“Live To Change Something Through Art” Artist Talk

Event: Coup d’etat Arts’ Artist Talk

Theme: “Live To Change Something Through Art”

Date/Time: Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 2pm – 4pm. (Free Admission)

Location: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation: Skylight Gallery
1368 Fulton St, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Guest Moderator: Malik Yoba

Panelist:
SeeOne
Alice Mizrachi (YOUnity)
Alzo Slade
Stephanie Land
Suncadm Bey
Dahkil Hausif (sunshowah films)
Kanene Holder (VONY)
Rueben King

Overview of the Discussion:

This discussion panel will focus on the artists featured in the exhibition, who are all Brooklyn based, and art organizations that promote artistic development of the community, as we will attempt to go deeper into the theme of the exhibition and explore the artists’ creative process. The purpose of the panel is to discuss how artists can use their creative talents to inspire change: socially, politically, community, and personally. What effect does art have on the community? Why should we encourage art in the public school systems and in the inner-city?

About the “Live to Change Something Through Art” Exhibit:

This exhibit features work that is reflective of the current Brooklyn arts movement and underscores Coup d’etat’s thought-provoking brand principle, “Live to Change Something.” Highlighting a multicultural collective of artists across several disciplines, the exhibition encompasses painting, photography, and sculpture.

Tonight: VONY & Flow For Change

“Your support will help make the Voices of New York Speak! Conference a reality for parents, educators, and youth advocates to attend and discuss the potential of positive multimedia and creative arts resources made available to our youth.” – VONY

When: May 19, 2009
Where: 85 Avenue A (btw 5th and 6th)
Time: 6:30 PM
Cost: $15

-AHLOT

Live To Change Something: Voices of New York (VONY)

Peace Comrades,

We would like to introduce to our readers our new feature section called: “Live To Change Something.” The purpose of this section is to trigger inspiration, motivation and pay homage to those individuals that epitomizes the physical application of change. For our first feature, we are spotlighting Suzanna Ali of Voices of New York – a organization focused on the collaborative efforts of artists, educators, parents, teachers and experts to enhance positive thinking among the youth through creative arts and media workshops.

A couple of weeks ago the folks over at Voices of New York (VONY) asked me to participate in their PSA (Public Service Announcement) for the 1st Annual VOICES Of NEW YORK speak: A Youth Media/Arts Conference & Benefit.  The event is set to take place on June 27th, 2009 at the 92Y Tribeca. The conference will gather educators and alert, parents, and creative professionals to the growing potential of media and creative arts in the classroom and the community.

I linked up with Suzanna Ali and the rest of the VONY crew at the children’s park on Underhill and Prospect Place in BK to shoot the first segment of the PSA. A few hours later, we linked up with the artist Lichiban and headed over to the Children’s Art Museum in Crown Heights to capture some more visuals for the project…

-Rasupreme

CDTBK: At what point did you decide you were going to dedicate your life to the development of the community?

SA: About 9 years ago, at the age of 19, I realized the lack of contribution to our youths development and the lack of availability, in regards to positive media. It was then that I decided it was my life’s mission to help direct our youth in a positive light and bring awareness to this matter. Participating in any youth or community activism became natural to me. The youth makes up a great portion of communities (world wide) and getting people to stand up and get more involved in the process, is essential for the existence of healthier communities.
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