Queens Writers on the Complexities of Making Home
Four writers with roots in China, Croatia, Kosovo, South Africa, Taiwan, and other parts of the Americas find, lose, and make their way home through fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Join a special reading event by the Artist Peer Circle of the Queens Council on the Arts, inspired by the story of Lewis H. Latimer House.
Four writers based in Queens and with roots in China, Croatia, Kosovo, South Africa, Taiwan, and other parts of the Americas find, lose, and make their way home through fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Readers: Artrit Bytyci, Malcolm Chang, Catherine Kapphahn, and Doreen Wang
Moderator: Tim Fredrick
Artist Peer Circles are organized by the Queens Council of the Arts to nurture Queens-based artists in gathering, growing, building partnerships, and becoming leaders in their fields. With a trained facilitator, artists meet in small groups over the course of nine months to develop alliances and act as resources for each other in developing their craft, careers, and lives as artists.
For readers’ biographies, please visit the Facebook event page.
11/4/2016 0:00 6:30:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Free Art-Making Workshop with Cecile Chong
As part of the exhibition El Dorado (The Golden), artist Cecile Chong will lead a free public art-making workshop to celebrate participants’ own cultural identities. All ages and…
As part of the exhibition El Dorado (The Golden), artist Cecile Chong will lead a free public art-making workshop to celebrate participants’ own cultural identities. All ages and families are welcome to join.
RSVP at makeartlatimer.eventbrite.com
El Dorado (meaning “The Golden” in English) is an art installation that pays tribute to the 49% of New Yorker households that speak a language other than English. This installation consists of 100 colored “guagua (infant)” sculptures, 49 of them painted gold to reflect the 49% New Yorkers, presented as a contemporary archeological site. It also pays tribute to Lewis H. Latimer’s contribution to electrical light by adding a glowing-in-the-dark element in the guaguas.
The installation will be on view till October 14, 2018.
This program and exhibition is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. It is part of NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program.
7/22/2018 0:00 3:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Free Film Screening: The Birth of A Nation
In celebration of Black History Month and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are cordially invited to a free screening of the 2016 period drama “The Birth of A Nation”.
In celebration of Black History Month and the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, you are cordially invited to a free screening of the 2016 period drama The Birth of A Nation. Please RSVP on Eventbrite to save your seats.
Refreshments will be served following the screening.
1/28/2017 0:00 1:30:00 PM 4:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Poetic Inventions: Electricity, Enlightenment, Expression
Poetic Inventions will explore the intersections between poetic writing, invention and social change by taking a look at Lewis Latimer’s life and poetry.
Poetic Inventions will explore the intersections between poetic writing, invention and social change by taking a look at Lewis Latimer’s life and poetry. Participants will also have the opportunity to “invent” their own poetry and prose through a series of writing prompts inspired by Latimer’s work.
Poets, creative writers, and those interested in learning more about Latimer and his work are all welcome! Free Admission.
Tour starts at 2:30PM; Workshop starts at 3PM.
The workshop will be led by Sherese Francis. Sherese Francis is a Queens-based published poet, writer and blogger. Currently she runs the blog, Futuristically Ancient, where she writes about the arts and cultures of the African Diaspora through an afrofuturist lens. Besides her blog, Sherese is working on a few other projects, including a fantasy novel called “The E” based in Queens, a self-published chapbook, “Lucy’s Scroll-Bones,” and a longer poetry manuscript.
6/26/2016 0:00 2:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Lamp Exchange
We continue to shine a light on Latimer’s historic achievement with a “Lamp Exchange.” Come bring an old lamp and swap it for another new old lamp!
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We continue to shine a light on Latimer’s historic achievement with a “Lamp Exchange.” Come bring an old lamp and swap it for another new old lamp! Plus, enjoy tastes of Victorian American pies and mulled apple cider.
This event is part of the Historic House Trust of New York City’s Fall Festival.
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10/13/2013 0:00 11:00:00 AM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
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Ode to My Mom
Read a poem to your mom, share a poetic line about her, make your own poem collage to portrait your image of mom, or reflect on your own feelings being a mom!
On Mother’s Day, Lewis H. Latimer House Museum has a special event designed for visitors of all ages, and led by artist Maya Pindyck.
