Annual Arts Month & Programming

Arts for Black and Brown Bodies is a month-long series that explores Black and Brown bodies within art forms society doesn’t normally attribute to Black or Afro culture or community. The series works to create art and culture in non-traditional spaces in hopes to grow our presence in the art world.

The series occurs for an entire month every year, and includes 6-12 art workshops exclusive for BIPOC community members to attend, visual art exhibitions and performance showcases.

The goals of this series is to provide representation within an area that is normally lacking, create safe spaces and expose The Humboldt BIPOC community of artists with safe platforms and paid opportunities for advancement.

Free all ages dance classes in partnership with Redwood Raks

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West African Hip Hop Fusion w/Delilah

Explore and enjoy a fusion of West African movements from Guinea, Senegal, Liberia, Congo, and Mali along with Hip Hop interlocking the Afro-diaspora in traditional West African drumming evolving into Latin Music, R&B, Rap & Afro Beat. Express emotions through body language among spatial awareness, isolation, musicality and many more that reflects the rhythm, melody and harmony bond of lineage liberating our freedom of expression.

SUNDAYS 2pm - 5pm - redwood raks

Hip Hop X Stepping W/ Coach Bri

Hip-hop combined with stepping elements. First session will focus on learning choreography, unison and technique. Second session will focus on expanding on the choreography by adding levels, layers, and formations.

WEDNESDAYS 3:30 - 5pm - Redwood raks

lyrical Hip Hip w/brit

Lyrical hip hop, as in a more velvety hip hop dance that mostly flows to the lyrics. First session will work on technique and choreography, learning multiple pieces to different songs. The second session will focus on adding transitions and formations.

tuesdays 6pm - 8pm - redwood raks

Achievements of program….

Provide monetary opportunities for Black & Brown artists.
Platform local Black & Brown artists.
Produce performaning art shows & showcases.
Produce exhibit space for visual artists.
Produce arts based workshops and classes for BIPOC participants.
Collaborations between local artists, organizations and businesses.
Encouraging local artists to transcend the labels placed on them.
Give local artists a chance to try new art forms.
Create accessible art based classes and opportunities.
Provide supplies to local artists in need.

On-going Art Projects:

Impact..

Improves an existing infrastructure and strengthens community leadership and civic participation, solely by giving this community recognition and then celebrating it. More often than not, these underserved communities aren’t represented, noticed or celebrated as an internal part of the great Humboldt County community. Humboldt’s BIPOC community is too often overlooked and is highly underrepresented in comparison to their white counterparts. This work will help to remove the barriers these communities encounter attempting to create a space for themselves within Humboldt County.