Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling

During this #GivingTuesday, we hope you will consider making a donation to the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling to ensure that every child, regardless of age, race, income or nationality, has access to the endless possibilities provided by art & storytelling. To make a donation, please visit sugarhillmuseum.org/donations Photo by Michael Palma Mir Appropriate safety precautions were followed by the persons present when the photo was taken.

"Derek Fordjour's year long residency at the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling in West Harlem introduced new ways of experiencing contemporary art to thousands of children and families from our community. We were restored by Derek's intellect, open mind and powerful heart, and he knows we all are cheering his remarkable success with love, trumpets and joy!" Ellen Baxter, Founder and Executive Director of Broadway Housing Communities https://www.nytimes.com//derek-fordjour-self-must-die.html

We're excited to announce Faith Ringgold has generously donated a silkscreen print of Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles to our Online Art Auction! Faith Ringgold, born 1930 in Harlem, New York, is a painter, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, writer, teacher and lecturer. She received her B.S. and M.A. degrees in visual art from the City College of New York in 1955 and 1959. Professor Emeritus of Art at the University of California in San Diego, Ringgold has received 23 ...Honorary Doctorates. To bid on this fantastic print, go to BHC2020.givesmart.com Bidding is open through November 17th. All proceeds from the auction will support the many programs of Broadway Housing Communities and Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling. #communityinaction #broadwayhousing #sugarhilllmuseum #bhc #supportforthearts #communitybuilding #artinaction #housing #community #art #storytelling #riogalleries #onlineartauction #washingtonheightsarts #harlemarts

Únete a nosotros en línea este domingo 25 de octubre a la 1:00 pm a la Super Narradora Alejandra Hurtado Cicarelli quien presentará Cuentos que Trae el Viento. El programa es totalmente en español, esta será una presentación lúdica que compila historias para familias y niños mayores de 3 años en adelante, las historias serán contadas a través de música y títeres, que retratan la diversidad que se encuentra en toda Latino América. Regístrate hoy @ https://www.sugarhillmuse...um.org/storytelling-with-alejandra Join us online this Sunday, October 25 @1:00 pm as Master Storyteller Alejandra Hurtado Cicarelli presents Stories that Come with the Wind. The program, which will be presented in Spanish, features a playful compilation of stories for families and children ages 3 and up, told through music and puppetry, portraying the diversity found throughout Latin America. Register today @ https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/storytelling-with-alejandra #storytelling #sugarhillmuseumv #LearnFromHome #ArtForKids #NYCKids #childrenmuseum #museumsfromhome Fotos cortesía de la artista. Photos Courtesy of the Artist

Registrations for tomorrow’s online storytelling and art workshop are still open! Join us starting at 1:00 pm for April Armstrong’s adaption of traditional fairytales and fables. Then at 2:00 pm, Elan Cadiz will lead an a-political art workshop celebrating the power of voting and democracy. Learn more and register @ https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/online-programming #storytelling #sugarhillmuseum #socialjustice #perseverance #fairytales #vote #democracy #yourvotematters Photo by Michael Palma Mir

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The program will kick off at 1:00 pm with storytelling by April Armstrong. April will share her interactive and engaging program of traditional fairy tales and fables which have been adapted to address themes of Perseverance and Social Justice. Then stick around for an art workshop hosted by Elan Cadiz beginning at 2:00 pm. Elan will lead an a-political activity celebrating the power of voting, possibility and democracy. Children and families will be prompted to create a co...mmunity collage all together and will then design their own artwork. Register for one or both events by clicking the links below! https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/storytelling-april-armstro/ https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/intergenerational-art

Happy Halloween!! We wish everyone a safe and wondrous holiday. And remember to join us tomorrow @ 1:00 pm for online storytelling with Therese Folkes Plair. Click the link below for more information and to register! ... https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/storytelling-with-therese-p #sugarhillmuseum #storytelling #talltales #art #community #LearnFromHome #ArtForKids #NYCKids #childrenmuseum #museumsfromhome Photo by Michael Palma Mir

Check out the online rendition of Black is Beautiful: From Carlos Cooks to Covid 19 on BHC's new website. Visit @ https://www.broadwayhousing.org/now-on-view The exhibition, co-curated by Ana-Ofelia Rodriguez and Moses Suarez, features decades of powerfully moving protest art by the artists of BHC's Rio Galleries. And remember to join us on November 16th at our Virtual Gala honoring Ana-Ofelia and her legacy. RSVP @ http://bhc2020.givesmart.com/ Artwork by Moses Ros-Suarez... Photo by Michael Palma Mir See more