Read a poem to your mom, share a poetic line about her, make your own poem collage to portrait your image of mom, or reflect on your own feelings being a mom! Simply just enjoy two hours of rhythms and memories!
About the artist
Maya Pindyck is a multidisciplinary poet, artist, and educator living in Brooklyn, New York. She recently collaborated on Light on Sound, a public installation at the Lewis H. Latimer House and surrounding neighborhood of Flushing, Queens. Her most recent collection of poetry, Emoticoncert, was just published by Four Way Books. Maya teaches at Parsons School of Design at Long Island University, and in classrooms throughout New York City with Teachers & Writers Collaborative. For more information, please visit mayapindyck.com
5/8/2016 0:00 3:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
TreesCount! 2015 Training Session
Join a TreesCount! Training class to learn the techniques you need to help us map, count, and care for every street tree in New York City.
Training events are designed to help voluntreers apply their online learning to master the TreeKIT mapping method and the Treecorder software before collecting data for TreesCount! 2015. This is a free event, please bring a photo ID with you. All equipment will be provided. All you need is a willingness to learn!
7/23/2015 0:00 1:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM
Treescount@parks.nyc.gov.
Father’s Day Film Screening: Zootopia
This 2016 Disney animation entertains and offers a tool for parents to start the conversation with children about some serious issues related to racism.
The Lewis H. Latimer House Museum is hosting a free screening of Zootopia on Father’s Day. This 2016 Disney animation entertains and offers a tool for parents to start the conversation with children about some serious issues related to racism.
The event is free. RSVP required.
The 2018 Race and Immigration Film Series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
6/17/2018 0:00 3:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Tinker Fest & Holiday Tree Lighting
Celebrate the holiday with fun tinkering, tree lighting, hot cocoa, and music at Lewis H. Latimer House Museum.
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Celebrate the holiday with fun tinkering, tree lighting, hot cocoa, and music at Lewis H. Latimer House Museum.
Schedule
- 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.: Lego Building & Sketch with AIA Queens
- 2:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.: DIY LED Holiday Cards and E-Lantern Making
- 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: Christmas tree Lighting, hot cocoa, and music
This event is free. Please RSVP for the session(s) you are attending. To RSVP, please visit llhmlighting17.eventbrite.com.
This program is produced in partnership with AIA Queens, and supported, in part, by HSBC Bank, Con Edison, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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12/16/2017 0:00 1:00:00 PM 5:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Free Art-Making Workshop with Cecile Chong
As part of the exhibition El Dorado (The Golden), artist Cecile Chong will lead a free public art-making workshop to celebrate participants’ own cultural identities. All ages and…
As part of the exhibition El Dorado (The Golden), artist Cecile Chong will lead a free public art-making workshop to celebrate participants’ own cultural identities. All ages and families are welcome to join.
RSVP at makeartlatimer.eventbrite.com
El Dorado (meaning “The Golden” in English) is an art installation that pays tribute to the 49% of New Yorker households that speak a language other than English. This installation consists of 100 colored “guagua (infant)” sculptures, 49 of them painted gold to reflect the 49% New Yorkers, presented as a contemporary archeological site. It also pays tribute to Lewis H. Latimer’s contribution to electrical light by adding a glowing-in-the-dark element in the guaguas.
The installation will be on view till October 14, 2018.
This program and exhibition is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. It is part of NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program.
6/24/2018 0:00 3:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Exhibition Opening: El Dorado / The New 49ers
El Dorado is an art installation presented by Lewis H. Latimer House Museum that pays tribute to the 49% of New Yorker households that speak a language other than English.
El Dorado is an art installation presented by Lewis H. Latimer House Museum that pays tribute to the 49% of New Yorker households that speak a language other than English. This installation consists of 100 colored “guagua” sculptures, 49 of them painted gold, presented as a contemporary archeological site.
Join us for the opening reception with the artist’s talk.
