BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Loisaida Inc. - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://loisaida.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Loisaida Inc. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20170101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250626T060000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250626T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250626T194924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250626T200056Z UID:10000720-1750917600-1750968000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Wheeling & Healing 2 DESCRIPTION:Wheeling & Healing 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHolding the Mic in the Middle of the Storm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWheeling and Healing 2 is here! OPEN DOORS Reality Poets are back Wheeling and Healing through words of empowerment\, wisdom\, and perseverance. Wheeling & Healing II is a poetry anthology edited by the Reality Poets. We invited long-term care residents\, neighbors on Roosevelt Island\, mentors\, and friends to contribute their voices towards a message of empowerment. \nThank you to all who submitted writing and joined us at Loisaida Center on June 26th\, 2025. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/wheeling-dealing-2/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Community Events and Resources,Free Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/WH2ebookcover1_1_25printfile33.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250524T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250524T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T134531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T134617Z UID:10000696-1748095200-1748109600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 7: Final Touches and Reflection DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-7-final-touches-and-reflection/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250517T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250517T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T134336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T134336Z UID:10000695-1747490400-1747504800@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 6: Sanding and Finishing DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-6-sanding-and-finishing/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250510T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250510T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T134112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T134112Z UID:10000694-1746885600-1746900000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 5: Assembly and Construction DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-5-assembly-and-construction/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250503T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T133936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T133936Z UID:10000693-1746280800-1746295200@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-4-project-planning-material-preparation/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250426T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250426T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T133731Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T133731Z UID:10000692-1745676000-1745690400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-3-wood-joints-assembly-basics/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250419T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250419T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20250327T133546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T134543Z UID:10000691-1745071200-1745085600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Basics of Woodworking - Session 2: Tools & Techniques DESCRIPTION:Course Title: Basics of Woodworking\nClass Schedule: Saturdays\, 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM (April 12 – May 24)\nDuration: 7 sessions (28 hours total)\nCapacity and Target Audience: 6 Students – Beginners with no prior woodworking experience\nLocation: Loisaida Center – 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY 10009\nInstructor: Josué Guarionex Colón \nRegister here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xu2y4dt \n\nScope of Work\n\nObjective:\nProvide participants with foundational woodworking skills\, safety protocols\, and hands-on experience to build small projects independently.\nLearning Outcomes:\n\nUnderstand and apply woodworking safety standards.\nIdentify and use essential woodworking tools and materials.\nMeasure\, cut\, and assemble wood accurately.\nFinish a personal woodworking project.\n\n\nResources Provided:\n\nTools: Saws\, drills\, clamps\, sanders\, measuring tapes\, etc.\nMaterials: Lumber\, screws\, glue\, sandpaper\, and protective equipment.\nInstructional handouts and project templates.\n\n\nKey Deliverables:\n\nCompleted personal project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nParticipant certificate of completion.\n\n\n\n\nCurriculum\nSession 1: Introduction to Woodworking & Safety\n\nOverview of tools and materials.\nShop safety rules and demonstration.\nBasic measuring and marking techniques.\n\nSession 2: Tools & Techniques\n\nHands-on practice: saws (manual and power)\, drills\, and sanders.\nTechniques for cutting\, drilling\, and sanding.\n\nSession 3: Wood Joints & Assembly Basics\n\nIntroduction to types of wood joints (butt\, miter\, dado).\nPractice assembling a simple joint.\n\nSession 4: Project Planning & Material Preparation\n\nSelecting and measuring materials for the project.\nCutting and preparing wood pieces.\n\nSession 5: Assembly and Construction\n\nAssembling the project (e.g.\, a small table or shelf).\nTips for ensuring structural integrity.\n\nSession 6: Sanding and Finishing\n\nSanding techniques for smooth surfaces.\nIntroduction to wood finishes (paint\, varnish\, stains).\n\nSession 7: Final Touches and Reflection\n\nCompleting the project and applying finishes.\nGroup project showcase and feedback session.\n\n\nAssessment:\nParticipants will be evaluated on their ability to follow safety protocols\, demonstrate basic skills\, and complete their project within the course timeline. \nRequirements:\nParticipants must wear closed-toe shoes\, and the program will provide safety goggles. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/basics-of-woodworking-session-2-tools-techniques/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2025,Artists in Residence,Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Screen-Shot-2025-03-27-at-9.29.39-AM.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240928T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20240909T165702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T165702Z UID:10000619-1727532000-1727542800@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Mime Class with Bryan Fernandez DESCRIPTION:Mime Class with Bryan Fernandez\nat the Loisaida\, Inc. Center \nEvery Sunday 2 ~ 5 PM URL:https://loisaida.org/event/mime-class-with-bryan-fernandez-3/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:2024,Artists in Residence,Community Events and Resources,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Events,Free Workshop / Class END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201111T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20201111T220733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T222404Z UID:10000413-1605081600-1607187600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Haus of Dust - Open Community Engagements DESCRIPTION:CHORUS\n\n(Click to Register) \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\nBreath of Harmony through Chorus\nNovember 7th – December 5th\, 2020 \n (Click to Register) \nWhat: In collaboration with National Queer Theater\, Haus of Dust is excited to organize and host a chorus workshop. This workshop is open to all who are willing to participate and can commit to participate in the project. Facilitated by Vanessa\, who plays the role of the Master of Ceremonies (MC) in Dust Vanishes Away\, the workshop will focus on utilizing breath and presence to spiritually connect to the self and others\, rather than skill. By omitting the necessity for skill and prior training\, the workshop will foster harmony with the self and others and create an inclusive space for creative expression and inspiration. Footage and recordings from this workshop will be used in Dust Vanishes Away. The workshop is limited to six participants. \nWhen: Beginning the week of November 7th to December 5th\, Vanessa will meet with two of the six participants at a time for forty-five minute sessions on each of the following dates: November 7th\, November 14th\, November 21st\, November 28th\, and a final group session with all six participants on December 5th. Times are still to be determined\, but the final session will have the participants record a demo that will be used in the project. \nWhere: Breath and Harmony Through Chorus will be virtual\, with the fifth and final session being in person at The Loisaida Center\, located at 710 E 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009. Social distancing guidelines will be followed\, with mandatory requirements of participants wearing a mask and taking their temperature upon arrival to Loisaida. \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nSHRINES\n\n (Click to Register) \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\nCreativity Through Shrines\nDecember 1st through December 6th\, 2020 \n (Click to Register) \nWhat: A part of inspiration in Haus of Dust and Dust Vanishes Away derives from the presence of spirituality and god-like forces and their influence and guidance in the project. Haus of Dust is excited to explore these themes through our shrine making workshop in collaboration with The LGBT Center. Facilitated by the design director of the Haus of Dust\, Dani\, participants will help create life-size shrines for each character to be used in the production. By creating the shrines to be the same size as the actors themselves\, the final product aims to engage their presence beyond their physical role in the project. The goal is to directly involve and include the community in creating elements of the production that call for collaboration and whose creation can act as a means of healing\, whether it be spiritual\, mental\, or emotional. All artists welcome. \nWhen: December 1st through December 6th. Participants will be divided into two groups of five\, with the first group coming in for the morning session from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM\, and the second group coming in for an afternoon session from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM. \nWhere: Creativity and Collaboration Through Shrines will take place at The Loisaida Center\, located at 710 E 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009. The workshop will be in person\, with guided videos by Dani to be distributed by Revolución Latina. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/haus-of-dust-open-community-engagements/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2020,Artists in Residence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Copy-of-IMG_7495.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20201001T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20210101T180000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20201002T232823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201002T232955Z UID:10000412-1601568000-1609524000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Haus of Dust DESCRIPTION:People of The Chaotic Period\n2020 Artistic Residency Recipient \n\nOverview \n People of the Chaotic Period is the latest artistic residency recipient at the Loisaida Inc. Center. Their aim is to create and develop the project they have titled; Haus of Dust; a multimedia campaign aimed at supporting and projecting the realities of a Queer-Latinx community that is struggling with drug abuse\, physical and emotional addiction\, redemption and rehabilitation through an interdisciplinary artistic lens. \nThe team behind the Haus of Dust project are comprised of multi-disciplinary creatives: Gabriel Torres (Writer & Director)\, Dani Sanchez (Designer)\, Aaron Salazar (Producer) and Josh Friedman (Cognitive Developer) as well as the rest of the People of the Chaotic Period collective; Allie Marotta\, Vinny Eden Ortega\, Fernando Moya\, Salome Eggas\, Anthony O’Conell\, Vanessa Rappa\, Samantha Herrera\, Raquel Rivera and Kirsten Kelso. They will be working closely with a vast group of social workers\, neuroscientists\, and queer community leaders to activate this campaign with three central objectives: \n– Create an online platform to provide resources\, data\, and personal stories to engage participants and de-stigmatize conversations surrounding drug abuse in the community. \n– Design garden area to be built inside of Loisaida Inc. Center where we they will host a variety of social outreach functions that serve as a therapeutic and educational oasis. \n– Develop an interactive digital platform and possible on-site immersive theatrical experience that conforms to social distancing guidelines and explores drug addiction\, trauma and survival through a personal Queer-Latinx lens. \n\nThis project is arriving at a crucial time\, as Covid-19 has presented unique challenges for those struggling with substance abuse. This project is aimed to serve as a tool for outreach that not only addresses the problems the Queer-Latinx community face with the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic\, but also provides safe haven.\n\n\nConnect: \nOur collective understands that human connection is crucial\, and it is specifically needed in our targeted communities. \nThe center of this campaign will take place in an online hub where community members are encouraged to share their stories. Whether posted anonymously or not\, sharing experiences and creating a judgment free conversation is an effective way of helping to de-stigmatize conversations around drug abuse and build strength between community members. \n \n \n\nAbout: \nPeople of the Chaotic Period is a new multidisciplinary theater collective of emerging performers\, theater makers and activists. POTCP originated in March 2020 and is thus irrevocably marked by the fallout of Covid-19. We began gathering virtually to envision an inclusive story-making process where the narrative is devised through the diverse personal experiences of the collective. POTCP is committed to community outreach and is poised for future growth\, with the mission to activate an annual social campaign project raising awareness to socioeconomic\, health\, and social justice issues facing our community. \nPeople of The Chaotic Period are: Gabriel G. Torres\, Allie Marotta\, Dani Sanchez\, Vinny Eden Ortega\, Fernando Moya\, Salome Eggas\, Anthony O’Conell\, Vanessa Rappa\, Samantha Herrera\, Raquel Rivera and Kirsten Kelso. \n \n\nCommunity Engagement Events: \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\nTHE LOISAIDA ARTISTIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED\, IN PART\, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/haus-of-dust/ LOCATION:NY CATEGORIES:2020,Artists in Residence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/HAUS-OF-DUST-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191219T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191219T203000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20191213T021520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191213T021644Z UID:10000410-1576778400-1576787400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:De Aquí y de Allá DESCRIPTION:Overview:\nEvent producer and musician Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas\, has organized a series of three events premiering at Loisaida Inc. Center from March through September. The events will take place simultaneously at Loisaida Inc. on the Lower East Side and at the new :Pública art space in Santurce\, Puerto Rico. \nDescription:\nThe third event organized by the artist for her residency will center around the theme of protest. Through an interactive “open studio” style conversation with guests at partnering nonprofit Cultural organization :Pública in Puerto Rico\, attendees and participants will explore and think critically about recent Puerto Rican protests\, that lead to the resignation of their governor. Our guests will also break bread\, and enjoy a live music performance and debut song by Jocelyn. Through complex\, relevant topics like food (in)justice\, renewable energy\, colonialism\, protest\, education\, and privatization\, the events seek to explore the ways in which Culture is informing and reshaping protest in the 21st century. Quotidian life now incorporates meaningful protest for the Puerto Rican diaspora\, with a constant exchange of information\, strategy and resources reinforced by their roots on the island. Each event will feature educational\, engaging speakers\, and live performances. \n\nPresented as part of the Loisaida Inc. Center AIR Program. Discussion lead by resident artist; Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/de-aqui-y-de-alla/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/jocelyn-third-event-at-loisaida.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191105T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191105T203000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20191031T170805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191104T184623Z UID:10000409-1572978600-1572985800@loisaida.org SUMMARY:A TransCaribbean Graff Encuentro Pt.1 DESCRIPTION:A Trans-Caribbean Graff Encuentro Pt.1\nTuesday\, November 5th\, 2019. \n6:30 – 8:30 pm \nHosted by: Marie Jiménez & Carlos Jesús Martínez-Domínguez. \nLoisaida Inc. Center – 710 E 9th Street | NY\, NY 10009 \n\nJoin us for Marie Jiménez and Carlos Jesus Martinez Dominguez‘s first public component of their artistic residency project: Ephimero: a Dominican Graff Perspective\, an interactive archive and exhibit that functions as a platform for cultural research and community experience. We are pleased to host the EPHIMERO project in our our new Computer Learning Lab\, part of the new Loisaida Tech and Media component; El Semillero or the “Seedbed.” \n\n\nOPEN CALL for graffiti writers from the LES interested in being part of the EPHIMERO archiving project! RSVP today!\n\nTag artist/writer “blacbooks”\nShare your stories\nMake stickers\n\nThe project’s focus is on Dominican street art and graffiti gestures made in public and private spaces by artists working both in the Dominican Republic and others working abroad. It proposes the organization of a large-scale graffiti related art exhibition to take place simultaneously at Santo Domingo\, New York City and San Juan. \nRead more about the residency here. \nAll welcome! \n\nMarie Jiménez \nMarie Jiménez is a multidisciplinary artist with an AAS in Fine Arts from Chavon\, Dom. Rep; a BFA from Parsons\, NYC; a Masters in documentary filmmaking from ECIB\, barcelona; and\, workshops from Chavon\, DGCINE\, and EICTV in Cuba. Marie is now teaching videart while developing a documentary on Ephimero; she has also just finished her first feature film which is now on stages of film festivals distribution. \nFrom a personal experience and usually through an intimate approach to what conforms her immediate context; Marie develop the depictions seen in her work; with special interest in how the camera can become a tool to question and analyze the idea of ‘the marginal’. \nCarlos Jesús Martínez Domínguez / FEEGZ\, FIGARO & FIRO173 \nCarlos Jesús Martínez Domínguez is an artist who draws inspiration from the cultures and related histories of Hip Hop\, NYC\, and the Caribbean. He started tagging in 1987. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally. Notable venues include the Studio Museum in Harlem\, El Museo del Barrio\, Art Museum of the Americas\, Washington DC\, Centro Leon Museum\, Santiago\, DR\, El Museo Latino\, Omaha\, NE and Bronx Museum of Art in the Boogie Down.Carlos currently lives and works in Washington Heights\, NY and is an educator at El Museo del Barrio\, MAD Museum and the Studio Museum in Harlem. \n\nRelevant programming and upcoming events: \n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nEPHIMERO: The Archive (Broadcast Release Date TBD) Early 2020\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n\n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” \n  URL:https://loisaida.org/event/a-transcaribbean-graff-encuentro/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/flyer_Encuentro_1F-e1582663126288.