Arts for Art
Arts for Art (AFA) is a multi-cultural, multi-disciplined, artist-run, non-profit dedicated to building awareness and understanding of Free Jazz.
Mission
Arts for Art is dedicated to the exceptional creativity that originated in the African American multi-arts jazz culture that utilizes improvisation to express a larger, more positive dream of inclusion and freedom.[1]
History
Arts for Art was founded by Patricia Nicholson Parker in 1996.[2]. The non-profit organization is a direct outgrowth of the Improvisors Collective, which ran for two years (1994-1995).[3] The Improvisors Collective organized the two Sound Unity Festivals, the first of which took place at C.U.A.N.D.O., a community center at 9 Second Avenue, in 1984. The second took place at the Kraine Gallery, under the famous Knitting Factory in 1986.
Arts for Art’s first event was the Vision Festival[4]. The Vision Festival has continued each year, growing from 5 days to 16 days in length, and from 1000 to 3000 in attendance. Vision Festival performances have received reviews from local, national and international publications including the New York Times[5], the Village Voice[6], Jazziz[7], The Wire (England)[8], Le Monde (France) and Improjazz (France).
Programing
The Vision Festival
The Vision Festival is AFA’s Free Jazz festival, featuring:
- Performances by Free Jazz artists in music, dance, poetry, and visual arts
- The Lifetime Achievement award, bestowed on legends in the field, such as 2019 recipient Andrew Cyrille[9]
- Panel discussions
- Performance from the Music is Mine student ensemble
- Marketplace featuring catering from and vending from local chefs, merchants, and record labels.
Music Is Mine
Music Is Mine is an after-school partnership that teaches children fundamentals of music and an appreciation of different cultures based in Afro-Atlantic music forms[10].
Music is Mine Ensemble
The Music is Mine Ensemble is a free music mentoring program and an ensemble for musicians ages 8-19.
On_Line Salons
On_Line Salons host live-streaming performances featuring socially relevant conversations.[11][12]
EVOLVING
Evolving brings together younger and elder forward-thinking artists to explore a range of contemporary creative possibilities through music, dance, poetry, panel discussions, and a visual art exhibit.[13].
Under_Line Salons
Under_Line Salons are designed to build audience and support for Free Jazz arts in an intimate environment. The Under_Line Salons have featured Wadada Leo Smith, Marshall Allen, and Oliver Lake in performance and discussion in a social setting with catering.[14]
In Gardens
AFA provides free performances in Lower East Side community gardens through the fall.[15][16][17]
List of Vision Festival Lifetime Achievement Awardees
Kidd Jordan (2008), Marshall Allen (2009), Muhal Richard Abrams (2010), Peter Brotzmann (2011), Joe McPhee (2012), Milford Graves (2013), Charles Gayle (2014), Henry Grimes (2016), Cooper-Moore (2017), Dave Burrell (2018), Andrew Cyrille (2019), Amina Claudine Myers (2021).
List of Arts for Art Community Artists
Pheeroan akLaff, Marshall Allen, Newman Taylor Baker, Amir Bey, Michael Bisio, Karen Borca, Jaimie Branch, Peter Brotzmann, Rob Brown, Dave Burrell, Daniel Carter, Yoshiko Chuma, Gerald Cleaver, Andrew Cyrille, Cooper-Moore, Whit Dickey, Hamid Drake, Mark Dresser, Andrew Drury, Melanie Dyer, Ken Filiano, Charles Gayle, Hilliard Greene, K.J. Holmes, Jason Kao Hwang, Robert Janz, Djassi DaCosta Johnson, Darius Jones, Kidd Jordan, Alain Kirili, Oliver Lake, Matt Lavelle, Ingrid Laubrock, James Brandon Lewis, Brandon Lopez, Tony Malaby, Katy Martin, William Mazza, Joe McPhee, Francisco Mela, Amina Claudine Myers, Aquiles Navaro, Patricia Nicholson Parker, Yuko Otomo, Aruan Ortiz, William Parker, Miriam Parker, Tom Rainey, Tomeka Reid, Jean Carla Rodea, Mara Rosenbloom, Lee Mixashawn Rozie, Angelica Sanchez, Jorgo Schafer, Jeff Schlanger, Dave Sewelson, Matthew Shipp, Wadada Leo Smith, Lisa Sokolov, Luke Stewart, Steve Swell, Michael TA Thompson, Fay Victor, David Virelles, Devin Brahja Waldman, Nasheet Waits, Andrea Wolper, and Jo Wood-Brown.
References
- ↑ "About Arts for Art".
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (2006-06-17). "The Vision Festival: On the Fringe and Reveling in Rhythm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Bradley, Cisco (November 19, 2019). "On Patricia Nicholson Parker".
- ↑ "vf1 brochure complete | PDF". Scribd. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Chinen, Nate (2006-06-17). "The Vision Festival: On the Fringe and Reveling in Rhythm". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ "'Vision Festival'". The Village Voice. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Zimmerman, Brian (2018-06-02). "Vision Festival: Dispatches from the Avant-Garde". JAZZIZ Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ "Charles Gayle to receive lifetime achievement award - The Wire". The Wire Magazine - Adventures In Modern Music. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Cohan, Brad. "Live Review: Andrew Cyrille Night at the Vision Festival". JazzTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Russonello, Giovanni (2014-06-25). "The Future Of Intense Art: A Free-Jazz Event Looks Forward". NPR. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ Russonello, Giovanni (March 20, 2022). "Where Jazz Lives Now".
- ↑ Blumefield, Larry (January 11, 2021). "The Staying Inside Guide: Jazz, Up Close and Personal". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Evolving Series - Arts For Art @ Abrazo Interno Gallery, NYC, Jan 17". JazzTrail | NY Jazz Scene | Album Reviews | Jazz Photography. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ↑ "Under_Line Salon featuring Marshall ALLEN".
- ↑ "In Gardens 2021".
- ↑ Hogan, marc (December 18, 2020). "The Year Live Music Stopped".
- ↑ "String Jazz Magic at This Year's Art in Gardens Series". New York Music Daily. September 13, 2019. Unknown parameter
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