About the Artist
Cecile Chong has received fellowships and residencies including the Joan Mitchell Center, Wave Hill Winter Workspace, the Lower East Side Printshop, MASS MoCA Studios, Jerome Foundation Travel and Study Grant, The Center for Book Arts, Socrates Sculpture Park, AIM – Bronx Museum, Urban Artist Initiative NYC, Aljira Emerge and the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant. Solo exhibitions include Selena Gallery, BRIC House, Emerson Gallery Berlin, Germany, Honey Ramka Project Space, Figuresworks, Praxis International Art Project Space, Corridor Gallery and ArtSPACE. Group exhibitions include El Museo del Barrio, Nevada Museum of Art, The Bronx Museum of Arts, Hunterdon Museum, CUE Art Foundation, Wave Hill, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, Sue Scott Gallery in the US and the Cynthia Corbett Gallery in London. Cecile’s work is in the collections of El Museo del Barrio, Museum of Chinese in America, The Center for Book Arts and Citibank Art Advisory. Her work has been reviewed in Artnet, Huffington Post, El Diario La Prensa, Singtao Daily, 3dotswater.com and The New York Times. She received an MFA from Parsons The New School for Design in 2008, an MA in education from Hunter College, and a BA in Studio Art from Queens College. Her early schooling took place in Ecuador, Macau and China. Cecile lives and works in New York and is currently part of the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program.
Three art & literary workshops centered around El Dorado will be held at the Museum throughout the summer, taught by artists Cecile Chong, Chris Moya, and Sherese Francis.
This program is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
5/12/2018 0:00 5:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Tinkering Lab 2017 First Open House
Learn about the Tinker Lab at the Lewis H. Latimer House and how you can sign up your kids for programs presented by the Tinker Lab.
The first Tinker Lab Open House of 2017 will be held on January 8. Participants can come on a drop-in base. On-site registration will be available for the 2017 first spring Tinker Lab class: Electro Light Instrument.
Electro Light Instrument
This project is a further step built on the 2016 fall Bio Bot class. In this new class, participants will make musical instrument. Each key will be a circuit shaped from a mechanical drawing by Lewis H. Latimer. The circuit is complete when the kid touches a key, thus producing sound and light with LEDs!
Please RSVP on Eventbrite.
1/8/2017 0:00 1:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Tinker Lab Fall 2017 Open House: Electronic Instruments
Learn about circuitry, sketch and design, exploring different sounds, building your unique instruments, programming with Scratch, and using Makey Makey, a micro-controller.
At the Tinker Lab 2017 Fall Open House, you will preview and experience the Electronic Instrument project for free! Families with children of any age are welcome to join. This project involves learning about circuitry, sketch and design, exploring different sounds, building your unique instruments, programming with Scratch, and using Makey Makey, a micro-controller.
To register for this open house, visit tloh.eventbrite.com.
Online registration for 2017 Fall Class: Electronic Instrument is open (space limited to 15 students, for ages 7 to14). Register online at latimernow.org/tinker-lab.
10/1/2017 0:00 2:00:00 PM 4:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Easter Egg Hunt 2018
Join this tradition of Easter Egg Hunt in the garden of the historic home, Lewis H. Latimer House. For children under 11. RSVP is required.
Join this tradition of Easter Egg Hunt in the garden of the historic home, Lewis H. Latimer House. For children under 11.
Free to the public. RSVP here!
4/2/2018 0:00 3:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimmernow.org.
Glass Painting Demonstration with Cristina Cipriani
Come and see the free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani, in the Latimer House’s fall garden.
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Come and see the free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani, in the Latimer House’s fall garden.
This event is part of the Historic House Trust of New York City’s 6th Annual Fall Festival.
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10/12/2013 0:00 1:30:00 PM 2:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
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Tinkering Lab Open House
Enjoy fun and educational family- and children-friendly activities including sound and light sensitive robotics, creative sculpture, water painting, math doodle, and more!
Come to the open house for the Tinkering Lab at Lewis H. Latimer House Museum.
Enjoy fun and educational family- and children-friendly activities including sound and light sensitive robotics, creative sculpture, water painting, electricity circuit, math doodle, and more! Adults can also find surprises in the TInkering Lab.
In addition, take a peak of the historic home of African-American inventor and Renaissance man Lewis H. Latimer, which was moved 1.5 miles from its original location in 1988.
Schedule
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Introduction
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.: Builder Architect
2:00 p.m.: Optional Tour
2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.: Bio Bot Demostration
3:00 p.m.: Optional Tour
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Art Print-Making
4:00 p.m.: Optional Tour
10/9/2016 0:00 1:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Straight from Your Heart: 800-Word Essay and Memoir Writing
In this workshop, we will explore our pasts and write 800-word memoirs and personal essays about race and immigration.
In this workshop, we will explore our pasts and write 800-word memoirs and personal essays about race and immigration. We will read texts by writers such as Lee Martin, Richard Rodriguez, and Bhanu Kapil and consider the use of metaphor as a way to access emotional material. Come ready to read, remember, and write.
RSVP at sfyhlatimerhouse.eventbrite.com.
Instructor’s Bio:
Meera Nair teaches writing at NYU and is the author of Video: Stories, which was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year, and has recent work in Guernica, the New York Times, and the Guardian. Twitter: @MeeraNairNY; Facebook: Meera Nair
Literature Series: “Writing on Race & Immigration”
The Literature Series “Writing on Race & Immigration” is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. This workshop is produced in partnership with Newtown Literary.
3/17/2018 0:00 2:30:00 PM 4:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimmernow.org.
Found in Translation
Found in Translation brings together published translators o lead a workshop on the poetry translation process with members of the public.
Found in Translation brings together published translators working in the three most common non-English languages spoken in Flushing—Spanish, Chinese, and Korean—to lead a workshop on the poetry translation process with members of the public.
Participants will NOT need to know the original language. We will use the information provided by the translators to make a version that stands on its own as a poem in English. In this way, participants will confront the cultural, aesthetic, and ethical questions that translators face when bringing the literature of one language into another. A facilitated discussion will follow the group workshop.
This events celebrates the diverse cultures in Queens and the fact that Lewis H. Latimer taught immigrants ESL classes at the Henry Street Settlement during his retirement.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite.
11/18/2017 0:00 6:30:00 PM 8:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Glass Painting Demonstration with Cristina Cipriani
Come and see the free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani, in the Latimer House’s fall garden.
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Come and see the free art demonstrations for children and young adults by Cristina Cipriani, in the Latimer House’s fall garden.
This event is part of the Historic House Trust of New York City’s 6th Annual Fall Festival.
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10/12/2013 0:00 2:30:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
(718) 9614-8585
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Fiction and Personal Themes: Race and Immigration
What will it take for you to stay with a story from its beginning to its very end? NYTimes bestselling author Ming Lee discusses how to stay the course from first draft to last revision
Nothing can be written overnight. Not really. So what will it take for you to stay with a story from its beginning, middle, and to its very, very end? Min Jin Lee, author of novel Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, will raise the necessary questions that may matter to each author and help compel the author to stay the course from the first draft to last revision. Exercises that prompt the writer to consider personal experiences with race and immigration will comprise the first half of the class, and we will workshop the exercises in the second half.
RSVP at faptlatimerhouse.eventbrite.com.
Instructor’s Bio
Min Jin Lee is the author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko, which was a finalist for the National Book Award for fiction and a New York Times bestseller.
The Literature Series “Writing on Race & Immigration” is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. This workshop is produced in partnership with Newtown Literary.
4/21/2018 0:00 2:30:00 PM 4:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimmernow.org.
Voices From War at Lewis Latimer House Museum
Celebrate and honor veterans and veteran stories in the historic home of African-American inventor and Union Army Civil War veteran Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928).
Celebrate and honor veterans and veteran stories in the historic home of African-American inventor and Union Army Civil War veteran Lewis H. Latimer (1848-1928). Come hear original writing by Voices From War participants on Veterans Day Weekend. #MoreVoices
Readers: Omar Columbus, Rafael Diaz, Emmanuel Duvivier, Ellen Emerson, Leo Farley, and Ted Hayes.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite.
This event is held by the Lewis Latimer House Museum and in partnership with Voices From War.
About Voices From War
Voices From War, an NYC arts organization, has been offering writing workshops for veterans (and family members) since 2013. Voices From War’s veteran writing workshops, in Manhattan and the Bronx, focus on the craft of writing and engaged discussions of literary texts, while building community and broader awareness.