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191018T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191018T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190926T151133Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T150631Z UID:10000405-1571421600-1571428800@loisaida.org SUMMARY:"Papo Cucaracha Vertedero El 3ro in the Realm Of Forms\, or the story of how in the Underworld\, I was blinded by the light" DESCRIPTION:The Loisaida Center is proud to announce\n2019 Artistic Residency Recipient:\nKEVIN EMILIO PÉREZ\n\nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present an “open Studio” style exhibition and resident visual artist Kevin Pérez. Opening on Friday\, October 18th\, 2019 \n“Papo Cucaracha Vertedero El 3ro in the Realm Of Forms or the story of how in the Underworld\, I was blinded by the light”\nExhibition Opening: Friday\, October 18th\, 2019 – 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm \n\n \nOverview: \nKevin Perez uses multi-disciplinary approach (performance\, visual\, sound) in the merged tendencies of Art Informel and Neuve Invention style\, whose work means to be an exploration of the subconscious\, its shadows and enlightenments. \nThe visual performative language he evokes can sometimes be violent and dissonant\, however within the apparent chaos\, angst\, and irrationality therein lies also a reflection of innocence and at times pure beauty in an effort to come to terms with a sense of dis-location that reimagines a new way forward for the discarded. \nThe choice of materials demonstrate resourcefulness\, as Kevin uses whatever found objects and materials he gets his hands on to create an out of the blue formulation. The objective is to demonstrate that wastes\, obsolete components from our trash cans\, can enter a creative process as a material and become something else. The desire is not to highlight the object but to use it as a unique component. \nAn initial member of Loisaida’s Garbagia Project collective\, an aspect of Kevin’s practice has involved collaborative\, often participatory process involving people as the medium or material of the work. During his 3-month residency at Loisaida Center\, Pérez has utilized the studio space to explore his solo practice to make sculptures\, paintings\, audio and video recordings\, and give in to the evolving pursuit of a cohesive cosmology to share as outcome exhibit. \n“Papo Cucaracha Vertedero El 3ro in The Realm of Forms (or the story of how the Underworld blinded me by the light)” is an attempt to interpret complex emotions that can live unnoticed in the psyche of a person. Utilizing painting\, sculpture\, video and sound Papo Cucaracha travels to the underworld in search of the realm of forms to find the true nature of the self. He returns blind but transformed form within with faint interpretations of the creatures (emotions) that inhabit this realm. \nDuring his 3-month residency at Loisaida Center\, Pérez has utilized the studio space provided to make sculptures\, paintings\, audio and video recordings and produced a series of work including performances\, video screenings and a final exhibition. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/papo-cucaracha-vertedero-el-3ro/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/flyer-kevin-perez-copyf.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191012T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191012T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190926T143735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20191010T141734Z UID:10000404-1570888800-1570899600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Open Arts LES DESCRIPTION:Open Arts LES\nSaturday\, October 12th\, 2019 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm \nat: Loisaida Inc. – 710 East Ninth Street and Avenue C \nFourth Arts Block (FAB) launches Open Arts LES to introduce the public to the broad range of Lower East Side arts & culture experiences and opportunities. The event is designed to engage NYC residents in exploring arts and culture opportunities in the LES. Participation in Open Arts LES is open to nonprofit and community based organizations\, as well as individual artists who wish to offer open studio hours. \n\nLoisaida Center presents:\nActivist Estates: Gallery Talk & Exhibition Tour 3:00 to 5:00 pm.\nJoin Architect Nandini Bagchee in conversation with Sociologist Miranda Martinez at the Loisaida Center. \n \nActivist Estates: A Radical History of Property in Loisaida is an exhibition curated and installed by the Architect/ Historian Nandini Bagchee in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc. The exhibit visualizes the narratives of a historic space-based activism via maps\, models\, photographs\, pamphlets and posters. The Loisaida Center has been instrumental in bringing visibility to the many histories of the Latinx resistance in New York. This new exhibition illuminates yet another facet of this history by juxtaposing the parallel trajectories of different social movements. The issue-based timelines construct a network of solidarity between individuals and institutions in the Lower East Side. \nNandini Bagchee is the designer and curator of the exhibit and author of Counter Institution: Activist Estates of the Lower East Side (Fordham University Press\, 2018). \nMiranda Martinez is the author of Power at the Roots: Community Gardens\, Gentrification\, and the Puerto Ricans of the Lower East Side (Lexington Books\, 2010). \n\nArtist in Residence Open Studio: 2:00 to 5:00 pm.\nDuring his 3-month residency at Loisaida Center\, Kevin Pérez has utilized the studio space provided to make sculptures\, paintings\, audio and video recordings and produced a series of work including performances\, video screenings and a final exhibition. \nKevin Perez uses multi-disciplinary approach (performance\, painting\, sound) in the merged tendencies of Art Informel and Neuve Invention style\, whose work means to be an exploration of the subconscious\, its shadows and enlightenments.The visual performative language he evokes can sometimes be violent and dissonant\, however within the apparent chaos\, angst\, and irrationality therein lies also a reflection of innocence and at times pure beauty in an effort to come to terms with a sense of dis-location that reimagines a new way forward for the discarded. \nThe choice of materials demonstrate resourcefulness\, as Kevin uses whatever found objects and materials he gets his hands on to create an out of the blue formulation. The objective is to demonstrate that wastes\, obsolete components from our trash cans\, can enter a creative process as a material and become something else. The desire is not to highlight the object but to use it as a unique component. \nAn initial member of Loisaida’s Garbagia Project collective\, an aspect of Kevin’s practice has involved collaborative\, often participatory process involving people as the medium or material of the work. During his 3-month residency at Loisaida Center\, Pérez has utilized the studio space to explore his solo practice to make sculptures\, paintings\, audio and video recordings\, and give in to the evolving pursuit of a cohesive cosmology to share as outcome exhibit. \n“Papo Cucaracha Vertedero El 3ro in The Realm of Forms (or the story of how the Underworld blinded me by the light)” is an attempt to interpret complex emotions that can live unnoticed in the psyche of a person. Utilizing painting\, sculpture\, video and sound Papo Cucaracha travels to the underworld in search of the realm of forms to find the true nature of the self. He returns blind but transformed form within with faint interpretations of the creatures (emotions) that inhabit this realm. \nRead more here. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/open-arts-les-2019/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/open-arts-les-header-2-20.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190628T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190628T203000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190604T053400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190618T153845Z UID:10000395-1561746600-1561753800@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Puerto Rico\, Debt & Education led by artist-in-residence Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas DESCRIPTION:How is the Puerto Rican debt crisis unfolding\, and how is it affecting education systems on the island? How can we think about and understand the debt\, and what\, if anything\, can be done about it? Audiences in diaspora on the Lower East Side and in Santurce gather to dialogue with organizers and journalists working on the island. Tembleque will be served. A new piece of music will be debuted by Artist-in-Residence Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas\, who produced and curated this event along with Tara Rodriguez-Besosa of El Departamento de la Comida\, in collaboration with :Pública.\n\nDETAILS:\nFriday\, June 28th\, 6:30pm\n\nSpeakers:\n\nEva Lourdes Ayala Reyes\, Educamos\nLuís J. Valentín Ortiz\, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo\nMembers of Colectiva Feminista\nDr. Frances Negrón-Muntaner\, Columbia University \n\nFood by:\n\nChef Gabriela Álvarez of Liberation Cuisine\nVero Vero of El Departamento de la Comida\n\nMusic by:\n\nJocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas\, Artist-in-Residence\nPresented as part of the Loisaida Inc. Center AIR Program. Lead by resident artist\, Jocelyn Bonadio de Freitas. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/debt-and-education/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/jocelyn-event-2-junio-28-flyer.