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NoMAA: Women in the Heights –Shade

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

 

Word Up: L’heure du conte en français / French Story Time

Word Up Community Bookshop & the French American Academy presents a special story time in French, led by a FAA teacher.

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees for this event must wear a mask inside.

Word Up Community Bookshop is located at 2113 Amsterdam Ave. (& 165th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 168th St and the A/C train to 163rd or 168th  St.

WHCO & Word Up: Storytime with the Symphony

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra presents Storytime with the Symphony, a three-concert series in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. Each program features stories and music with thoughtful connections to themes familiar to children growing up in Washington Heights, with bilingual narration in English and Spanish. All performances take place at Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop.

Featuring: A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond and illustrated by Kate Cosgrove
WHCO Instrument Family: Winds and Percussion

This concert series is generously supported by the following: New World Symphony, The Fountain Bookshop, and the Medical Center Neighborhood Fund.

WHCO & Word Up: Storytime with the Symphony

Featuring: Because by Mo Willems and Amber Ren
WHCO Instrument Family: Brass

The Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra presents Storytime with the Symphony, a three-concert series in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. Each program features stories and music with thoughtful connections to themes familiar to children growing up in Washington Heights, with bilingual narration in English and Spanish. All performances take place at Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop.

Word Up Recirculation: Performers for Palestine

Join us for an evening of community and original live performances — music, spoken word, stand-up, and DJing — as we raise money to help our Palestinian neighbors in Gaza. Entry to the event is a suggested $10-$25 donation going to Palestinian families connected with the community org.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.

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