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Julia Marden
Julia Marden is an artist who creates traditional handcrafts, like the flat bag featuring Thunderbird Woman that she crafted for this group show. Julia traveled from Vermont to be a part of the opening reception.
Livestreaming Water Is Life
Local resident Karlos Subverses recording interviews and reflections from some of the organizers of the Water Is Life initiative on a livestream of the opening reception event.
Interviews
Featured visiting artist Christie Belcourt interviews Nicole Wines, one of the organizers of the Water Is Life exhibit series initiative.
Guest Artist Julia Marden
It was an honor for Raíces Cultural Center to recieve the gift of visiting artists from around the US and Canada as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series initiative. Julia Marden traveled from Vermont to participate in the opening reception.
Art and Community
Attendees of the Water Is Life opening reception from the local Highland Park community.
Local and Visiting Guests
This exhibit series brought together local community members and visiting artists from around the US and Canada. Here a local Highland Park, NJ resident who stopped into the reception when passing by sits with visiting artist, Patsea Griffin and her…
Educating Through Art
The Water Is Life exhibit series intended to bring attention to the plight of the waters through the arts. One of the submissions that helped to accomplish this was the Okeanos Foundation for the Sea display, featuring a model seak vaka - an…
Water Is Life Submissions - Photographs
Attendee of the Water Is Life opening reception viewing some photography submissions in the group exhibit.
Art with a Message
All art submitted to the Water Is Life series was created with the theme of protection of our waters and our natural world in mind. Over 50 artists submitted to the group exhibit and there were over 120 works of art on display in total in several…
Tale of Two Waters
Raíces Director and co-found Francisco G. Gómez tells a story about the waters from the Cuban Orisha tradition. This story was later expanded upon for the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presentation "Tale of Two Waters"
Playing for the Water
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented songs from the Cuban Orisha tradition for Yemayá and Oshún, the forces of nature that represent the salt waters and the sweet, or fresh, waters.
Raíces Folkloric Ensemble - Batá
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented songs for the water to add a musical and cultural component to the Water Is Life opening reception.
Batá
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, along with student Kira Herzog, play the Cuban batá drums and sing for the waters at the Water Is Life opening reception.
Singing for the Water
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble presented sing for the waters, adding a musical and cultural component to the Water Is Life opening reception.
Introductions
Raíces Director Francisco G. Gómez introducing the program coordinator for Water Is Life, Nicole Wines, along with volunteer and student Kira Herzog, who was instrumental in helping to set up and organize the Water Is Life initiative.
Raíces Crew at Lembranças
Visual Artist Amy Garas with Raíces Cultural Center co-founders Nicole Wines and Francisco G. Gómez at the opening reception of her first solo exhibit, Lembranças: A Recollection.
Vibrant Touch: The Art of Gregory Charles Art Exhibit Flyer
Flyer for a solo art exhibit “Vibrant Touch” created by Gregory Charles.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Visual Arts presents showcase exhibit "Vibrant Touch" by artist and illustrator Gregory Charles. "Vibrant Touch" will feature original and limited…
EVENT DESCRIPTION
Raíces Visual Arts presents showcase exhibit "Vibrant Touch" by artist and illustrator Gregory Charles. "Vibrant Touch" will feature original and limited…
Flyer for Seed Saving Workshop at Highland Park Public Library 2022
Flyer for a seed saving workshop presented by Raíces EcoCulture at Highland Park Public Library in 2022. From the library's event description:"It’s getting close to the end of gardening season and time to celebrate the harvest… and to get seed…
Hub City Revival Flyer
Flyer for Hub City Revival, an all ages art and music community event. Raíces participated in the May 1, 2010 Hub City Revival event, held at the Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, performing the Puertorican folkloric tradition of bomba. …
Raíces Visual Arts Flyer “Historias de los muertos”
Flyer for visual arts exhibit “Historias de los Muertos”, a solo exhibit by Jonathan Jacob Horowitz, inspired by the Day of the Dead holiday and untold stories of the dead.
Goat Yang
An exploration and representation of a Chinese creation myth from the folklore of the artist’s family’s home region in South East China. This digital painting was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Bitter Orange
Digital painting of Bitter Orange. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Chrysanthemum
Digital painting of Chrysanthemum. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Cinnamon
Digital painting of Cinnamon Tree. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.
Corydalis
Digital painting of Corydalis. This botanical illustration was created as part of a Raíces Branch of Community History digital exhibit.