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190330T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190330T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190319T125246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190319T133814Z UID:10000388-1553970600-1553976000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Agroecology & Food Sustainability DESCRIPTION:Simultaneous events at Loisaida Inc. Center and :Pública\, a cultural space in Santurce\, Puerto Rico; will explore the perceived tension between the traditional and the 21st century methods of harvesting and preparation as it relates to all things FOOD. Themes and topics will include: growing ingredients\, recipes\, colonization and agriculture\, farming and imported food\, where traditional cuisine comes from and what it means\, and where and how Puerto Rican food can be found and prepared locally – both in the Lower East Side and in Santurce\, Puerto Rico. \nSpace is limited\, please RSVP here. \nPresented as part of the Loisaida Inc. Center AIR Program. Lead by resident artist\, Jocelyn Bonadio de Freitas. \n\n@ Loisaida Inc. Center \nSpeakers: Tara Rodriguez-Besosa\, Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas\nFood by: Tara Rodriguez-Besosa (Asopao – Puerto Rican Stew))\nMusic/Sound Collage by: Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas \n@ Pública \nSpeaker: Ian Pagan\, Natalia Vallejo\nFood by: Natalia Vallejo (Asopao – Puerto Rican Stew) \nProgram: \n\nDoors Open at 6:00 pm\nEvent starts at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:00 pm EST \nRundown \n6:30-6:45: Introduction and explanation of event by Jocelyn Bonadio-de Freitas\n6:45-7:30: Talk/Sharing from Tara\, Ian\, Natalia including explanation of “asopao” (Puerto Rican Stew)\n7:30-7:45: Audience eats\, Q&A\, Jocelyn set up\n7:45-8:05: Jocelyn Live Sound performance* URL:https://loisaida.org/event/agroecology-food-sustainability/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/FINALMarch30thLoisaidaPublica-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190319T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190330T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190314T151356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190317T221449Z UID:10000386-1553018400-1553979600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Project LAZO: CROSSROADS DESCRIPTION:*Image by: Pedro Wainer | ‘Cruces’ \, 2019. \nLAZO at Loisaida present: \nCROSSROADS\nOpening Reception: Tuesday\, March 19th\, 2019 | 6-8 PM\nOnly through Saturday\, March 30th \nCurated by: Silvia Benedetti in collaboration with LAZO \nParticipating Artists: \nIsabella Cruz-Chong \nJose Joaquín Figueroa \nCatalina Schliebener \nPedro Wainer \n\nOverview: \nStanding in a crossroads makes us realize that the greatest block we can create for ourselves is the idea that there is a single right choice. This exhibition gathers a series of artworks –in a variety of mediums– in which the literal and figurative meaning of a crossroads is present. Daily life\, childhood\, gender\, class\, landscape\, and identity are a few of the themes brought to bear by the works in the exhibition. These references\, intersected through a range of material and narrative gestures\, reveal how various perspectives can exist in a given moment. \nThis exhibition brings together four Latin American artists from different backgrounds for which New York functions as a point of intersection. The works on display build narratives along different lines: Isabella Cruz-Chong’s works reference the US-Mexico border fence\, filmed on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Mexico where she grew up. She presents a performance/video of an invisible wall highlighting the struggle and irony that goes with it. Cruz-Chong also has on view instructions made for Mexican children who are learning how to behave when crossing the border. \nJosé Joaquín Figueroa presents a record of everyday environments illustrating his ongoing pilgrimage. In his drawings he reflects on the fragility of fleeting moments\, the complications of inter-layered identities\, and the impossibility of a single perspective. \nCatalina Schliebener presents a series of collages made with children’s books; material that carries implicit narratives around gender\, sexuality\, and class. She researches childhood\, considering it an important period in which the limits between reality and fiction are not yet defined. \nLastly\, Pedro Wainer explores analogue film and photographic techniques by reconfiguring technologies in disuse. He presents composite footage and moving projections made from still images of the East River from both sides in Manhattan and Brooklyn–highlighting the river and its bridges as both a geographic and man-made border meant to be crossed. \nThis exhibition was organized in collaboration with Silvia Benedetti\, a Venezuelan New York-based independent\ncurator and art writer\, and is part of a series of events organized by LAZO at The Loisaida Center in NYC. \nRead more about the LAZO project and residency here. \nDownload press release here. \n\nAbout the artists:\nLAZO is a collaborative project founded by Alva Mooses and Claudia Cortínez. We are artists of Latin American descent focusing on intersections of photography\, sculpture and printmaking and began working together while doing our graduate studies together at Yale University. We have organized exhibitions\, publications\, and talks that support artists while furthering cross-cultural dialogue. Both born in the U.S. (Alva to parents from Mexico & the U.S. and Claudia to parents from Argentina & Chile) our practices have relied largely on being based in NYC while working internationally creating ties to distinct communities. \nAlva Mooses is an artist based in New York. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union and her MFA from Yale University. She has exhibited her work at the 10th Havana Biennial\, Instituto Cervantes in NY\, Shirley Fiterman Art Center\, Logan Center for the Arts\, Eduardo Sívori Museum\, among others. She has completed residencies such as the APL Program at The University of Chicago\, Tou Trykk in Stavanger\, Norway\, the Davidoff Art Initiative in the Dominican Republic\, and Casa Wabi in Oaxaca\, Mexico. She has presented her work through artist talks at the Swiss Institute in NYC\, Rogaland Kunstsenter in Norway\, University of Chicago\, among others. She is the recipient of a Yale University Schoelkopf Fellowship\, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Community Engagement Grant\, and UChicago Arts Grant\, among others. Since 2004\, she has organized community art initiatives and collaborations in Mexico\, Cuba\, the Dominican Republic\, Haiti\, El Salvador\, and Argentina. Alva currently teaches Sculpture at The Cooper Union School of Art. \nClaudia Cortínez is a visual artist currently living and working between Buenos Aires and NYC. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at Yale University. She is the recipient of the Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship from Yale University (2012)\, the Blair Dickinson Memorial Grant from Yale University (2013)\, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in NYC (2013)\, among others. She has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group shows in the US\, Latin America\, and Europe\, and has curated exhibitions at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center in NYC (2016) and the Eduardo Sívori Museum in Buenos Aires (2018)\, bringing together artists from both cities. She has participated in various residencies such as LMCC Swing Space (2014)\, La Ira de Dios (BsAs\, 2016)\, Mass MoCA (2017)\, Real Time and Space (CA\, 2018)\, and Tou Trykk (Norway\, 2018)\, among others. She is currently an artist in residence at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn\, NY. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/project-lazo-crossroads/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Project-LAZO-exhibit-3-flier-scaled.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190302T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190312T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190224T145158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190224T155349Z UID:10000385-1551549600-1552424400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Project LAZO: ANALEMMA DESCRIPTION:*Image by: Alva Mooses | \,2019 \nLAZO at Loisaida present: \nANALEMMA\nOpening Reception: Saturday\, March 2nd\, 2019 | 6-8 PM\nOnly through Tuesday\, March 12th \nCurated by: Javier Bosques in collaboration with LAZO \nParticipating Artists: \nJavier Bosques \nAlva Mooses \nMauricio Cortes Ortega \nSofía Reeser del Río \nAna Vaz \nPedro Wainer\n \nRead more about the LAZO residency here. \n\nAbout the artists:\nLAZO is a collaborative project founded by Alva Mooses and Claudia Cortínez. We are artists of Latin American descent focusing on intersections of photography\, sculpture and printmaking and began working together while doing our graduate studies together at Yale University. We have organized exhibitions\, publications\, and talks that support artists while furthering cross-cultural dialogue. Both born in the U.S. (Alva to parents from Mexico & the U.S. and Claudia to parents from Argentina & Chile) our practices have relied largely on being based in NYC while working internationally creating ties to distinct communities. \nAlva Mooses is an artist based in New York. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union and her MFA from Yale University. She has exhibited her work at the 10th Havana Biennial\, Instituto Cervantes in NY\, Shirley Fiterman Art Center\, Logan Center for the Arts\, Eduardo Sívori Museum\, among others. She has completed residencies such as the APL Program at The University of Chicago\, Tou Trykk in Stavanger\, Norway\, the Davidoff Art Initiative in the Dominican Republic\, and Casa Wabi in Oaxaca\, Mexico. She has presented her work through artist talks at the Swiss Institute in NYC\, Rogaland Kunstsenter in Norway\, University of Chicago\, among others. She is the recipient of a Yale University Schoelkopf Fellowship\, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Community Engagement Grant\, and UChicago Arts Grant\, among others. Since 2004\, she has organized community art initiatives and collaborations in Mexico\, Cuba\, the Dominican Republic\, Haiti\, El Salvador\, and Argentina. Alva currently teaches Sculpture at The Cooper Union School of Art. \nClaudia Cortínez is a visual artist currently living and working between Buenos Aires and NYC. