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5th Bomba Research Conference - Panel de Testigos de la Bomba Antigua
"Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua" (Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century) being welcomed at the 5th Bomba Research Conference in Arroyo, Puerto Rico by conference founder…
Panel de Testigos Oculares & Descendientes de la Bomba Antigua
Panel de testigos oculares y descendientes de la bomba antigua/Panel of eyewitnesses and descendants of historic bomba from the early 20th century.
Historic Bomba Clothes
Displaying petticoats (or enaguas), one of the most important components of dress of the women who danced bomba in the early to mid 1900's.
Historic Clothing
Melanie Maldonado shares research on historic clothing and exhibits the petticoats (or enaguas) of Doña Luz María Rosado Villodas, a bombera from a historic family in Guayama. Melanie spoke about the most important objects worn by women who danced…
Clothing of Bomba - "Enagua de Doña Luz"
Bomba Research Conference founder and organizer Melanie Maldonado exhibits some of the petticoats worn by Doña Luz María Rosada Villodas, a bombera from a historic family in Guayama, and talks about the older styles of dress worn in the period being…
Nora Cruz
Poet Nora Cruz from Guayama, Puerto Rico, sharing her poetry at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
A Poem
Poet Nora Cruz recites a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo.
Nora Cruz - Poet
Poet Nora Cruz reciting a poem at the 5th Bomba Research Conference at the Renacimiento Theater in Arroyo. Nora shared poetry from her book Verso y Tambó. Nora Cruz also works in the sharing and preservation of folkloric culture, having founded an…
Mayoral Proclamation
In 2015, the town of Arroyo welcomed the 5th Bomba Research Conference with open arms. In this photo, the mayor of Arroyo presents a mayoral proclamation to Melanie Maldonado and the Puerto Rican Organization for the Performing Arts (PROPA) at the…
Water Is Life Window Display
Water Is Life group art show window display at Tiger Art Supply in Highland Park, NJ
Okeanos Sea Vaka
Okeanos sea vaka model on display in the window of 431 Raritan Ave. in Highland Park NJ for the duration of the Water Is Life exhibit series project.
Born on the Wings of Thunderbirds by Peri Nerri
One of the first submissions received and hung in the group art show was this painting by Peri Nerri. Here it is on display in Tiger Art Supply before being shipped to its new home to the art collector who commissioned the painting. Peri made this…
Water Is Life Group Art Show
Art on display in Tiger Art Supply as part of the Water Is Life group art show in the fall of 2017.
Veronica Winford
Veronica Winford, owner of Tiger Art Supply, and collaborator on the Water Is Life exhibit series. Veronica also contributed her own version of Thunderbird Woman to the group art show.
Silent Chimes by Patsea Griffin
Pieces like the Silent Chimes submitted by Patsea Griffin from Ottowa, Cananda, added a special touch to the group show. Patsea also traveled all the way from Ottowa for the opening reception and she donated one of the drum heads used for these…
Art on Display in Tiger Art Supply
Tiger Art Supply was the host of the group art show as soon as the opening reception ended, and it was the perfect space for display of such a wide array of art work. Art submittions from over 30 artists, both local and international, remained on…
Posters by Seth Sutton
Posters by Seth Sutton who also contributed his documentary film "wiinwaa niizhaasing (We the 7th)" to the project.
Group Art Show - Water Is Life
Artwork from over 30 local and international artists on display in the "Water Is Life" group art show held in fall of 2017.
Water Is Life
A wide variety of styles and mediums were submitted to the Water Is Life group art show, from paintings to photos to digital art to block prints, from artists within the Highland Park community to artists from as far away as Bulgaria. This is a…
Art on Display - Water Is Life
Art inspired by the "Water Is Life" movement and Standing Rock protests on display as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Water Is Life Group Art Show
After the opening reception of the Water Is Life exhibit series on October 28, 2017, the artwork submitted to the group art show by over 30 local and international artists was moved to Tiger Art Supply so that people could continue to view it…
Mother Earth Revolution
Prints on display in Chamber 43. These prints feature the artwork of Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch, whose art was the inspiration for the Water Is Life exhibit series. These prints stayed on display October-November 2017.
Prints on Display - Chamber 43
Prints of original artwork by Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch on display in Chamber 43 Record Shop in Highland Park, NJ. Chamber 43 was a locala business collaborator on the Water Is Life exhibit series project, hosting this featured exhibit…
Protect the Sacred
Prints of original artwork by Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch on display in a featured exhibit at Chamber 43 in Highland Park NJ during the Water Is Life exhibit series. Their artwork was the inspiration for the exhibit series and our community…
The Ancestors are with us at All Times
More prints of original artwork by Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch on display at Chamber 43 in Highland Park, NJ as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series.