Barbara Barbara, We Face a Shining Future

For thirty-seven years, Rick Smith and Karl Hyde have been creating their own unique flavor of music, ranging from New Wave to synth pop as Freur and Underworld Mk1, to progressive house experimentalism with their breakthrough self-reinvention on the album, Dubnobasswithmyheadman.

Kendal Henry, David Johnston, and Cathy Hung at the Jamaica Arts Leaders Town Hall. Wednesday, January 13, 2015.

Arts Leaders Convene in Jamaica for Town Hall [with audio]

Weary of already high rents and wary of the upwardly-trending Jamaica real estate market, artists, arts administrators and others gathered on Wednesday, January 13, for a discussion about what is needed for Jamaica artists to thrive in the rapidly changing neighborhood.

The Jamaica Arts Leaders Town Hall was a collaboration between the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA) and the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL), where the event was held. The forum was hosted by Molaundo Jones of QCA, who introduced panelists Cathy Hung, Executive Director of JCAL, Kendal Henry, Director of Percent for Art at the Department of Cultural Affairs and David Johnston, Executive Director of Exploring the Metropolis (EtM), the arts organization behind the Queens Workspace Initiative. Each answered questions posed by the Jamaica Arts Leaders program fellows. The current fellows are Stephanie Davis, Patricia Ghizamboule, Sol Gonzalez, Marvenia Knight, Rejin Leys, Okechukwu Ofiaeli, Dominique Sindayinganza, and Shenna Vaughn.

Spray Paint Cans and Politics: Using graffiti to talk about feminism and revolution in the Arab world

Egyptian artist, Khadiga El-Ghawas started sketching and doing tags on street corners in 2010...Then on January 25, 2011, everything changed as Egyptians took to the streets to call for the removal of then-President Hosni Mubarak...It was also in 2011 that she connected with Women on Walls and began to use her art to actively engage with political discourses and discourses on women.

Middle Village Movie Out on DVD Now: Pick up yours at two special events!

David Lee Madison's documentary Middle Village is now available on DVD!  David will be doing two events to promote the release and get a copy of this one-of-a-kind film into your hands in time for the holiday seasons. Tonight, Friday the 11th,  Middle Village’s own David Lee Madison  will be signing copies of the DVD at Steve's Pizza Place at 82-18 Eliot Ave. $20 each -cash only.  

Sunday, 12/20 from 2PM to 6PM- Director, and Middle Village’s own, David Lee Madison will also be signing copies of the DVD at  the legendary London Lennies at 63-88 Woodhaven Blvd.