Because community matters.

Mattaya Fitts, ONE WALL MOVEMENT

Civic Engagement

  • Fall 2023 OPEN HOUSE

    We are kicking off our OPEN HOUSE with a BLOCK PARTY! Featuring a LIVE Acoustic Electric DJ set by CRITICAL BREAKS Alum Zane Rodulfo followed by a Work in Process of BRICKS by Charlene Jean, and will feature local vendors and artists and much more.

  • Journal 2 Journey

    Developed in partnership and collaboration with Urban Word, Journal 2 Journey, is a pre-professional, creative youth development initiative.

  • ONE WALL MOVEMENT

    ONE WALL MOVEMENT is a public art initiative that commissions muralists, graffiti artists, writers, and street artists to create a large-scale mural.

  • OUTDOOR FILM FESTIVAL

    The Outdoor Film Festival was a 3-day series of interactive workshops and film screenings offered to the Hi-ARTS community at no cost.

  • CENTER FOCUS

    Co-Curated by Polly Irungu & Hi-ARTS, Center Focus featured the photography of seven members of Black Women Photographers.

  • MIXTAPE MOVEMENT

    Launched by HI-ARTS, MIXTAPE MOVEMENT was a year-long sonic collaborative project conceived, curated, and compiled by DJ Reborn with the goal of sonically documenting and reflecting upon historic times we found ourselves in during the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, alongside social and political protest

  • #HiHealth2021

    #HiHealth2021 was a robust virtual program centered around self-care and health throughout the month of March 2021, one year after New York City went on PAUSE. During these 4 weeks, Hi-ARTS engaged staff, community, and artists in virtual programming centered around health and wellness as it relates to BIPOC communities.