Works In Progress Final Presentation
March 31 – April 2, 2021
Premieres Wednesday, March 31 at 7PM EST
Available to view on-demand through Friday, April 2 at 11:59PM EST
The Neighborhood Project works-in-progress presentations offer a retrospective of Brooklyn’s past, present, and future through the lens of Resident Artists Kearah-Armonie, Courtnie, and Kendra J. Ross. Through spoken word, live music, and dance, these performances contemplate themes of place and belonging, while celebrating the rich culture and histories of the beloved neighborhoods they are proud to call home.
Featuring 651 ARTS 2020/21 Resident Artists
COURTNIE
The Kaleidoscope Kickback
Recorded at Grandchamps Restaurant in Bed-Stuy
The Kaleidoscope Kickback uses songs of loss and sounds of liberation to deliver an honest and raw exploration of Bed-Stuy’s present.
KENDRA J. ROSS
Return and Go Seek
Recorded at Life Wellness Center in Bed-Stuy
Return and Go Seek is an immersive dance film exploring the idea of looking back to move forward in order to examine the history of Bed-Stuy and the lessons learned to propel the neighborhood forward to a place of thriving.
KEARAH-ARMONIE
Home where is
Recorded at FiveMyles in Crown Heights
Home where is uses spoken word, photography, and portraiture to investigate Kearah-Armonie’s understanding of “home” as Afro-Caribbean, as first generation American, as Black girl from Brooklyn.
Curated by NAJEE OMAR
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About the Neighborhood Project
The Neighborhood Project supports emerging Black Brooklyn-based artists by partnering them with small businesses within their neighborhoods and reimagining these public spaces as homes for art-making and community engagement. As part of the program, The Neighborhood Project Salons are designed to impart specific skills and best practices to Resident Artists over the course of a four-month period from October 2020 through February 2021. Salons include facilitated conversations and networking opportunities with guest artists and practitioners, presenters, and artist partners. They are intended to support Resident Artists in both the development of original works created during this Residency as well as their short and long-term career goals.
Resident Artists will also work closely with Community Engagement Specialist Minkie English who will support them in crafting and tailoring engagement strategies most relevant to neighboring residents and most appropriate for the projects presented. This Artist As Resident Initiative program culminates in a public sharing/performance in March 2021.
The Neighborhood Project is curated by Brooklyn artist and activist Najee Omar.
This program is supported by a Building Demand for the Arts grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and supported, in part, by Public Funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
