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First tapes
Photographs of Silent Knight and Monk.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life,…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"And then one day, the "shell" was broken, the figurative armor let down. Sitting in an apartment in Staten Island, after talking for hours about life,…
First music released
Photograph of Unstoppable Unity
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"Unstoppable Unity (SK, KON, and MONK) put 3 of their songs on a CD-R and sold them at shows. The response was great, and motivated us to keep creating."
The Rising Cafe
Photograph of Silent Knight his first time performing on stage at the Rising Cafe.
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"My first time on stage. After meeting KON, the 3 of us started performing at the Rising Cafe in Park Slope…
Excerpt from the Roots Music Exhibit Timeline:
"My first time on stage. After meeting KON, the 3 of us started performing at the Rising Cafe in Park Slope…
Seed Donations
Seeds and other sustainable disaster relief donations given to friend of Raíces Jariksa Valle Feliciano.
Hub City Revival Flyer
Flyer for Hub City Revival, an all ages art and music community event. Raíces participated in the May 10, 2010 Hub City Revival event, held at the Second Reformed Church of New Brunswick, performing the Puertorican folkloric tradition of bomba. …
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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"
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…
Water Is Life Submissions - Photographs
Attendee of the Water Is Life opening reception viewing some photography submissions in the group exhibit.
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…
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…
Art and Community
Attendees of the Water Is Life opening reception from the local Highland Park community.
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.
Interviews
Featured visiting artist Christie Belcourt interviews Nicole Wines, one of the organizers of the Water Is Life exhibit series initiative.
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.
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.
Water Is Life Group Show
Checking out the artwork from over 50 local and international artists who submitted pieces for display in the group show of the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Living Art - Interviewing the Interviewer
Featured visiting artist Isaac Murdoch, whose doodles inspired the theme of the project, being interviewed by local resident Karlos Subverses, while in turn focusing his own camera on the interviewer and livestreaming the interview.
Opening Reception - Water Is Life
Attendees viewing artwork at the Water Is Life group exhibit opening reception.