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Learning percussion
Raíces Cultural Center provides arts and music education to the community. Here a student is learning the basics of Afro-Caribbean percussion with teacher and Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez
Student Artwork at Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts Day proudly displaying her Day of the Dead arts and crafts.
Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Family Arts and Culture Day participants hung their Day of the Dead themed artwork in the “Historias de los muertos” exhibit at Raíces.
Making Art at Family Arts Day-Day of the Dead
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts and Culture Day working on his Day of the Dead skull. Family Arts and Culture Days provide participants with culturally based arts activities while teaching the stories and histories of a…
Day of the Dead Skull at Family Arts Day
Participant in the Raícitas Youth Program and Family Arts Day proudly displaying his Day of the Dead skull.
Raíces 2010 Newsletter (6 pages)
Page 1 of the Raíces 2010 Newsletter. Article about the Hip Hop Ambassadors Cultural Exchange Program.
Raíces Visual Arts: Historias de los muertos
Visitor to Raíces Cultural Center viewing the art exhibit “Historias de los muertos”. The exhibit by Jonathan Jacob Horowitz was inspired by the “Day of the Dead” celebration and the paintings were inspired by and themed on untold stories of the…
Orisha Art Show: With the Artists
Raíces Co-Directors Francisco G. Gómez and Nicole Wines with the artists featured in the exhibit, Aja Washington and Joe Lentini
Raíces Visual Arts: Orisha Art Show
Students from Raícitas Youth Program attended the Orisha Art Exhibit to learn more about the Orishas, or forces of nature. These students had recently begun to learn the songs and dances of the Orishas in their classes.
Orisha Art Show Cultural Display
Cultural and educational display at the Orisha Art Exhibit. The display includes the batá drums, and peripheral instruments used in Afro-Cuban music, an orisha Oyá doll, a handmade Eleguá, Orisha tiles and a an Orisha poster.
Raíces Visual Arts: Orisha Art Show
Raíces supporter and art fan Ozzy Vera with exhibit artist Joe Lentini.
Raíces Visual Arts: Orisha Art Show
Raíces Intern Sean Battle at the Orisha Art Exhibit.
“Spirit of the Drum” Flyer
Postcard for the 2010 Raíces Ensemble production “Spirit of the Drum: History and Evolution of an Afrocaribbean Tradition”. This production was made possible in part by funding from a Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage MINI Grant, as well as a…
Day of the Dead Family Arts Day Flyer
Flyer for the November 2010 Family Arts Day Workshop. This workshop featured crafts and storytelling activities inspired by the Day of the Dead, or el día de los muertos.
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.
Herbal Healing from the Island of Puerto Rico Ticket
Ticket for admission to the workshop “Herbal Healing from the Island of Puerto Rico”, the first in a series of herbal healing workshops presented by local herbalist Angela Lugo. This was the first program presented in the Raíces Natural Arts program…
Raíces Caribbean Film Series Flyer
Flyer for Raíces Caribbean Film Series, held throughout the summer of 2010. Raíces held screenings and discussions of films that addressed the topic of Caribbean culture and arts, specifically related to the cultures of Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Raíces Program Flyer
Raíces Cultural Center program flyer to hand out at community festivals and arts events describing the various programs and services available from Raíces Cultural Center, including the Raícitas Youth Program, Dance and Music classes, a Cultural…
Spring Jam 2k10 Flyer
Flyer for Spring Jam 2k10 event, a collabroative community arts event. Raíces was one of the organizations which collaborated to create this public arts and educational event that encompassed many different forms of art, culture and education. From…
Roots at the Hub Dance Class Flyer
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for children’s dance and music classes held at the Hub City Teen Center in New Brunswick throughout 2010.
Roots at the Hub Dance Class Flyer
Raíces Cultural Center Flyer for adult “Cultural Fusion” dance and percussion classes at the Hub City Teen Center. Class ran through 2010.
Drumming Class Flyer
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for Afro-Caribbean hand percussion classes offered at the Hub City Teen Center from the Fall of 2009 through the Spring of 2010.
Monster Jam 2k9 Flyer
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for the community event Monster Jam 2k9, a community arts event that took place at the Raritan River Art Walk in New Brunswick as a result of a collaboration between Raíces Cultural Center, Family Arts Movement, Community…
Bomba Class Flyer 2009
Raíces Cultural Center flyer for children’s and adults’ bomba classes held at the Hub City Teen Center in New Brunswick.
“Los Vejigantes de Puerto Rico” Program Flyer
In 2009, Raíces Cultural Center created and presented its first production thanks in part to an award a MINI grant by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Raíces Cultural Center Ensemble performed with guest artists and Raícitas…