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at Yale University. She is the recipient of the Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship from Yale University (2012)\, the Blair Dickinson Memorial Grant from Yale University (2013)\, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in NYC (2013)\, among others. She has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group shows in the US\, Latin America\, and Europe\, and has curated exhibitions at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center in NYC (2016) and the Eduardo Sívori Museum in Buenos Aires (2018)\, bringing together artists from both cities. She has participated in various residencies such as LMCC Swing Space (2014)\, La Ira de Dios (BsAs\, 2016)\, Mass MoCA (2017)\, Real Time and Space (CA\, 2018)\, and Tou Trykk (Norway\, 2018)\, among others. She is currently an artist in residence at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn\, NY. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/project-lazo-analemma/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/LAZO_ANALEMMA.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190129T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190129T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20190109T181249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190116T215221Z UID:10000382-1548784800-1548792000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Project LAZO: Supported at its Ends—Hanging by its Weight DESCRIPTION:*Image by: Luciana Pinchiero | El Cuello con Manchas de El Eco (El Eco’s Spotty Neck)\, 2017 \nLAZO at Loisaida present: \nSupported at its Ends—Hanging by its Weight\nOpening Reception: January 29th\, 2019 | 6-8 PM\nJanuary 29th – February 8th\, 2019 \nParticipating Artists: \nRonny Quevedo \nAmy Westpfahl \nDolores Furtado \nGaby Collins-Fernandez \nMauricio Cortes Ortega \nPedro Wainer \nDaniel Greenfield-Campoverde \nLuciana Pinchiero \nEsperanza Mayobre \nBernadette Despujols \nOmar Barquet \nKristin Reger \nMaximilliano Siñani \nConstanza Alarcon Tennen \n  \nRead more about the residency here. \n\nAbout the artists:\nLAZO is a collaborative project founded by Alva Mooses and Claudia Cortínez. We are artists of Latin American descent focusing on intersections of photography\, sculpture and printmaking and began working together while doing our graduate studies together at Yale University. We have organized exhibitions\, publications\, and talks that support artists while furthering cross-cultural dialogue. Both born in the U.S. (Alva to parents from Mexico & the U.S. and Claudia to parents from Argentina & Chile) our practices have relied largely on being based in NYC while working internationally creating ties to distinct communities. \nAlva Mooses is an artist based in New York. She received her BFA from The Cooper Union and her MFA from Yale University. She has exhibited her work at the 10th Havana Biennial\, Instituto Cervantes in NY\, Shirley Fiterman Art Center\, Logan Center for the Arts\, Eduardo Sívori Museum\, among others. She has completed residencies such as the APL Program at The University of Chicago\, Tou Trykk in Stavanger\, Norway\, the Davidoff Art Initiative in the Dominican Republic\, and Casa Wabi in Oaxaca\, Mexico. She has presented her work through artist talks at the Swiss Institute in NYC\, Rogaland Kunstsenter in Norway\, University of Chicago\, among others. She is the recipient of a Yale University Schoelkopf Fellowship\, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation Artist Community Engagement Grant\, and UChicago Arts Grant\, among others. Since 2004\, she has organized community art initiatives and collaborations in Mexico\, Cuba\, the Dominican Republic\, Haiti\, El Salvador\, and Argentina. Alva currently teaches Sculpture at The Cooper Union School of Art. \nClaudia Cortínez is a visual artist currently living and working between Buenos Aires and NYC. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and her MFA at Yale University. She is the recipient of the Alice Kimball English Traveling Fellowship from Yale University (2012)\, the Blair Dickinson Memorial Grant from Yale University (2013)\, the Rema Hort Mann Emerging Artist Grant in NYC (2013)\, among others. She has exhibited her work extensively in solo and group shows in the US\, Latin America\, and Europe\, and has curated exhibitions at the Shirley Fiterman Art Center in NYC (2016) and the Eduardo Sívori Museum in Buenos Aires (2018)\, bringing together artists from both cities. She has participated in various residencies such as LMCC Swing Space (2014)\, La Ira de Dios (BsAs\, 2016)\, Mass MoCA (2017)\, Real Time and Space (CA\, 2018)\, and Tou Trykk (Norway\, 2018)\, among others. She is currently an artist in residence at the NARS Foundation in Brooklyn\, NY. \n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” URL:https://loisaida.org/event/supported-at-its-ends-hanging-by-its-weight/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2019,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Loisaida-exhibition-event-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181130T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181130T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20181114T185201Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181114T185201Z UID:10000379-1543575600-1543597200@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Closing: Our Time by Antonio Serna DESCRIPTION:Last chance to see the exhibition: \nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time \nby: Antonio Serna \n\nOverview:\nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nGoals:\nMy current project ‘Documents of Resistance\,’ is an ongoing art project that draws inspiration from the history of art and activism by artists of color from 1960-present. My goal is to develop several specific in depth projects under this expansive umbrella. Specifically\, for my residency at The Loisaida Center\, I will be focusing on ‘Our Time\,’ a multimedia installation that chronicles the connections and relationships between people\, places\, and events that influenced artists of color. Central to ‘Our Time’ is a series of 4 visual timeline-collages that contextualize this unique history. The timelines include historic images of protests against racism in museums in New York and collective activities in places such as Watts and East Los Angeles\, among other political activities. By giving visual form to this history\, we can gain an overview of overlapping concerns\, cross-cultural themes\, and socio-political forces that affected the studio production and protests organizing of artists of color. Over the span of my residency at The Loisaida Center visitors\, special guests\, and the public will be ask to comment and contribute to the project. \nDuring the research and development phase of the residency\, the artist will conduct a Call for Public Participation\, to participate please fill out this form. \nOutcome\, exhibition:\nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time\nSeptember 14th – November 30th \nExhibition Closing: Friday\, November 30th\, 2018 – 11am to 5pm \nFor his exhibition\, ‘ Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, the upcoming exhibition at Loisaida\, resident artists Antonio Serna\, is creating timelines to highlight the art and activism of artists of color. Help us build these important timelines by sending in your memories of resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant to the history of art and activism by people of color; These timelines will provide information for future research\, scholarship\, and display. \nCall for Public Participation: \nDo you remember a spot in your neighborhood that was an important place for artists of color meet and make art. Do you recall a rally or protest organized by artists of color? How about and  exhibition by and for artists of color? Or community art projects that were made by and for communities of color? We want to collect all these important moments.  \nContribute by filling out the form below: \n\nLoading… \n\nAbout the artist:\nAntonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist\, activist\, and independent researcher. For over a decade Antonio has helped lead and co-organize several art projects and activist interventions in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. Most recently he has contributed to labor equity portion of “People’s Cultural Plan\,” which launched at Artists Space in 2017\, and the Brooklyn Community Forum on Gentrification at the Brooklyn Museum in 2016. Other notable projects include his work on alternative economies for artists including artCommons at The Queens Museum and “What Do We Do Now?” at Eyebeam\, both held in 2013. Antonio Serna is originally from Texas and holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a Bachelor of Arts from Parsons School of Art and Design. \nHis current project Documents of Resistances has recently been included in a new book Art As Social Action\, edited by Gregory Sholette\, Chloe Bass\, and Queens Social Practice (Allworth Press). An artist residency and exhibition for this project has also been schedule for the Fall of 2018 at The Loisaida Center in New York City. \n\n\nRelevant links to websites/publications/reviews/etc.\n\n\n\nPersonal website: www.antonioserna.com\nPress: “Empowering Latinx Arts Practitioners at the Latinx Artist Retreat (LXAR)\,” Lynnette Miranda. Chicago Artist Writers\, June 7\, 2017.\nPress: “Can Protest Art Survive And Thrive During A Trump Presidency\,”Anjali Enjeti. Pacific Standard\, May 27\, 2017.\nPress: “Antinomies of Art Activism and Documentation: The Curatorial Approach of Agitprop at the Brooklyn Museum\,” Izabel Galliera\, Issue 4\, Field Journal\, 2016.