Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center

Happy New Years! To mark the beginning of a wonderful year, we are hosting a local artist exhibition this Saturday, January 9th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at Window On Hudson, 43 South 3rd Street, Hudson NY 12534. We are honored to have local artists Ifé-Tayo Cobbins and Lucy Welch present their new project, Focus. Unfocus. Please arrive earlier if you would like to attend the reception. Please keep in mind that we are taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and we are keeping the m...aximum capacity within the building to 3 patrons at a time. However, feel free to enjoy the exhibition from the outside of the building. An art catalogue will be available upon the start of the exhibition. If you are unable to make it, don’t worry! You can view Ifé and Lucy’s work from January 6th to January 25th or you can make a private appointment! We hope to see you there! See more

https://youtu.be/Jacx3nAC08k <--- Click Here To Enjoy Today's Kwanzaa Celebration! Day 7 Imani: Faith Faith is the assurance that the things revealed and promised in the Word are true, even though unseen, and gives the believer a conviction that what he expects in faith, will come to pass. ... In other words, it becomes so tangible that you now possess it. During our last day of Kwanzaa, we look back on the Nguzo Saba, the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa, with our community ch...ildren. The Nguzo Saba is a value system that will direct one to a life of independence, goodwill, and love.Today we honor our Sankofa Community Awardees for their goodness and kindness that they continue to spread throughout our community. Celebrate: the Honorable Kamal Johnson, Ida Pearl Cross, Annette Perry, Brenda Blanks, Emma Gregory, and Gloria Peterson. We recognize our community partner of many years, Hudson Hall and it’s leadership: Executive Director Tambra Dillion and General Manager Sage Carter. See more

Kuumba: Creativity. Leaving one’s community more beautiful than when you found it.

https://youtu.be/D9B3SqOhhlU <---Click Here To Join Todays Celebration! Day 6 Kuumba: Creativity Veteran staff member, Angel Hernandez, of Operation Unite New York lights today’s candle. Dance artists and Youth in Action member, Noshin Tasnim, reflects on cultural dances. Kuumba Dance and Drum Leaders, Elena Mosley, Peter Tenerowictz and Gregory Mosley allows us to peak in at Operation Unite’s Kuumba Dance and Drum Academy at Hudson Hall. One of our favorite dance companies, Harambee, excites the Kwanzaa community with community volunteer dancers at Hudson Hall.

https://youtu.be/AcFmk2Kh6-k <---Click Here To Join Us For Todays Celebration! Day 5 Nia: Purpose Community Leader/Volunteer Brenda Blanks tells us about the importance of having a purpose. Youth Leader Pierre Rice shares his community service experience. Team Leader Nabila Akhter shares her responsibilities at Operation Unite, followed by past graduate of our Youth in Action program, Johnwick Nathan. Understanding the purpose of government is displayed by Youth in Action Leaders, as seen in past Hudson Youth Government Day Mock Common Council Meetings.

Day 4 Ujamma: Cooperative Economics Representing Community Volunteers and lighting today’s candle is Ida Pearl Cross. Youth in Action leader Trevor Slowinski gives incite to Operation Unite Education and Cultural Arts Center, followed by The Sankofa video. Co-curator/videographer JD Urban recaptures the movements and voices of the Hudson Black Arts and Cultural Festival’s local artists and guest Artist Danielle Mastrion, during the summer of 2020. https://youtu.be/JOiJugyr2bo