651 ARTS presents, in association with Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Rooftop Films, its inaugural Juneteenth commemoration – 651 ARTS’ Juneteenth Celebration: (RE)VISION – featuring a weekend of film screenings that center around the theme of futurism in the spirit of moving forward in the ongoing fight for equality and justice in a post-pandemic world. The Celebration will span over the course of three days to include live “silent” film screenings (headsets to be provided) held outdoors at the institution’s future home, The Plaza at 300 Ashland in Downtown Brooklyn, on Friday, June 18th and Saturday, June 19th at 8pm as well as a day of virtual screenings happening on Sunday, June 20th. Soho House Resident DJ Qool DJ Marv will create two 1-hour sets, one for each night to sonically set the tone for the evening.
651 ARTS gathers our community for a ‘silent’ DJ listening party and film screening’ as a system of resistance, an act of self-determination and in collective celebration of our Black brilliance during Juneteenth to culminate our Black Art Matters, I Matter season.
Click here to read the entire Cultural Context essay by Bianca Mońa.