\n\n\n“Opinions like those expressed while in a panel\, presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in their personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc.\, its affiliates or staff.” \n  URL:https://loisaida.org/event/exhibition-closing-our-time/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SERNA_DoR_OurOpressionsAreConnectedDSC7530-new.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181025T183000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181025T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20181002T213654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181010T235257Z UID:10000374-1540492200-1540497600@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Decolonial & Third World Studies: Discussion & tour with Antonio Serna DESCRIPTION:Decolonial & Third World Studies: Discussion & tour with Antonio Serna\nThursday\, October 25\, 2018 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM\n\n\n\nPanel Discussion: 7:00–8:30 PM*\n*Pre-Event: 6:15 PM Exhibition Walk-thru with artist Antonio Serna \n\nPanelists: Macarena Gomez-Baris\, J. Kēhaulani Kauanui\, Conor Tomás Reed. \nModerated by Patrick Jaojoco. \n\nSince the 1960s\, students of color have fought to decolonize campuses across the Americas. One of their goals was to introduce studies related to their own experiences and include their history outside of the dominant Eurocentric lens. We will discuss some of the original demands and achievements\, and compare them to the current wave of decolonizing academia.Secondly\, one of main concerns in the project Our Time is to highlight the racism in the arts as affecting all people of color across America. \nWe ask\, what can we gain from a comparative ethnographic analysis of this history? What are the limits and pitfalls of such study? How does it affect the visual arts and visual cultural studies in general (framework of research\, production\, participation\, and consumption)?As a third discussion point\, we will consider spaces of resistance\, noting Esteban Izquierdo Mejia’s intro to Spaces of Cultural Resistance that is similarly echoed in Macarena Gomez-Barris’ intro to The Extractive Zone. Can we consider examples of the importance of spaces of resistance (decolonial or otherwise) that\, as Mejia notes\, “operate to create imagined geographies of belonging that challenge the effects of cultural oppression at the local and regional level?” \nThis panel is held in conjunction with “Documents of Resistance: Our Time” Antonio Serna’s exhibition and residency at The Loisaida\, Inc. Center\, September 14–October 28\, 2018. Support for “Documents of Resistance: Our Time” is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement\, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs‘ Development Fund. \n*Pre-Event: Exhibition walk-through with artist Antonio Serna starts at 6:15 pm\nModerated by Patrick Jaojoco \nBios \nPatrick JaojocoisaBrooklyn-based arts professional\, curator\, researcher\, and writer focusing on political ecology and historiography\, in particular how creative practices and landscape interpretation can aid in public understanding of long-term ecological\, economic\, and political histories. He has organized numerous exhibitions and public programs throughout New York; recently\, he worked withthecuratorial collective Frontview onaproject around American pre-colonial\, colonial\, and cartographic histories and practices. He currently works at Storefront for Art and Architecture\, where Patrick supportstheorganization’s exhibitions and projects as Development and Communications Associate. Patrick wasa2015-2017 Curatorial Fellow at SVA’s MA Curatorial Practice program\, and received his BA in English Literature and Environmental Studies from New York University. \nMacarena Gomez-Barrisis Professor and Chairperson of Social Science and Cultural Studies at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn\, New York. She is also Director oftheGlobal South Center (GSC)\,aresearch center that works attheintersection of social ecologies\, art/politics\, and decolonial methodologies. Her instructional focus is on Latinx and Latin American Studies\, memory andtheafterlives of violence\, decolonial theory\,theart of social protest\, and queer femme epistemes. \nJ. Kēhaulani Kauanuiis Professor of American Studies and affiliate faculty in Anthropology at Wesleyan University\, where she teaches courses related to Indigenous studies\, critical race studies\, settler colonial studies\, and anarchist studies. She isthecurrent Chair of American Studies andthecurrent Director oftheCenter fortheAmericas. Her first book isHawaiian Blood: Colonialism andthePolitics of Sovereignty and Indigeneity(Duke University Press 2008) and her second book isParadoxes of Hawaiian Sovereignty: Land\, Sex\, andtheColonial Politics of State Nationalism(Duke University Press\, 2018). She also hasanew edited book\,Speaking of Indigenous Politics: Conversations with Activists\, Scholars\, and Tribal Leaders. Kauanui currently serves asaco-producer for an anarchist politics show called “Anarchy on Air\,”amajority POC show co-produced withagroup of Wesleyan students\, which builds on her earlier work on another collaborative anarchist program called “Horizontal Power Hour.” \n\nConor Tomás Reedis an archivist\, doctoral student\, educator\, and organizer attheCity University of New York\,acollective member of Lost & Found:TheCUNY Poetics Document Initiative\, andaco-founding participant intheFree University of New York City. Conor researches twentieth and twenty first-century literatures of social movements and urban freedom schools\, and isa2016-2017 Scholar-in-Residence attheSchomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Conor is currently working on his dissertation:CUNY Will Be Free!: Black\, Puerto Rican\, and Women’s Compositions\, Literatures\, and Studies attheCity College of New York and New York City\, 1960-1980. \n\n\n\nAbout the Exhibition: \nDocuments of Resistance: Our Time\nSeptember 14th – October 28th \nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nOriginally from San Antonio Texas\, Antonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist based in New York. Antonio maintains both a studio and collective social practice. These two practices often balance and ground the sum of his production. Antonio Serna holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a BFA from Parsons School of Art. He has exhibited in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. His speaking engagements include ArtCenter\, Flux Factory\, CUE Foundation\, Brooklyn Museum\, Pratt\, Common Field Convening\, Eyebeam\, Smack Mellon\, Queens Museum\, and Museo Tamayo. Recently he has participated in residencies at Triangle Arts Association\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, and The Luminary and has taught at Brooklyn College and Parsons School of Design. \nDocument of Resistance:Our Time is made possible in part by funds from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant URL:https://loisaida.org/event/decolonial-third-world-studies-discussion-tour-with-antonio-serna/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SERNA_DoR_OurOpressionsAreConnectedDSC7530-new.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180914T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181028T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180807T190356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180824T045634Z UID:10000367-1536948000-1540746000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Documents of Resistance: Our Time DESCRIPTION:Antonio Serna: Documents of Resistance: Our Time \nSeptember 14th – October 28th \nOpening Reception: Friday\, September 14\, 2018\, 6-9PM \nLoisaida Center Inc. is pleased to present Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, a participatory exhibition and residency of new work by Antonio Serna. \nHow do we give contours to an art history that remains unwritten\, scattered across archives\, and siloed in scholarship? How can we begin to reconnect the struggle for civil rights across all artists of color and their fight for inclusion in our cultural institutions? How can we being to reflect on the complexity of artists of color and their unique experience\, political actions\, and art production as part of the art history in American? In the exhibition\, Documents of Resistance: Our Time\, Mexican-American artist\, Antonio Serna is hoping to take us down a visual path to consider these and many other questions in regards to the important but often overlook contributions of artist of color. \nCentral to the exhibition will be a series timeline collages of art and activism from each decade\, from 1960s up to our current decade. In combining the histories of artists of color\, visitors will be able to visually locate overlapping shared concerns and experiences of artists of color: from the Chicano Movement to the Black Power Movement\, and from the Labor Movement to the Feminist\, Third World Movement\, and beyond. Leading up to and during the exhibition\, Antonio Serna is asking the public to send in their memories of this resistance: people\, places\, or events relevant in order to continue to expand this histories. Serna’s interest is not just a reflection of the past hopes to inspire and empower a new generation of people of color to join the struggle in becoming the next generation of artists\, activists\, curators\, historians\, archivist\, and museum workers\, to help end discrimination in our cultural institutions. \nOriginally from San Antonio Texas\, Antonio Serna is a Mexican-American artist based in New York. Antonio maintains both a studio and collective social practice. These two practices often balance and ground the sum of his production. Antonio Serna holds a Masters in Fine Arts from Brooklyn College\, and a BFA from Parsons School of Art. He has exhibited in New York\, Texas\, Las Vegas\, Spain\, Mexico\, Berlin\, and Romania. His speaking engagements include ArtCenter\, Flux Factory\, CUE Foundation\, Brooklyn Museum\, Pratt\, Common Field Convening\, Eyebeam\, Smack Mellon\, Queens Museum\, and Museo Tamayo. Recently he has participated in residencies at Triangle Arts Association\, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts\, and The Luminary and has taught at Brooklyn College and Parsons School of Design. \n  \nDocument of Resistance:Our Time is made possible in part by funds from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Creative Engagement Grant URL:https://loisaida.org/event/documents-of-resistance-our-time/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/SERNA_DoR_OurOpressionsAreConnectedDSC7530-new.