SOLIDARITY & SAFE SPACES
Culture Lab LIC - March 4, 2023 - March 26, 2023
in collaboration with: Culture Lab LIC, Woodside On the Move and Coalition for American Children and Families
(we recommend viewing these on your desktop PC credits to Melissa Escudero]


Weaving Workshop

Weaving Workshop



Viewing DSI Installation

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

A black artist who specializes in airbrush portraiture, abstract pours and superhero drawings


Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

An overview of our founders showcase at the LMQ Block Party

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores



Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Kim's watercolor, Kyra's architectural model's and Mark's BAYANI comic series

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Street lab drawing with local kids

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas
RESILIENCE: PART 2
August 27th at 31st Avenue between 33rd/34th Streets
in collaboration with: 31st Avenue Open Street Coalition, Asian Americans for Equality, Voces Latinas, Safewalx NYC and South Queens Women's March
(we recommend viewing these on your desktop PC credits to Martial Davis]


Weaving Workshop

Weaving Workshop



Viewing DSI Installation

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

A black artist who specializes in airbrush portraiture, abstract pours and superhero drawings


Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

An overview of our founders showcase at the LMQ Block Party



Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Kim's watercolor, Kyra's architectural model's and Mark's BAYANI comic series

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Street lab drawing with local kids

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas
RESILIENCE: PART 1
June 18th at 34th Avenue between 93rd/94th Streets
in collaboration with: 34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition, Asian Americans for Equality, Blasian March and Voces Latinas
(we recommend viewing these on your desktop PC credits to Martial Davis]




"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

Viewing DSI Installation


A black artist who specializes in airbrush portraiture, abstract pours and superhero drawings


Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

An overview of our founders showcase at the LMQ Block Party

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas


Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Kim's watercolor, Kyra's architectural model's and Mark's BAYANI comic series

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Street lab drawing with local kids

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas

Digital Map by Kyra cuevas

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas
LITTLE MANILA BLOCK PARTY
October 2nd at 70th Street & Roosevelt Avenue
in collaboration with: National Alliance for Filipino Concerns-Northeast, Filipino American National Historical Society, Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts and Woodside on the Move.
(we recommend viewing these on your desktop) Some PC credits to Little Manila Queens]


"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores


A black artist who specializes in airbrush portraiture, abstract pours and superhero drawings



Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Viewing DSI Installation

An overview of our founders showcase at the LMQ Block Party

Kim's watercolor, Kyra's architectural model's and Mark's BAYANI comic series

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Sculpture by Kyra Cuevas

Street lab drawing with local kids

Digital Map by Kyra cuevas

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas

Digital rendering by Kyra Cuevas
POWER & PRIDE
June 20th at 34th Avenue and 93rd Street
in collaboration with: the 34th Avenue Open Street Coalition
(we recommend viewing these on your desktop) [PHOTOS TO BE EDITED]

Still of Bulan Moon's Pride performance

Photograph of a hand painted hat

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

Photography collection

Street lab drawing with local kids

Courtesy of Firas Harith

Partial group photo, including our collective, Arts as Activism, Astoria Urban Ecology Alliance, and Kaleidospace

An opening line up

Ana from Arts As Activism Queens activating streets with Children

Ron Hall and Elliot Johnson work 2

Street lab's street market toolset!

A quick dance break with community members

NATICA, a latina singer-song writer based in Manhattan and Queens

FurdaRepublick, a local latino producer that makes smooth, complex groovy and atmospheric beats

Still of Too Many Leaders

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

Bulan Moon - Two friends for life who celebrate the joys of life

Visitors visting the Connected Chef and Areli Hidalgo
A SHOW ON SUSTAINABILITY
April 24th at 31st Avenue and 31st Street
in collaboration with: Astoria Mutual Aid, Astoria Urban Ecology Alliance, Astoria Fridges, Earth & Me, Tikkun Bakery, The Connected Chef, Art As Activism Queens and Kaleidospace (we recommend viewing these on your desktop)

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

Still of "Gracias A La Vida" by Manuela Agudelo, Mark and Kacia Flores

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

"Tracing Injustice through NYCHA" - Kyra

An opening line up

Ron Hall and Elliot Johnson work 1

Ron Hall and Elliot Johnson work 2

An overview of Ron and Elliot's installation

Astoria Urban Ecology Alliance Set Up

Street lab drawing with local kids

Street lab's street market toolset!

