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Plywood boards used to shutter New York shops are transformed into canvases for local artists

When Black Lives Matter protests swept across New York City in June last year, businesses across the city shuttered their storefronts with plywood to brace for the civil unrest. The city “felt apocalyptic”, says Neil Hamamoto, the founder of Worthless Studios, a non-profit arts organisation that is repurposing the leftover plywood into art installations that…

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Racial Justice Group Launches “Racial Equity in the Arts Innovation Lab” in New York City

APRIL 18, 2017 Seeking sixty local arts groups to participate in a yearlong training program to improve racial equity in the arts and culture sector “The arts and culture field, like many other sectors, has historically over-emphasized diversity and audience engagement strategies. In our current political climate these interventions are more crucial than ever –…

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FPWA Announces New Board Chair

June 19, 2020 under Featured FPWA In The News Antonia Yuille Williams, Director of Regional and Community Affairs, Corporate Affairs for Con Edison Company of New York, assumes role of Board Chair at FPWA June 19, 2020 (New York, NY) FPWA is pleased to announce that Antonia Yuille Williams, Director of Regional and Community Affairs, Corporate Affairs…

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