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180722T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180722T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180618T161235Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180703T205425Z UID:10000362-1532286000-1532293200@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Lying Lydia - Open Reading DESCRIPTION:Loisaida Inc. and Caborca Theatre present: \nLying Lydia\nOpen Reading \n\nNew work by the Loisaida Inc. Center’s 2014 artists in residence –CABORCA. \nWritten and directed by Javier Antonio González and featuring Laura Butler Rivera\, Yaremis Félix\, and Tania Molina\, Lying Lydia is a piercing look at our civilization’s targeting of women\, colonies\, and the truth. In the mold of Churchill and Fornes\, Lying Lydia is a mysterious and darkly funny chamber work featuring masterful performances from some of Caborca’s veteran actors\, as well as an original soundscape by Keenan Hurley. \n\nTruth may have died in the disaster. Two women are confined and forced to paint the landscape that may have once been. One of them is Margaret. The other is Lying Lydia\, so called because everything she says is a lie. How do you know? Listen\, you can hear her thinking. Like they said you would.\nLOISAIDA INC. CENTER\n710 E 9th Street\, Manhattan\nFree Admission\n7pm \n\nAbout Caborca: \nHailing from Puerto Rico\, US America and beyond\, Caborca makes sprawling\, adventurous works in theatre and film. Combining epic auteurship with a tuned ensemble of actors and a flux of collaborators\, we bridge language\, background and media\, inviting our audience\, guest artists and members alike\, to delve into the pleasure of seeing anew. \nCaborca steals its name from the novel The Savage Detectives\, by Roberto Bolaño\, in which a magazine of the same name is the official organ of visceral realism. \n\nOpinions like those expressed while in a panel\, event or presentation\, performance or through artwork are expressed by the author in his personal capacity and are the author’s own. They do not necessarily reflect the views of Loisaida Inc. its affiliates or staff. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/lying-lydia-open-reading/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lyinglydia1.png ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180627T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180627T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180618T165409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180627T204734Z UID:10000363-1530122400-1530133200@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Exhibition Closing: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the closing reception of the exhibition: \nCHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth \nwith special performances from Art Jones\, Krisia Ayala and Yuko Otomo. \n\nArt Jones will create live audio/video mix featuring the animated sights and sounds of NYC’s utopian future-past\, projected onto artist Krisia Ayala’s installation. Both artists will use the dome as a sculpture to be activated through their own creative interventions. \nYuko Otomo: a visual artist & a bilingual poet (poetry & haiku). She also writes art criticism\, essays & does translation. In visual art\, she has been concentrating herself on the study of “pure abstraction” & has created a body of work covering over 3 decades. Her work has been shown in various gallery spaces; such as Tribes Gallery\, Anthology Film Archives Courthouse Gallery\, ABC No Rio\, Brecht Forum\, Gallery 128\, Knitting Factory & Vision Festival. As a poet/writer\, she has read her work in venues such as St. Marks’s Poetry Project\, Bowery Poetry Club\, Issue Project Room\, Brooklyn Botanic Garden\, Nuyorican Poet’s Café etc. She also has read in Germany\, France & Japan. She has been published in many magazines & literary publications such as Recluse\, 6×6\, Long Shot\, Appearances\, The Unbearables Assemblage Magazine\, Downtown Anthology\, Senritsu & others. Her books include “ Garden: Selected Haiku” (Beehive Press)\, “Small Poems”\, “The Hand of the Poet” (by Ugly Duckling Presse). She also has a huge volume of critical writing on art such as “On Artist & Studio”\, “On Artuad: Writing & Drawing”. \nKrisia Ayala: Puerto Rican born and New York City based teaching artist\, interested in digital mixed media art\, print design and sound installations. Her works on paper range from artist books to large format prints. Ayala has focused her artistic research into developing visuals inspired by migratory issues. Her biggest motivation is to explore and illustrate the similarities between avian and human migration\, intending to blur the lines that differentiate the human and avian migratory experience. Instagram: Krisia.ayalart URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-closing/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dome-Capture-hearth.gif ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180609T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180609T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180606T170009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180606T170009Z UID:10000361-1528567200-1528578000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Performances: CHARAS is Alive on Spaceship Earth DESCRIPTION:Films Charas\, an independent cinema program\, was an ongoing series during Charas’ operation of El Bohio on 9th street between Avenues B and C. Bradley Eros\, Lary7\, Kit Fitzgerald and many others\, known as the Optipus collective\, were integral members of the East Village projection/film/video community. This performance in and around the dome in the Loisaida Center courtyard is a homage to the character and experimentation that was nurtured at El Bohio. \nPlease join us from 6 – 9pm at 710 East 9th Street. \n\n\n‘Optipus’ organized by Bradley Eros with Kit Fitzgerald and many more! :\n\nfilm\, slides\, video\, overhead:liquid\, loops\, screen materials;\n\n+ electronics\, keyboards\, voice\, strings\, percussion\, foley + toys\n\n\nhttp://www.residencyunlimited.org/residencies/bradley-eros/\n\n\nhttps://www.eai.org/artists/kit-fitzgerald/titles URL:https://loisaida.org/event/performances-charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/DOME_CITY_BW.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180512T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180512T170000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180411T010122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180411T010122Z UID:10000350-1526122800-1526144400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Ecological City DESCRIPTION:ECOLOGICAL CITY PROCESSION\nSATURDAY MAY 12\, 2018 (rain date May 13) \n#DANCERS\, #MODELS\, #ARTISTS\, #PERFORMERS\, #BODYPAINTERS #PUPPETEERS #ACTIVISTS #PHOTOGRAPHERS #VOLUNTEERS \n\nPLEASE SHARE and invite friends to join and VOLUNTEER FOR #ECOLOGICALCITY – this is not a parade to watch but a transformational experience – become a garden\, river and climate solution spirit – help as a marshal- many roles. Experience the ECOLOGICAL URBAN PILGRIMAGE FROM THE GARDENS TO THE RIVER on the LES of NYC – not to be missed!\n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY\, a climate action\, ecological urban pilgrimage and performance art event – features a spectacular 6 hour procession featuring visual art\, giant puppets and costumes with 20 site performances of dance\, music\, theater and poetry celebrating sustainability solutions throughout the community gardens\, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront on the Lower East Side of New York City. \nVOLUNTEER: Sign up to wear spectacular costumes – direct puppets – marshal procession \nNEEDED: MAKE-UP/BODY PAINTERS\, ARTISTS\, DANCERS\, PERFORMERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS \nSIGN UP FOR A ROLE – CONTACT:\nFB Message: https://www.facebook.com/EarthCelebrations/ \nEMAIL: mail@earthcelebrations.com \nSIGN UP: http://earthcelebrations.com/volunteer-ecological-city-sign/\nMORE INFO: http://earthcelebrations.com/ecological-city-project/ \nFB EVENT SHARE: https://www.facebook.com/events/856985337794345/ \n\nEarth Celebrations’ ECOLOGICAL CITY in partnership with Loisaida Center Inc.\, LUNGS-Loisaida United Neighborhood Gardens and over 50 partner organizations and groups including NYC Community Garden District\, Green Map\, GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side-Housing/Resiliency)\, LES Ready!\, Lower East Side Girls Club\, Lower East Side Ecology\, East Village Community Coalition\, East River Park Coalition\, Solar One\, Waterfront Alliance\, University Settlement\, Earth School (PS364)\, Sixth Street Community Center\, Arts Loisaida\, MOS Collective\, Gaia Institute\, East 4th Street Block Association\, Times Up\, Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space\, FAB (Fourth Street Arts Block Association)\, Theatre for the New City\, Hunter College-School of Community Organizing and New York University. Numerous groups and residents throughout the neighborhood are invited to join.\n\n \n\nThis program is made possible with support from Fund for the City of New York\, New York Community Trust\, Con Edison\, Howard Bayne Fund\, private foundations\, individuals and\n Creative Engagement / Creative Learning\, supported by the New York CityDepartment of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council URL:https://loisaida.org/event/ecological-city/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Presentation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FRONT-ECOCITY-FINAL-POSTCARD-JPG-2018.