Because community matters.

Mattaya Fitts, ONE WALL MOVEMENT

Civic Engagement

  • Journal 2 Journey

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

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  • The Art of Remembrance

    The Art of Remembrance is a participatory program rooted in memory, lineage, and artistic practice. Audiences are invited to honor artistic, political, and lineage ancestors, chosen family, and community elders through an evolving altar or ofrenda that serves as a site of grounding, reflection, and intention.

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  • ARTIST LAB

    Hi-ARTS ARTIST LAB is a workshop series designed to equip our community with skills and knowledge that support their creative growth and career development. Led by working artists and industry professionals, each session offers a practical and hands-on learning experience.

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  • CASA x Mosaic

    Cultural After-School Adventures (CASA) is an after-school educational initiative that aims to provide arts programming to New York City public school students grades K-12, concentrating on underserved communities and populations.

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Archive

  • How are you healing? We are excited to announce the return of Spirit & Flow in a new workshop series, “Nurturing the Inner Child,” curated by Donny. Kick off 2025 with Spirit & Flow’s monthly workshop series. Learn more.

  • Hi ARTS is thrilled to partner with Eto Otitigbe on a series of community-centered programming that will culminate with the installation of Emanativ, a public artwork to be installed at the Manhattan Greenway Harlem River in 2026. Learn more.

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

  • In October 2024, Hi-ARTS invited audiences to The Art of Remembrance: Días de los Muertos Celebration! Throughout October, we asked you to join us in honoring and celebrating the lives and memories of our ancestors. Learn more.

  • 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. Learn more.

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

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

  • 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. Learn more.

  • #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. Learn more.