"Luis Miranda, father of Lin-Manuel, has been a friend and champion for Broadway Housing Community’s mission since its inception in the early 1980s. Luis believes in the practice of justice, equal education, immigrant rights, and democratic values. As long standing activist community residents in Washington Heights, the Miranda family supports local cultural arts and civic innovation. BHC and the Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling are grateful for the creative and political power the Miranda family shares so generously." Ellen Baxter, Founder and Executive Director, BHC

Please join us on November 16th at 7PM for our 2020 virtual gala honoring Ana-Ofelia Rodriguez, the longtime Director of Community Development at Broadway Housing Communities. RSVP @ http://bhc2020.givesmart.com/ "Ana-Ofelia Rodriguez is a passionate activist for the cultural arts who has enriched the mission of BHC by embedding the arts into the everyday work of advancing social justice in our community. Ofelia is a scholar, a treasure, and a warrior who nurtures the minds, ...hearts and souls of artists and the youth and families BHC serves. " Ellen BaxterFounder and Executive Director #communityinaction #broadwayhousing #sugarhilllmuseum #bhc #supportforthearts #communitybuilding #artinaction #housing #community #art #storytelling Photo by Michael Palma Mir

Join us at 1:00pm for a virtual art workshop featuring printmaking with nature! Discover how to create prints and textures with food, seeds, leaves and other elements from nature. Even if you didn't pre-register you can still join @ https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83881600425 (The Zoom link will allow access to workshop starting at 1:00pm today) #sugarhillmuseum #artisttalk #keepcreating #art #climateweeknyc #climatechange #environment #childrenmuseum #museumsfromhome #nyc... Photos by Tatiana Arocha

We are excited to announce the premiere of I Breathe a Forest: Tatiana Arocha and the Environment, a prerecorded Studio Visit and Artist Talk with @arocha.tatiana. Virtually explore the exhibition Respiro un Bosque/ I Breathe a Forest at #sugarhillmuseum and go behind the scenes to learn how the artwork was created! View now @ https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/tatiana-arocha-and-the-envi And join us tomorrow September 27th at 1:00pm for a virtual art workshop featuring printma...king with nature! Discover how to create prints and textures with food, seeds, leaves and other elements from nature. Register @ https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/design-with-nature-arocha #sugarhillmuseum #artisttalk #keepcreating #art #climateweeknyc #climatechange #environment #childrenmuseum #museumsfromhome #nyc Artwork by Tatiana Arocha & Photos by Timothy Lee

On Monday, November 16th, Broadway Housing Communities and the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling will hold their annual benefit as a virtual event. This year’s benefit is in tribute to Ana-Ofelia Rodriguez, BHC’s longtime Director of Community Development and founder of three Rio Galleries. Under her inspiring leadership, many renowned Upper Manhattan artists have exhibited their work in our three galleries, and a selection of this art will be auctioned at the event. All are invited, and there is no cost to register and view the artwork. RSVP @ http://bhc2020.givesmart.com/ #communityinaction #broadwayhousing #sugarhilllmuseum #bhc #supportforthearts #communitybuilding #artinaction #housing #community #art #storytelling

We are pleased to present I Breathe a Forest: Tatiana Arocha and the Environment, a virtual Artist Talk and Studio Visit with artist, designer and environmental activist Tatiana Arocha. Watch the video of the program on our website starting on Saturday September 26, 2020 at 1 pm (EST). #sugarhillmuseum #artisttalk #keepcreating #art #climatechange #environment #childrenmuseum #museumsfromhome #nyc

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They keep telling me about how it’s a shame that Black parents have to have ‘the conversation’ with our children, how we have to explain if a cop stops you, don’t reach for the glove compartment, don’t talk back...Well, we’ve had the conversation for decades, It’s time we have a conversation with America Reverend Al Sharpton at the March on Washington, August 28, 2020

NOW ON VIEW at Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling Black Is Beautiful: From Carlos Cooks to Covid-19 The Exhibition is visible from the public plaza on the corner of West 155th Street and St. Nicholas Ave. Please social distance and wear a mask while on the plaza