We have a winner familia… After a whole heap of simply stellar submissions, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) has chosen the winner of the 2022 Uptown Arts Stroll poster contest. Artist Christian Viteri came away with the title…
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We love to see it. The newly formed Heights Perspective Collective is debuting their first exhibit, Uptown Perspectives. Uptown Perspectives is a collection of works that highlights how truly special Uptown is. The artists that make up the collective…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Uptown Collective (@uptowncollectiv) Jamel Shabazz is one of the greatest street photographers of all time. You know his work even if you might not know his name. His stirring images…
Say word? One of Uptown’s most prolific artists, Andrea Arroyo is debuting a 3 venue solo exhibition this month. Uptown is being treated to the work of this immensely talented artist at the Hispanic Society, the Morris-Jumel Mansion and…
By Sherry Mazzocchi Painter Valeri Larko extracts pristine beauty from urban landscapes. “I see beauty in things that other people might overlook,” she said. Larko paints en plein air, which means she works outside, on location, to capture the Bronx’s…
The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is seeking submissions for “Women in the Heights: Up Close and Personal”. The 12th annual Women in the Heights exhibition, curated by Andrea Arroyo, will be held in-person, to inaugurate NoMAA’s new space in…
NoMAA will provide small grants, ranging from $2,500 to $5,000 to individual artists residing in the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Inwood and West Harlem to support original work in the disciplines of the visual arts, playwriting/screenwriting, media, theater, musical…
Once again it’s on. Listen up familia, the indispensable NoMAA has put out the call for submissions for the 2022 Uptown Arts Stroll Poster Contest. This is a big deal for artists that make Uptown their home. Not only…
The Black Comic Book Festival Is Turning 10! The 2022 Black Comic Book Festival marks a decade of bringing together animators, Blerds, bloggers, cosplay lovers, fans, families, illustrators, independent publishers, and writers to celebrate Black comic books and graphic novels…
The Zuckerman Institute is seeking an artist to produce commissioned work for their Art in the Education Lab program. Zuckerman particularly welcomes submissions from artists in Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx. There is no fee to apply. About…