interest to develop pre-approved artworks that building owners will be able to select from as part of a streamlined pathway for installing artwork on eligible structures.

Up to ten selected artists will receive an honorarium of $1,000 and have their work included in a portfolio that building owners can select from to display on their temporary protective structures; artists will have the opportunity to negotiate with building owners to receive additional licensing fees if their artwork is selected for use.

Submit your expression of interest by Wednesday, January 31, 2024.

👉 Visit www.nyc.gov/CityCanvas and click “Request for Expression of Interest.” 

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Call to Artists: Art in the Education Lab Commission, Spring 2024 

Posted on January 4, 2024

Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute is seeking an artist to produce commissioned work for our “Art in the Education Lab” program.

Now in the 5th year of our Art in the Education Lab program,  Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute seeks an artist to create a work that will invite and inspire community members to explore science through an artistic lens. Artists will be invited to spend time meeting with scientists at the Zuckerman Institute to inspire the creation of artwork that helps bring science to the public in novel and inspiring ways. We particularly seek artwork that will engage our local community in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx. 

The Education Lab, a custom-built street-level space located in the Jerome L. Greene Science Center at 605 W 129th St, is where science and community come together for public and education programs. We host in-person programs in the space and in partnership with local organizations such as the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, Arts and Minds, and the Studio Museum in Harlem, for students, teachers, and the general public. Our aim is to invite our community to access and enjoy science in fun and inventive ways.

Budget: $10,000, inclusive of all costs related to the project, including but not limited to artist fee and expenses, supplies and installation. Payment will be made in two installments of $5,000.

Deadline: January 26, 2024 (11:59pm EST)

Shortlisted artists will be notified by February 16, 2024

Eligibility: Any artist living and working within New York City

There is no fee to apply.

More Info: https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/call-artists

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01/06/24: Conversation with the Artist: Cathleen Campbell

Posted on January 4, 2024

Come to the Hamilton Grange Library on Saturday, January 6 at 3 pm for a conversation with local photographer Cathleen Campbell on her exhibition Visible/Invisible, Seen/Unseen, now on view at Hamilton Grange Library.

Capturing the spirit of resiliency, defiance, and vulnerability in the subjects of her Harlem Portraits, Campbell’s work is both an act of protest for Harlem’s often overlooked inhabitants and a love letter to the community she holds dear. An audience Q+A with time to view the exhibition with the artist present will follow the talk. No registration is required.

Inspired by Ralph Ellison’s contributions to the neighborhood and influence on the exhibit, copies of Ellison’s novel Invisible Man will be given away to those who attend while supplies last!

Visible/Invisible, Seen/Unseen: Harlem Portraits by Cathleen Campbell is on view in the Hamilton Grange Library lobby through March 8.

More info: https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2023/01/06/conversation-artist-cathleen-campbell

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Inwood’s Underrated Gem: Garden Cafe

Posted on January 2, 2024

BY Karen Silva

You can leave the Heights but the Heights will never leave you. For me, this saying rings so true, I have moved a few times within New York City but I will always return to my favorite spots growing up in Inwood. A few spots that I hold dear to my heart are Tubby Hook (formerly known as Piper’s Kilt), Yummy Thai, and Garden Cafe. 

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01/09/24: Closing Reception for Hispanic Heritage in the Heights

Posted on January 2, 2024

Please come out for the closing of NoMAA’s excellent Exhibition, Hispanic Heritage in the Heights on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, 6-8pm.

Gallery Hours: Sat & Tues 1-5 (except for holidays) & by appointment
NoMAA Gallery: 4140 Broadway (176th St) NY, NY 10033

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
Andrea Arroyo | Daniel Bonilla | Jacinta Bujanda-Suarez | Estefania Caraballo |Rose Deler | Felipe Galindo | Keena Gonzalez | Josefina Hernandez | Adeline Lulo | Rafaela Gomez Luna | Franck de las Mercedes | Devin Osorio | Kathia Regalado | Anthony Rojas | Jesús Santana

More Info: https://www.nomaanyc.org/events/closing-reception-for-hispanic-heritage-in-the-heights/

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