(NEW YORK, NY) -- The Foundation for New American Art, an art education nonprofit dedicated to nurturing the visionary artists of tomorrow, is hosting a two-day festival of multi-cultural arts, music, dance and creative experiences for all ages. The family-friendly, free festival of fun will be held July 16 & 17 at The Clemente Cultural and Educational Center, in the heart of the lower east side at 107 Suffolk St, New York, NY. The Festival of Possibilities will feature performances and workshops by master artists and musicians from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Foundation for New American Art (FNAA), a 501c3 nonprofit founded by multi-disciplinary artist Phoebe Legere, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to assist in producing the multi-cultural family festival.
The Foundation for New American Art mission is to educate, strengthen and nurture the artistic and musical spirit of the children of low-income communities.
The two-day Festival de la Posibilidad will be filmed by Haoyan of America for broadcast on their free educational online show: “The Color Wheel”
Communal art practices are the very best way to eradicate the systemic racism, sexism, ageism, and intolerance that plague us. Dance, song and art have harmonized and brought mental stability to communities for 100,000 years. It is time to return to organic solutions to modern problems. The names of their programs tell the story of their mission: “Paintbrushes not Guns!” “Let Every Child Sing!” “Music Teachers Without Borders!”
Register for the festival here.
Schedule of FREE Events:
Saturday, July 16: A multimedia Global Musical Journey in the Fabulan Theater at the Clemente Cultural and Educational Center 107 Suffolk St., NYC. 7:00pm-10:00pm
* Tamir Hargana, a Mongolian Throat Singer who plays many instruments including the “Horse Guitar.” Tamir is known for combining Heavy Metal and traditional Mongolian vocals.
* Maria Raquel, a charismatic singer from Medellin, Columbia with a powerful voice. Maria is an ambassador for Latin American music.
* Salieu Suso, an “edu-tainer” from Africa. Salieu is a culture bearer from the thousand-year old Griot tradition who plays the Kora.
* Master of Ceremonies will be Phoebe Legere, (Abenaki/Cajun) President of the Foundation for New American Art. Phoebe will present and interview the artists in Spanish and English.
Sunday, July 17: Outdoors, on La Plaza of The Clemente 107 Suffolk St., NYC. 12:00pm-5:00pm Outdoors.
Noon – Paintbrushes Not Guns – Painting Workshop
1:00pm – Colores de Frida – Puppets and Music show about Frida Kahlo
2:00pm - How to Do Mongolian Throat Singing with Master Musician Tamir Hargana
3:00pm Learn to Salsa! - Carolina Juarena - Teaching beginner level Salsa for the whole family
4:00pm -Nico Wells, Zen Tango – All girl tango dancers with LIVE tango music by Nico Wells of Argentina
4:30pm The Climax of the Festival de la Posibilidad - The Rumberos – ft. Paul Nieto Community Dance on La Plaza of the Clemente til dark!!!
Let’s DANCE together to integrate the amazing energies of diverse cultural traditions from all over the globe!
Let’s SING together to celebrate a culture of belonging, tolerance and inclusion in New York!
Let’s CELEBRATE and GIVE THANKS for the distinguished immigrant traditions so integral to the powerful and world-changing culture of our great city!
