ARTIVISM: ART TO EMPOWER WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHILDREN OF PROMISE NYC
Photo Courtesy of Children of Promise, NYC
SHEER had the honor of hosting our very first creative workshop at Children of Promise NYC!
Children of Promise, NYC is a community-centered organization that partners with children and families impacted by mass incarceration to dismantle the stigma and heal from the trauma plaguing Black and Brown communities.
We had a chance to create with two groups of scholars through an affirmation focused workshop that involved taking Polaroids of the scholars and giving them the space to customize posters with their Polaroids and favorite uplifting affirmations surrounding them. ❤️✨
MAJOR thank you to the amazing team at CPNYC, the fantastic scholars, and all of our wonderful creative volunteers!: Henry Danner, Kamille Glen, Natiah Jones, RaSheba Jones, and Jessica Bruzanniti.
Check out more photos from the workshop below and learn more here about how you can support CPNYC’s mission.
Photographed by Avery Savage
As part of our ongoing collaboration with The Shed to spotlight artists from the Open Call: Portals exhibition (June 27–August 24), SHEER spent time inside the immersive installation of visual artist, writer, and producer Marwa Eltahir: 99 Names: My Liberation Is Tied To Yours.
Her installation creates a sacred, sensory space for reflection. Modeled after majlis-style communal seating found along sub-Saharan caravan routes, the work invites audiences to rest on woven rugs beneath sheer white curtains, surrounded by sound, stillness, and prayer. A projected film plays in a loop, opening with the Azan and unfolding into spoken word narration and original composition.