July 16 & 17 Festival of Possibilities Downtown New York City
FESTIVAL DE LA POSIBILIDAD is a FESTIVAL OF POSSIBILITIES!
Arts Education Nonprofit Hosts
Celebration of Cultural Diversity
July 16 & 17, Lower East Side/NYC
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 10002. 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.
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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. 7-10 pm
-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. 12-5 pm Outdoors.
Noon – Paintbrushes Not Guns – Painting Workshop
1pm – Colores de Frida – Puppets and Music show about Frida Kahlo
2pm - How to Do Mongolian Throat Singing with Master Musician Tamir Hargana
3pm Learn to Salsa! - Carolina Juarena - Teaching beginner level Salsa for the whole family
4 pm -Nico Wells, Zen Tango – All girl tango dancers with LIVE tango music by Nico Wells of Argentina
4:30 pm 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!
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 our programs tell the story of our mission:
“Paintbrushes not Guns!”
“Let Every Child Sing!”
“Music Teachers Without Borders!”
The two-day Festival de la Posibilidad will be filmed by Haoyan of
America for broadcast on our free educational online show:
“The Color Wheel”
Phoebe Legere is available for interviews, comments on the Festival and
her work in nonprofit arts education.
To learn more, visit our website at foundationfornewartamerican.org
