Media

Films

Screen Shot 2020-10-07 at 1.38.50 PMVote by Mail by Karina Aguilera SkvirskyOctober 7, 2020Part performance, part documentary, part PSA, Karina Aguilera Skvirsky commemorates the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage.
Screen Shot 2020-10-07 at 1.32.24 PMEquality Tea by Jaime SunwooOctober 7, 2020In her short film, Jaime Sunwoo brews tea while drawing parallels between the fraught histories of the tea trade and the suffrage movement.
Screen Shot 2020-10-07 at 1.11.12 PMSister Outsider: A Remembering and Declaration of These Our Self Evident Truths…We Be Black, We Be Woman, We Be Human. by Abby DobsonOctober 7, 2020An exploration of Black women’s relationship to suffrage, belonging, and citizenship in the US.
Screen Shot 2020-10-07 at 1.05.14 PMPenny Wasn’t Pullin’ No Wagon, by LaTasha N. Nevada DiggsOctober 7, 2020Artist LaTasha Diggs pays tribute to women who were not immediately affected by the 1920 suffrage decision due to systemic racism.
Screen Shot 2020-10-01 at 5.28.50 PMGather & Act 2020October 1, 2020On September 29, 2020, The LP gathered in celebration of our 15th year of advancing art projects and building community.
We the News: Amplifying the Stories of Black Immigrants and First Generation Americans, Lizania CruzWe the News: Amplifying the Stories of Black Immigrants and First Generation AmericansMay 5, 2020Lizania Cruz created "We the News," a pop-up newsstand that publishes stories by Black immigrants about their experiences in the US.
Critical Mapping Q & A with Ariana Faye AllensworthCritical Mapping Q & A with Ariana Faye AllensworthApril 23, 2020The LP chats with Ariana Faye Allensworth on her residency, the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, and more.
Screen Shot 2020-06-10 at 3.23.20 PMA World Inside Drawing: Celebrating Our NeighborhoodsSeptember 19, 2019Families in Sugar Hill created illustrated books with artist Leslie Jiménez inspired by memories in their neighborhood.
maxresdefaultYes, Femme! A Community Space for Femmes of ColorSeptember 19, 2019Sal Muñoz’s ongoing series, The FEMME Project, features photographs and interviews with cis and trans femmes of color.
maxresdefault-1Rose Petal Refuge: Creating Sanctuary for Queer and Trans* People of ColorSeptember 19, 2019Three Soulscapes arrive in Harlem parks as spaces of sanctuary, by artist Zeelie Brown, for queer and trans* people of color.
Screen Shot 2020-06-10 at 3.55.18 PMCreative Conversations: Financial Literacy and Sustainability for Cultural ProducersApril 30, 2019“Grinding leads to Dust" - We talk about how artists and cultural producers can build more financial sustainability into their practices.
Screen Shot 2020-07-07 at 5.35.29 PMID Shop – Round Robin: Two Bridges NewspaperOctober 2, 2018Sue Jeong Ka documents narratives of undocumented immigrants in the process of applying for government-issued ID cards.
Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 1.08.38 PMWe the News: Black Immigration NarrativesOctober 1, 2018We the News by Lizania Cruz shares Black immigrant stories through bilingual zines in small Bed-Stuy businesses.
Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 2.43.31 PMThe Black School – Harlem: In the Freedom School TraditionOctober 1, 2018The Black School: Harlem is an experimental art school that combines art making with discussions on radical Black political theory.
Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 1.27.54 PMUbuntu – I Am Because We Are: Community Appreciation through PortraitsOctober 1, 2018Tijay Mohammed and neighbors in the South Bronx create mixed-media portraits in celebration of the women in their lives.
Screen Shot 2020-07-08 at 1.03.14 PMBlack August Cocoon: Safety and Self Defense for Black GNC folks and WomenOctober 1, 2018During the month of Black August, OlaRonke Akinmowo led Black women, femmes and GNC people in self-defense and affirmation classes.
Screen Shot 2020-07-07 at 4.34.32 PMCreative Conversations: Fire Escape TalksAugust 24, 2017Artists Abby Dobson, Nayo Sasaki-Picou, and Kearra Gopee talk on a fire escape on art, Caribbean identities, blackness, and womanhood.
Screen Shot 2020-07-07 at 4.24.09 PMThe Iyapo Repository: Future Tech in Bed-StuyMay 11, 2017Ayodamola Okunseinde and Salome Asega created a pop-up museum that exhibits technological artifacts designed by Bed-Stuy residents.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 2.47.38 PMHarlem Motion: An Animated View of HarlemMay 11, 2017Havanna Fisher hosted stop motion workshops where community members created animations and connected with neighbors in Harlem.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 2.23.35 PMCoco Climate Cart: Climate Change in the South BronxMay 11, 2017Misra Walker uses a helado cart, a Latino Bronx icon, to document the impact of climate change on communities of color.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 2.12.50 PMA Living Room On Roosevelt: Community Safety in Jackson HeightsMay 11, 2017Ro Garrido brings a living room to Roosevelt Ave where community members have conversations on safety in Jackson Heights.
Screen Shot 2020-07-07 at 1.54.34 PMThe Khayamiya Monument: Herstories on Displacement and WarMay 11, 2017Katherine Toukhy opens a space for Arab women and U.S. female veterans in Bay Ridge to share stories of displacement and war.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 2.06.34 PMDioko: Senegalese Narratives in West HarlemJanuary 22, 2016Elvira Clayton explores the cultural parallels between the African-American and Senegalese communities in West Harlem.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.32.20 PMStory Block: Life on Kelly StreetJanuary 22, 2016The cultural history of Kelly Street in the Bronx is archived by artists Alison Kibbe and Sasha Phyars-Burgess.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.30.24 PMKnow Waste Lands: A Community Garden in BushwickJanuary 22, 2016Raul Ayala and Fernanda Espinoza create mixed-media murals that live on the walls of Bushwick community garden, Know Waste Lands.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.21.15 PMMy Baryo, My Borough: Oral Histories of Filipino AmericaJanuary 22, 2016Claro de los Reyes celebrates the legacies of the Filipino/Filipino-American community in Queens through an oral history archive.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 12.14.09 PMGriots in ‘The Stuy’: A Neighborhood as a Living ArchiveJanuary 22, 2016Bed-Stuy residents are spotlighted by Rasu Jilani in an oral history archive and exhibition of portraits along Tompkins Avenue.
Screen Shot 2020-06-30 at 5.40.41 PM The Department of Local Affairs: A Story Social HubDecember 15, 2015A social hub sneaks into the everyday, in a laundromat in Bed-Stuy, where patrons and artist Chloë Bass share stories with each other.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 11.43.45 AMBeauty in Her Own Words: Salon Stories from Woodside, QueensDecember 15, 2015In a beauty salon in Woodside, Queens Sukjong Hong interviews customers and neighbors to create a magazine reflective of the stories and beauty of immigrant women.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 11.04.47 AMFive Boro Story Project: Cross-Borough Community StorytellingDecember 15, 2015Bridget Bartolini organizes city-wide storytelling programs where New Yorkers share stories and art inspired by their neighborhoods.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 11.00.05 AM Housing is a Human Right: Affordable Housing and the Struggle for HomeDecember 15, 2015A multi-media documentary portrait by Michael Premo and Rachel Falcone of the struggle for home in New York City.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 10.47.23 AMGood Trade: Urban Indigenous Mutual ExchangeDecember 15, 2015In the South Bronx, Dennis RedMoon Darkeem enacts the Native American custom of trade in an urban environment.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 10.39.45 AMHarlem On My Mind, Too: Harlem Local NarrativesDecember 15, 2015What does a Harlem storytelling mixtape sound like? Poet beluvid ola-jendai finds out.
Screen Shot 2020-07-01 at 10.35.10 AMABC 7 Report: The Inwood Laundromat Language InstituteMay 25, 2013ABC 7 coverage of The Inwood Laundromat Language Institute by 2011 Artist-in-Residence, Hector Canonge.

