Diasporicans: An Exploration of Latinidad and Cultural Belonging is a Thesis Project workshop series calling all 1st-3rd generation immigrants to be in a community, celebrating cultural roots and examining the question: What does it mean to claim, hold ownership, and represent a culture/ country which you are physically disconnected from, may have never visited, may not speak the same language, but are ethnically tied to? Have you had feelings of not belonging in your community? Do you feel like your intersectionalities complicate your sense of belonging? During this series, we will explore what “belonging and being enough” means to participants and reframe the infamous “Where are you really from” question, as people of the Latin-Caribbean diaspora who are affected daily by assimilation, colonization, white supremacy, and immigration.

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The Loisaida Center

710 E 9th St, New York, NY 10009

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Saturday, January 20th: 1pm-4pm ⬩ Saturday, January 27th: 1pm - 4pm

Saturday, February 3rd: 1pm-4pm ⬩Sunday, February 4th: 1pm-4pm

Facilitated by:

Santos Collado (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)

Hanna Ventura (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)

Amo Ortiz (CUNY SPS, MA in Applied Theatre)



Join the Nuyorican Poets Café for our off-site edition of the OPEN MIC hosted by Solpreme during the 3-year #Nuyoricanstruction of their building - Loisaida Center has partnered to provide a satellite site and we could not be more excited to bring this historic platform to our fellow artistas and poetas.

In-person & on-stage at the Loisaida Center, 710 East 9th Street (between Avenues C & D), Manhattan, NY 10009. Purchase ticket(s) in advance or at the door - signup sheet to perform in the open mic is at the stage after you enter.

** On the last Wednesday of each month, including 1/31/2024.

** Doors open at 6 P.M. **

** Open Mic is from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. **

All art forms are welcome: poetry, short stories, comedy, monologues, and songs (Note: ORIGINAL songs only). 4 minutes max. per performer. If you'd like to add an original audio track to your performance, please email the .mp3 or .wav file or the link to your online audio URL to info@nuyorican.org in advance.

**Note: all performers will be live-taped, and an edited version will be shared on the Nuyorican Poets Café’s social media pages. Participation in this event is with this understanding and giving consent to be filmed.

Memorial and Exhibition & Reception: February 14th, 2024

Exhibition Dates: February 1st through February 31st , 2024

at Loisaida Center - 710 E 9th Street, New York, NY 10009

Curated by: Carolyn Ratcliffe, Joan Amato, and Lois Carlo.

Dennis Edge, 85, ‘The Birdman’ of Tompkins Square Park passed on Sept. 1, 2023. In memory of his work, Art Loisaida Foundation, New York City Parks & Recreation, and Loisaida, Inc. Center will host an exhibition of Dennis’ most beloved urban wildlife photographs of the birds he frequently documented living inside and around Tompkins Square Park.

A Memorial and Park Bench Dedication and Ceremony will also be held that day at Tompkins Square Park on February 14th, 2024

Loisaida Winter Art Workshops in partnership with the Whitney Museum, es un programa GRATIS de 6-semanas para personas adultas (60+) desde 02/29/2024 hasta 03/04/2024 en el Loisaida Center.

What cultures do we inherit and tend to? 

How do we honor the wisdom passed down, on, and up?

Participants will mindfully explore works of art through group discussions, guided meditation, and collaborative making. We will consider the role of cultural storytelling and how Art allows us to be in conversation with the past and the future.

Facilitated by: Jeannette Rodríguez Píneda

For more information, please visit the Loisaida Center or call (646) 726-4715. To register, please fill out the art course registration form below.

Jocelyn Marie Goode, Cloudy with a Chance of Brownsville, Howard Houses. Photo by Rathkopf. Courtesy of ArtBridge.

Calling Artists: Let NYC Be Your Canvas

Apply for the City Canvas program by January 31, 2024

Last week, NYC Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the NYC Department of Buildings, announced our new, permanent City Canvas program, which expands opportunities for artists and building owners to install public artwork on temporary construction sheds, fences, and scaffolding. 

The City Canvas launch includes an open call for artists to submit expressions of interest. Up to ten selected artists will receive an honorarium of $1,000 and have their work included in a portfolio that building owners can select from to display; artists will have the opportunity to negotiate with building owners to receive additional licensing fees if their artwork is selected for use.