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180511T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180416T200431Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T223539Z UID:10000354-1525888800-1526072400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-space-ship-earth/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/gif:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/dome-Capture-01.gif ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180509T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180509T200000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180426T232906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180426T232906Z UID:10000358-1525888800-1525896000@loisaida.org SUMMARY:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances DESCRIPTION:CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH: Reception + Performances \n\nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nCHARAS The Improbable Dome Builders (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION))) \nThrough the lens of avant-garde architectural theory\, the CHARAS Lower East side community group and Buckminster Fuller’s assistant\, Michael Ben Eli construct a geodesic dome on an unused plot of land in the shadow of the Manhattan bridge in 1972-1973. The CHARAS members built the geodesic dome to control their own destiny.\nCHARAS: The Improbable Dome Builders resonates in 2018. Ever present are the needs of affordable housing\, the occupation of public/unused space for civic use\, and the participation of communities to take self determined action when governmental institutions forgo their public duty. \nCHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS: (((THE FUTURE IN ACTION) produced by Matthew Mottel includes archival interviews and photography from 1972/73 by Syeus Mottel with CHARAS members Chino Garcia and Karen Becker. In October 2017\, Sal Becker and Chino Garcia\, return to the dome construction site on the Lower East Side to reflect on their achievements and speak about the purpose of their dome building activity. \nMatthew Mottel’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/charas-is-alive-on-spaceship-earth-reception-performances/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CHARAS_EXHIBITION_POSTER_FINAL-scaled.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180506T140000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180506T160000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180419T160206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180419T161200Z UID:10000355-1525615200-1525622400@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Dome Building Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dome Building Workshop \nA project by: Matthew Mottel in collaboration with Loisaida Inc. \nSunday\, May 6 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (estimated time) \n\nOverview: \nThe history of dome building on the LES goes back to when CHARAS built domes in collaboration with Buckminster Fuller in 1972/73. Syeus Mottel documented this effort in his photo-journalism book CHARAS THE IMPROBABLE DOME BUILDERS \, first published in 1974 and now re published in 2017 by Song Cave Press & Pioneer Works. \nThrough a collaborative project between Loisaida Inc.\, La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez and DIAP (Digital Intermedia MFA program at City College)\, artist and researcher Matthew Mottel (Syeus Mottel’s son) will build 2 geodesic domes (one at La Plaza and the other at the Loisaida Inc. Center’ courtyard) as an interactive art installation. In interviewing Carlos “Chino” Garcia as part of his research\, Matthew was told that the domes CHARAS built functioned as both recreational activity spaces and as experimental examples of how to build disaster relief housing in non urban areas. The same functions apply now. The dome at La Plaza Cultura\, will be seen from the street\, with high visibility. This will bring people to the other dome in the courtyard and exhibition happening at Loisaida Center\, which will feature a more detailed documentation of the original events of 1972-73. \nThis work highlights the achievements of CHARAS and hopefully expands the pressure on the NYC mayoral office to follow through on their promise to re-acquire El Bohio for the Loisaida community. \nThe week of the exhibition opening\, many public performances\, talks and workshops will transpire in both the Loisaida Center dome\, and at La Plaza Cultural. These events will be influenced by the type of programming that happened during the 20+ years of events and exhibitions of El Bohio before being pushed out of its iconic and historic location on 9th Street\, formerly known as P.S. 64. \n\nResources: \nThe Improbable Dome Builders \nMatthew’s essay on the book. \nThe video that will be screened during the exhibition opening; CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH –  Wednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm \n \n\nSchedule\, Programming & Activities: \n\nSaturday\, May 5 at 6:00 pm – Archive exhibition of the 1972/73 CHARAS Geodesic Dome opens during Fiestas de Cruz at Loisaida Center.\nSunday\, May 6 at 2:00 pm – Dome Building Workshop where participants will assist in the building of a 12′ geodesic dome. There will also be a special screening of archival footage from Bucky Fuller. \nWednesday\, May 9 at 6:00 pm – Geodesic Domes unveiled with exhibition at Loisaida Center and La Plaza Cultural with performance by poet Edwin Torres.\nThursday\, May 10 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center.\nFriday\, May 11 at 6:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + Oral history project of the Lower East Side  featuring interview with Chino Garcia by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation\, with documentary screening of Matthew Mottel’s video CHARAS IS ALIVE ON SPACESHIP EARTH at 6:00 pm.\nSaturday\, May 12 at 12:00 pm – Exhibition hours at Loisaida Center + performances in the afternoon thru evening at La plaza Cultural and Loisaida Center Courtyard. URL:https://loisaida.org/event/dome-building-workshop/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Event/Opening,Event/Presentation,Free Workshop / Class,Loisaida Festival ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/mottel-geodome-2018.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180423T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180423T210000 DTSTAMP:20260414T112516 CREATED:20180412T233225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180412T235738Z UID:10000351-1524506400-1524517200@loisaida.org SUMMARY:Taller de Soles (Sol Lace Workshop) DESCRIPTION:Sol Lace Workshop /// Taller de Soles\nwith: Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda \nDescription\nLearn how to make beautiful and intricate lace pieces through a simple and meditative\ntechnique with Puerto Rican fiber artist\, Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\, who will\nintroduce us to the technique as it is worked in her native country of Puerto Rico.\nUnderstanding the essence of the technique gives us a vocabulary that we can apply in\nboth traditional and experimental/contemporary contexts. \nWhat are Soles?\nSol lace is a type of needle lace usually worked in pieces or appliqués. The technique\nconsists of drawing a net of thread and then weaving and knotting radially to form\npatterns. It has its origins in Spain and arrived to the Americas in the 16th century\,\nwhere it continued to develop into variations known as Ñandutí\, Soles de Maracaibo\,\nRenda\, and simply Soles. Sol Lace is most often used to decorate heirloom clothing\,\nbaby blankets and home linens\, but also assembled to create beautiful lace fabrics and\naccessories. \nWorkshop – “Immersive Introduction to Sol Lace” – 6 hrs\nJoin us for an immersive workshop\, where you will learn about the origins of the\ntechnique and see traditional and contemporary examples. Zaida Adriana will share the\nbasic knowledge to make Soles of different sizes\, shapes\, and decorative patterns. You\nwill leave with two completed Soles\, and the materials to keep creating and\nexperimenting. \nDetails\nDuration total: 6 hours (2 days)\nLanguages: English and Spanish\nLevel: No previous knowledge required\nNumber of participants: min. 5\, max. 8\nPrice: $80 (includes materials fee)\nMaterials included in KIT: Sol cushion\, Sol pattern\, needle\, thread\, and instruction\nbooklet\nDates: Monday\, April 23rd from 6-9pm / Tuesday\, April 24th 6-9pm \nAbout Zaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda\nZaida Adriana Goveo Balmaseda is a fiber artist whose work serves as a hands-on\nmanifesto of the symbiotic relationship we can have with our surroundings. She makes\nslowly and mindfully\, using local/organic fibers\, recycled or found materials\, and natural\ndyes. These materials are transformed through traditional craft techniques she\nrespectfully re-contextualizes. Her practice weaves together fiber-art\, soft sculpture\,\nmaterial rescue\, and contemplative performance. \nZaida Adriana advocates the slow\, ethical and hand-made through talks and workshops\nat places like Duduá\, Manufacture NY\, Slow Fashion Spain/Ethical Fashion Academy\,\nEileen Fisher\, Bloomingdales\, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. She serves as the\nCountry Coordinator of the Fashion Revolution movement in Puerto Rico. \nAs recipient of the Lexus Grant for Artists\, she is currently exhibiting a large installation\ninspired by Sol lace at the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico\, and is an Artist in Residence\nat Beta-Local’s La Práctica. During the month of April\, she is visiting NY and taking part\nin the Textile Arts Center’s Work In Progress Residency. \n\n \nPowered by Eventbrite URL:https://loisaida.org/event/taller-de-soles-sol-lace-workshop/ LOCATION:The Loisaida Inc. Center\, 710 East 9th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10009\, United States CATEGORIES:2018,Artists in Residence,Free Workshop / Class ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://loisaida.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/zaida-textiles-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Loisaida Inc. Center":MAILTO:info@loisaida.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR