Turn your ideas into scripts. Learn story structure, free tools, and your next step. No experience needed. Washington Heights, NYC.
UPTOWN NYC, YOUR STORY WON’T WRITE ITSELF
Have you ever said:
– “I’ve been meaning to write something…”
– “I don’t know where to start.”
– “I have ideas but they live in my head.”
– “I’m scared I won’t finish.”
If any of these sound familiar, this workshop is for you.
Clown Class with instructor Edu Diaz
A joyful taste of the world of CLOWN, designed for all levels of experience. Through playful movement, laughter, and improvisation, participants are invited to explore their silliest, most authentic selves. No experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to have fun.
FREE for NoMAA members with code or $10 fee.
Printmaking
Instructor: Ysabel Abreu
Learn the basics of linoleum block printmaking, where you will design, carve, ink, and print your original images. We’ll explore tools, safety, and basic techniques. No prior experience is required- just curiosity and a willingness to get your hands inky.
FREE for NoMAA members with code or $10 fee.
Join Sylvestre Akaapo for an interactive, all-levels workshop rooted in traditional West African movement and live drumming. Participants will explore rhythm, grounding, and expressive movement while learning about the cultural context of the dance and the role of the drum as a unifying force. The Lab offers a joyful, embodied experience that fosters connection between body, rhythm, culture, and community.
FREE for NoMAA members with code (check your email from NoMAA), or $10 fee.
17th annual exhibition OPENING RECEPTION CURATED BY ANDREA AROYYO
Shade explores the intersections of light and shadow—literal, social, and emotional. In every culture and community, shade carries layered meanings: it can offer refuge or concealment, protection or defiance, acceptance, or rejection.
From throwing shade to sheltering in shade, from colorism in race to color range in art, shade speaks to power, presence, and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world.
How does shade define visibility? How do we navigate the tension between exposure and cover, clarity and ambiguity, belonging and otherness?
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS from Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood:
Yael Ben-Zion, Gina K Callaghan, Arcadia Caraballo, Gwendolen Cates, Karin Dando-Haenisch, Rose Deler, Carol Diamond, Dale Emmart-Lieberman, Kat Gooch-Breault, Wilhemina Grant-Cooper, Jyoti Gupta, Alison Hamilton, Avery Hines-Mudry, Kathy Houle, Carolina Jimenez , Flor Khan, Chae Kihn, Andrea Kornbluth, Christy Martinez, Francesca Messina, Margo Moore, Rosa Naparstek, Mesoma Hammida Onyeagba, Paula Maria Persiani, Bonnie Jean Phillips, Leah Poller, Liz Ritter, Yumi Rodriguez, Darcy Rogers, Susan Rubin, Anne Saint-Pierre, Diana Schmertz, Maria Schoenhammer, Uniqua Simmons, Elizabeth Starčević, Janet Stewart, Kathleen Sweeney, Tania Taubes, Rafaelina Tineo, April Kristine Tsosie, Yona Verwer, Linda Vigdor