A quick dance break with community members

FurdaRepublick, a local latino producer that makes smooth, complex groovy and atmospheric beats

NATICA, a latina singer-song writer based in Manhattan and Queens

Bulan Moon - Two friends for life who celebrate the joys of life

Partial group photo, including our collective, Arts as Activism, Astoria Urban Ecology Alliance, and Kaleidospace

Visitors visting the Connected Chef and Areli Hidalgo
THE TIME IS RIGHT AT JACKSON HEIGHTS
November 8th at 34th Avenue and 93rd/94th Streets
in collaboration with 34th Avenue independent artists/musicians (we recommend viewing these on your desktop)

Areli Hidalgo is a Latinx handmade jewelry shop owner

The works of Kesi Augustine and Elliot Sang

A close up of Areli's moon earrings. Areli has naturally always been drawn to the moon--Metztli was a goddess of the might, the night, and the farmers.


A black artist who specializes in airbrush portraiture, abstract pours and superhero drawings

He recently started testing new materials--shoes being one of them!

Portraiture as a political message

A Close Up of his amazing work!

A View of the crowd looking at Ron Hall's work


One of the visitors reading Elliot Sang's poem about tokenism

Visitors viewing the QR code for performers who couldn't make it

A master of mixed media, influenced by his Mexican Roots.

Did we mention the Brooklyn based artist is part of amazing collective called Kaleidospace?

The support system behind DSI, and the artists the installed their work on this fie celebratory weekend. BYEDON 2020!

This group photo does not include everyone from the show.

A local child is given chalk to draw alongside one of the artists

The crowd socially distancing catching a glimpse of the show

A view of the artworks of I Zahira Rose and Mark Saldana

A couple walking through the space
A STORIA OF OUR TIMES 2
October 18th at 31st Avenue and 31st Street
in collaboration with 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Astoria Mutual Aid Network and independent artists/musicians (we recommend viewing these on your desktop)

Elliot Sang is an Astoria bound musician, writer and poet who writes on tokenism

The works of Kesi Augustine and Elliot Sang

A snapshot of Kesi Augustine, an academic who is an educator, writer and poet who uses hers artistry in words to provide an homage to Breonna Taylor

Did you know? Dr. Augustine published two children's books, and is teaching at Barnard for the early college program!

A filipina singer song writer with a unique sound with influences of island lifestyle, Mitski and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

An astoria based musician, who soothingly sings soft pop music and hindi classics

A local versatile artist who specialized in abstract paint pours and incredible airbrush portaiture

An astoria based Brazilian Band that focuses on different Brazilian influences like Samba


The dynamic duo performs again for their second time, and lovingly plays the pieces of Mauricio, a Colombian Composer.

Cynthia Alberto is a filipino artist who focuses her practice on performance, weaving and community building

A snippet of Cynthia Alberto the Weaver's Llama Performance

Llama Performance


The crowd socially distancing catching a glimpse of a performance. On the ground you will see the artwork of Eva Carrillo, and in the background is Cynthia Alberto's loom set uo

This group photo does not include everyone from the show.
A STORIA OF OUR TIMES 1
September 5th at 31st Avenue and 31st Street
in collaboration with 31st Avenue Open Street Collective, Astoria Music Collective, Astoria Mutual Aid Network and independent artists/musicians

Fine Artist - Pastel and Acrylic Paintings

Nick Water - Spoken Word Artist, Visual Artist and Architect

BLM Street Memorial - Chalk, Dried Snake Plant Leaves and Artificial Flowers

Classical musicians, who are the founders of the Sunday Serenades, an informal organization which provides donation based funding to musicians who lost work due to COVID. Click to learn more.

Spoken Word Artist

Ally - Acoustic Musician, special thanks to the Astoria Music Collective.

Refer to her social media for future donations and inquiries. She is pursuing her masters in music at Julliard.

BLM Street Memorial - Chalk, Dried Snake Plant Leaves and Artificial Flowers

BLM Street Memorial - Chalk, Dried Snake Plant Leaves and Artificial Flowers

BLM Street Memorial - Chalk, Dried Snake Plant Leaves and Artificial Flowers

Free illustrations by Minjoo Kim

Fine Artist, Animator and Graphic Designer Bristol, Colored Pencil, Pen Glue, Straw Fan and Pen

Multidisciplinary Designer, Artist and Urban Planner. Terra Cotta Sculptures

Fine artist - Pastel Drawing

Fine Artist - Pastel Drawing

Fine Artist - Acrylic Painting