Upcoming events.
Film Screening: CIDADE CINZA (GREY CITY)
As the closing for our OPEN HOUSE, join us for an screening of CIDADE CINZA (GRAY CITY), curated by 2023 ONE WALL MOVEMENT Muralist N. Carlos J. Following the screening will be a Q&A session with N. Carlos J. and 2022 ONE WALL MOVEMENT Muralist Mattaya Fitts. ONE WALL MOVEMENT is a public art initiative that commissions muralists, graffiti artists, writers, and street artists to create a large-scale mural.
Community Celebration and Mural Reveal
Join us for the reveal and celebration of A Flower Grows in Harlem by ONE WALL MOVEMENT muralist N. Carlos J.
Paint & Portrait with N. Carlos. J
Calling residents of Harlem — young and old to join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly day of art making and portrait taking. Meet street artist and muralist N. Carlos J. and have your portrait taken! Maybe your photo will be used for the mural that Carlos will create this summer. Carlos will be on site and lead visitors through a creative painting lesson using one of his original mural designs.
ONE WALL MOVEMENT Virtual Info Session
Learn more about the ONE WALL MOVEMENT, the current Open Call, and selection process. Joining will be our inaugural ONE WALL MOVEMENT Artist Mattaya Fitts. Mattaya will be sharing and talking about her experience with Hi-ARTS! RSVP encouraged.
ONE WALL MOVEMENT Mural Reveal and Celebration
Musa, Mattaya Fitts, 2022, Cherry Lane Park, New York, NY
This July we welcomed Mattaya Fitts as our inaugural ONE WALL MOVEMENT muralist. All month she worked on Musa, a mural that now adorns Cherry Tree Park in Harlem, NY. Join Mattaya and the Hi-ARTS community for the Reveal and Celebration of Musa as well as a Planting Workshop with artist Tasha Dougé.
Free & open to the public. Just show up!
Musa Reveal & Celebration
August 5, 12-3 pm
Planting Workshop with Tasha Dougé
1:30-3 pm
A creative planting and community intention-setting exercise curated by Tasha Dougé. Tasha Dougé is a Bronx-based, Haitian-infused artist, activist, and cultural vigilante. Her body of work activates conversations around women empowerment, health advocacy, sexual education, societal "norms," identity, and Black community pride.
Workshop capacity is limited to 20 participants. No registration necessary.
Co-created in partnership with independent and cultural art worker Ayana Ayo, ONE WALL MOVEMENT is a public art initiative that commissions writers, muralists, graffiti artists, and street artists who identify as Black, Indigenous, BIPOC, PGM, femme, womxn, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming.