This week, City Limits’ Spanish-language reporter and editor Daniel Parra talks about the impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on Latino arts organizations in the city and nationwide.
public art
Subway Art Campaign Tackles Anti-Asian Bias During COVID-19
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From the start of the city’s coronavirus crisis in February 2020, the city’s Commission on Human Rights received more than 566 reports of discrimination, harassment, and bias related to COVID-19, 184 of which were anti-Asian in nature.
Art at the Limits
Could a New ‘New Deal’ Put Artists to Work Shaping the City?
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Eight decades ago the government responded to economic disaster with jobs programs that also beautified public spaces. It might be time for another one.
Age Justice
NYC’s Older Adults Find Community in Remote Art Programs
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Amid the fear and isolation of the pandemic, art discussions, history lectures and even new virtual ukulele lessons stimulate memory and keep older adults connected.
ARTS and CULTURE
How Polish Americans Marked the 40th Anniversary of Solidarity
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The 1980 August Agreements were the breaking point in the contemporary history of Poland and the harbinger of what followed: the downfall of the communist system in Eastern Europe.
Homepage Featured
Japanese Artist Paints George Floyd Mural in Manhattan
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“I was filled with sadness. I didn’t know what to do,” the street artist told NY Japion. “I looked for a space to create art.”
churches
With Parishioners’ Pictures on Pews, Polish Church Hosts Virtual Masses
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‘A mass said to the familiar faces feels so much different than one said to a bare camera,’ says the pastor at Holy Rosary Church in Jersey City.
A Portrait of New York
Voices of New York Video: Sundari, the Indian Goddess
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Sundari is originally from Guyana and currently resides in Far Rockaway, Queens. She has been performing since 2012 after being discovered at the Raj Kumari Cultural Center, where she was the first Indo-Caribbean/Guyanese drag queen to perform in a non-LGBTQ+ musical production in Queens.
ARTS and CULTURE
The Isolation Booklist: What Are You Reading? What Should You Read?
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How often can you disinfect your house? How many movies can one watch? How many journalists can you see interview their siblings? It might be a good time to crack open a book. Or seven.
ARTS and CULTURE
With Gigs Cancelled, City’s Musicians Struggle to Wait Out Pandemic
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‘New York is such a performance city, it’s the music city in my opinion,’ says Jason Loughlin, a guitarist who lives in Williamsburg. ‘How many musicians are going to be able to stay here when there’s absolutely no work and the rents are high?’
Voices of New York
Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion
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‘I have evolved my own identity based on the different cultures I’ve been interacting with.’