Podcasts & Sound

mona, bianca copyMeditation: Reflective Reverberation I, II, IIIJune 10, 2020Bianca Mońa produced a series of mindfulness meditations comprised of found sound.
LP18 – Sal – 88.CR2The LP Documents: Salvador Muñoz – Yes, Femme!June 10, 2020An interview with Sal Muñoz on their ongoing multifaceted series, The FEMME Project.
IMG_8904The LP Documents: Lizania Cruz – We the NewsMay 14, 2020Interview with Lizania Cruz on We the News, a project that amplifies stories of Black immigrants through a pop-up newsstand.
3E1A3616.CR2The LP Documents: Zeelie Brown – Rose Petal RefugeSeptember 19, 2019Interview with Zeelie Brown on Rose Petal Refuge, an installation and sanctuary space for queer and trans* people of color.
Michael Palma Mir for SHCMAS Leslie Jimenez 0058 (1)The LP Documents: Leslie Jiménez – A World Inside DrawingSeptember 19, 2019Interview with Leslie Jiménez on their project A World Inside Drawing, in the Sugar Hill section of Harlem.

Playlists

Screen Shot 2020-06-30 at 1.44.02 PMBlack Joy & Liberation PlaylistJune 15, 2020Curated by The LP Staff in June 2020 during global protests in defense of Black lives, this playlist manifests Black joy and Black liberation.
Screen Shot 2020-06-30 at 1.37.16 PMAbundance PlaylistFebruary 15, 2020Curated by The LP Staff and Create Change Institute participants, this playlist is a collection of songs about manifesting abundance. 
Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 3.31.22 PM“Tunnel Mobile Karaoke:” A Playlist by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Jevijoe VitugSeptember 16, 2019Curated by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Jevijoe Vitug, this playlist is inspired by the themes of his residency project, Tunnel Mobile Karaoke. 
Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 3.28.54 PM“Wholeness Manifested:” A Playlist by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Bianca MońaSeptember 16, 2019Curated by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Bianca Mońa, this playlist is inspired by the themes of her residency project, Wholeness Manifested.
Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 3.20.02 PM“Afromystic E.P:” A Playlist by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Seyi AdebanjoSeptember 16, 2019Curated by 2019 Artist-in-Residence Seyi Adebanjo, this playlist is inspired by the themes of their residency project, Afromystic E.P.
Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 3.14.28 PM“Staying Power:” A Playlist by Artist-in-Residence Ariana AllensworthSeptember 16, 2019Curated by 2019–2020 Artist-in-Residence Ariana Faye Allensworth, this playlist is inspired by her residency project, Staying Power. 
Screen Shot 2020-07-16 at 3.45.05 PM#StayWoke PlaylistJanuary 31, 2017This playlist was curated by LP Staff the day after the 2016 presidential election, it is inspired by the spirit of strikes, marches, and actions.

Writing & Visual Art

Detail, We are the Fabric (1)We Are the Fabric by Katherine ToukhyDecember 1, 2020For Park Avenue Armory’s 100 Years | 100 Women project, Katherine Toukhy integrated colonial and Black liberation narratives into her pieces.
we must be very strong/and love each other/in order to go on livingJuly 7, 2020A meditation on the COVID pandemic and uprisings for Black life by Sonia Louise Davis.
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