Explore/Archive
June 2023
Holding Space: Void Spa as a Site of Care and Resistance
S. Erin Batiste
written in conjunction with artists' S. Erin Batiste for A. Sef and Akeema-Zane's Session project, Void Spa.
June 19, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Wide Awakes at a closing event designed as a meditative space for grounding and celebration.
June 1, 2024 at 2:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Exploring Palestinian culture, history, and resilience through the lens of movement and contemporary performance.
May 24, 2024, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Helina Metaferia
Join OlaRonke Akinmowo of TFBWL for a writing workshop that interrogates the possibility of afro-futurism, daydreaming, and world-building.
May 11, 2024 at 2:00pm
Meeting #1: By Way of Revolution | Facilitated by Helina Metaferia
Helina Metaferia
Session artist Helina Metaferia will explore the overlapping practices of performance art and protest movements.
May 9–June 19, 2024
Helina Metaferia
A site for transformative gatherings by and for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) women (cis and transgender)
April 19, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Lavendra/Recovery Project Closing Reception & Zine Launch
E. Jane
Artist E. Jane is concluding their Session with the release of two new zines featuring research, music video stills and production notes.
March 21, 2024 at 6:00pm
93-’99 Revisited: Music Video Screening #3 with Alex G. Weheliye
E. Jane
Join us as we watch and discuss music videos made between 1993 and 1999. ASL interpretation will be provided.
March 14, 2024 at 6:00pm
93-’99 Revisited: Music Video Screening #2 with with Chakeiya Richmond aka Keiyaa
E. Jane
Join us as we watch and discuss music videos made between 1993 and 1999. ASL interpretation will be provided.
March 7, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00pm
93-’99 Revisited: Music Video Screening #1 with Elliott Jerome Brown Jr.
E. Jane
Join us as we watch and discuss music videos made between 1993 and 1999. ASL interpretation will be provided.
March 7–April 19, 2024
E. Jane
fueled by a reverence for the artistic legacy of Black American R&B divas
September 14, 2023, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Conjuring the Past, Marking the Present Opening Reception
KING COBRA and Hue Hallums
Join the artists for introductory remarks and celebratory drinks.
September 14–November 10, 2023
Conjuring the Past, Marking the Present: Ancestral Healing Through Shamanic Reiki, Tattoo, and Sound
KING COBRA and Hue Hallums
Combining the sacred power of tattoo and shamanic reiki healing during this year's harvest and initiation season.
June 2023
Everyday Objects, Complicated Histories
Kleaver Cruz
written in conjunction with artist Francheska Alcántara's Session project, Secure the Bag, Mint the Soaps and Throw the Bones.
May 5, 2023
Gallery Noir: A Celebration of Black Artisty
Assembly
a community talk + artist showcase centering and celebrating Black queer safety through joy and dance
September 15–October 29, 2022
LaJuné McMillian and Yvonne Mpwo
May 20–June 25, 2022
Secure the Bag, Mint the Soaps and Throw the Bones
Francheska Alcántara
This session is a site of exchange that aims to recontextualize the intricate histories of the brown paper bag and Hispano cuaba soap.
November 11–December 18, 2021
Zachary Fabri
Black Tape Ebony Frame celebrates the living moments of Fabri’s African American family and friends by creating a reel-to-reel analog audio recording.
September 7–October 19, 2021
Dana Davenport
Dana’s Beauty Supply constructs an experimental beauty supply store and hair gel manufacturing lab.
September 14–October 26, 2020
something else (Variations on Americana)
Kiyan Williams
The American flag, when deep-fried, forms an outer skin that appears to be cankerous, bubbling with calcified flour and charred detritus.
November 7–December 21, 2019
Christopher Udemezue
Duppy reflects Udemezue’s complex longings and projections of nostalgia toward his and his mother’s homeland, Jamaica.
May 30–August 3, 2019
Ash Arder
Ash Arder will develop Disco Gardens, a roving micro library and record shop devoted to the study of environmental concepts in Black music.
March 21–May 11, 2019
blue are the feelings that live inside me
AMERICAN ARTIST
From March 21 – May 11, 2019, American Artist will present blue are the feelings that live inside me, a series of photographs responding to a growing