*Job Opening Alert* https://lnkd.in/dKuRe83T Consistent with our Strategic Plan, JCAL is hiring a Program Associate, Visual Arts. Reporting to the Director of Program Operations, the Program Associate will be a positive, intuitive, resourceful individual who respects our mission, shares our institutional values, understands our Plan’s goals, and offers a strong commitment to our BIIPOC (Black, Immigrant, Indigenous, People of Color) community. High emotional intelligence is critical for this role. The Program Associate will perform tasks and responsibilities for JCAL’s four tentpole visual arts programs: ARTWorks, our annual artist-in-residence initiative; Visual Voices, a multiyear commitment to emerging, Queens-based curators; our annual Open Call; and Jamaica Flux, our site-specific triennial.
JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND LEARNING, INC. (JCAL)
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Jamaica, Queens, New York 454 followers
About us
Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Inc. (JCAL) is a multidisciplinary urban arts center, located in the diverse community of Southeast Queens. More than 35,000 people of all ages and backgrounds participate in our wide array of education, performing arts, and visual arts programs annually. JCAL's mission is to offer visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and artists’ programs to encourage participation in the arts and to contribute to the cultural enrichment of Queens and the Greater Metropolitan area. JCAL was founded in 1972 as part of a large-scale effort to revitalize the declining Jamaica business district. Downtown Jamaica, like many neighborhoods across the United States, experienced a long period of decline in the 1960s. In 1967, local artists, business leaders and community members came together to restore the decaying commercial corridor along Jamaica Avenue. They acquired the abandoned Queens Register of Titles and Deeds Building – a New York landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places – and transformed it into an urban cultural center that would serve as a symbol of Jamaica’s reawakening and act as a magnet for businesses, shoppers, and residents returning to the downtown area. Today, the Center’s neo-Renaissance building features a 1,650 square foot visual arts gallery, a 99-seat proscenium theater, three painting and three dance studios, a ceramics studio, a computer lab, and a newly renovated music studio. Our programs for children, teens, and adults include a multicultural series of music, theater, and dance performances; film screenings and lectures; contemporary visual arts exhibitions; in-school artist residencies; a series of nearly 50 different arts workshops; and free or low-cost after-school and summer programs.
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161-04 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, Queens, New York 11432, US
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Jamaica, NY 11432, US
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New exhibition on view at Resorts World New York City: "In Community With the Land". Listen in as our Executive Director Leonard Jacobs discusses the exhibit. In Community With The Land is a group exhibition curated by Seema Shakti that includes a total of 8 artists and 30 pieces. The exhibit examines the relationship between identity and the land. Participating artists include Tony Wells, Farhana Yasmin, Karim Chambers, Bebe Bambu, Luis Caraos, Raqeebah Zaman, Kadiatou Coulibaly, and Alejandro Pinzon.
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Listen in to curator Sherwin Banfield discuss the opening of Jamaica Flux: Workspaces and Windows 2024! July 18th, 6 pm at 153-10 Jamaica Avenue. Featuring special guest: Hip Hop Legend Ralph McDaniels! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eTQ3MSVz Participating Artists: Ryin Baskin, Noah Bassman, Olivia Brown, Tariq Julfiker, Sharon Miller, Aleksandr Razin Expect to experience the stories of six talented artists representing Queens and beyond at this pop-up exhibit.
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Here's a look at "Show Us What You Got" an exhibition created in collaboration with Resorts World New York City! The exhibition will run through September and is open to the public. "Show Us What You Got" is curated by Shenna Vaughn, featuring artwork by Stephane Verzi, Sandy Clafford, Kate Fauvell, Daniel Simmons and Ernani Silva.
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Check out this free event tomorrow at Resorts World New York City! In collaboration with Resorts World New York City, we're thrilled to present "Show Us What You Got", an upcoming exhibition at Resorts World (110-00 Rockaway Blvd). Opening with a free reception on June 15th. Join us! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/ek68_BJY The exhibit is curated by Shenna Vaughn. Artists include: Stephane Verzi, Sandy Clafford, Kate Fauvell, Daniel Simmons and Ernani Silva Artwork used in banner by Kate Fauvell The Path Photographs, Acrylic on Canvas
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Please join us in sending Mayor Adams a clear and important message—budget cuts to culture hurt New Yorkers and our communities! Send a letter to the Mayor demanding restoration of the budget cuts and full funding for arts and culture in the City’s budget. https://lnkd.in/ejmY76ka Culture delivers over $110 billion dollars into New York City’s economy. Thousands of jobs and small businesses depend on the arts and culture sector. Cuts to culture hurt everyone from students, to seniors, to workers and families and lead to job cuts, program cancellations, closures, and reduced hours. Join our fight to protect New York’s status as the #1 city in the world by saving arts and culture from the budget ax. Thank you for adding your voice to preserve Culture for All! #NoCutsToCulture
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In case you missed it — here’s a quick look at day 1 of April's 10-Minute Film Festival. The event featured an insightful Q&A with C R Capers, the founder and CEO of Harlem Film House and the Hip Hop Film Festival. It also featured a screening of “Invisible Beauty” by @bethannhardison 🙌🏽
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A few sights from "Evolutions" -- the current exhibition at Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning. Don't miss the upcoming Artist Talk! April 13th 5 pm at 161-04 Jamaica Avenue. RSVP: https://lnkd.in/e5MfbkR8 Curator: Lisa Wade Artists: Jaimee Todd, Issa Cabrera, Anisa Li-A-Ping, LisaMaria Maya, Alexander Bustamante Photos by Anthony Artis
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Listen in as JCAL's Artistic Director Courtney Ffrench discusses the rapid growth of the Thursday Night Jazz series. Thursday Night Jazz is a free series curated by Rio Sakairi of The Jazz Gallery. The next event is on March 14th. RSVP below and show up early to catch the show! https://lnkd.in/eTVkFnJt
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Listen in as JCAL's Artistic Director Courtney Ffrench discusses the rapid growth of the Thursday Night Jazz series. Thursday Night Jazz is a free series curated by Rio Sakairi of The Jazz Gallery. The next event is on March 14th. RSVP below and show up early to catch the show! https://lnkd.in/eTVkFnJt