11/10/2018 0:00 3:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Open House New York: Lewis H. Latimer House Museum
Latimer, the son of fugitive slaves, was an African-American inventor whose innovations in designing carbon filaments ushered in the age of electric light.
Latimer, the son of fugitive slaves, was an African-American inventor whose innovations in designing carbon filaments ushered in the age of electric light. As an African-American landmark in a predominantly Asian immigrant community, the house adopts bilingual approaches and applies cultural sensitivity to facilitate cross-cultural conversations.
Tours will take place every 30 minutes.
10/16/2016 0:00 10:00:00 AM 6:00:00 PM
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Lamp Exchange
We continue to shine a light on Latimer’s historic achievement with a “Lamp Exchange.” Come bring an old lamp and swap it for another new old lamp!
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We continue to shine a light on Latimer’s historic achievement with a “Lamp Exchange.” Come bring an old lamp and swap it for another new old lamp! Plus, enjoy tastes of Victorian American pies and mulled apple cider.
This event is part of the Historic House Trust of New York City’s Fall Festival.
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10/12/2013 0:00 11:00:00 AM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
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‘Red September’ Book Reading
Join us for an afternoon of reading, discussion, and book signing with Marita Berry in the parlor of Lewis H. Latimer House Museum. Refreshments will be served.
The reading will be held in the front parlor of the house museum.
Join us for an afternoon of reading, discussion, and book signing with Marita Berry in the parlor of Lewis H. Latimer House Museum. Refreshments will be served.
Red September is a novel that travels between the warm and enchanting tropical isle of Taino in the Caribbean and the cold, harsh reality of New York City. It has a woven love story that captures the immigrant experience in a new country while invoking nostalgia for the age of innocence that we all cherish in times that will never return. – Kenneth Puddicombe, author of Racing With the Rain and Junta available on Amazon and Smashwords.
About the Author
Marita Berry began her adventures of pursuing her hobby of writing after retiring from corporate America. A native New Yorker, Marita is a self-published fiction author of a contemporary romance novel. When Marita is not writing or communicating with her readers on her Facebook page, she likes exploring the meaning of life, chocolate, rainy days, salsa dancing, meditation, and spending time with her family and significant other. Oh, and Pomeranian dogs!
8/14/2016 0:00 1:00:00 PM 3:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Christmas Tree Lighting
Come light up the tree at the garden of Lewis H. Latimer House. The tree lighting will be followed with live piano and hot cocoa for children.
Come light up the tree at the garden of Lewis H. Latimer House. The tree lighting will be followed with live piano and hot cocoa for children.
Please RSVP on Eventbrite.
12/7/2016 0:00 4:30:00 PM 5:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
In Celebration of Black History Month: 13th – Film Screening
This 2016 Academy Awards-nominated documentary is centered on race in the United States’ criminal justice system.
To celebrate Black History Month, the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum is hosting a free screening of 13th, as part of its 2018 Race and Immigration Film Series.
This 2016 Academy Awards-nominated documentary is centered on race in the United States’ criminal justice system. The film is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which outlaws slavery.
The event is free. RSVP required.
The 2018 Race and Immigration Film Series is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
2/18/2018 0:00 2:30:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
ran.yan@latimernow.org.
Free Crochet Workshop
The workshop offers fun hands-on activities for the public, who will learn the same technique that the artist used to make the Light Spectrum sculpture from recycled materials.
A free crochet workshop will take place in the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum on Sunday, June 4t. Taught by Antonia A Perez, the workshop offers fun hands-on activities for the public, who will learn the same technique that the artist used to make the Light Spectrum sculpture from recycled materials.
Crocheting materials included. The artist will introduce clean plastic bags in different colors as an art supply.
The associated public events of Light Spectrum are made possible in part by the Historic House Trust’s Contemporary Art Partnerships program, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York Community Trust.
6/4/2017 0:00 2:30:00 PM 4:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Easter Egg Hunt
For children under 12. Join other families to this tradition of Easter Egg Hunt in the garden of historic home Lewis H. Latimer House. Free to the public.
Easter Egg Hunt will be held in the garden of the museum.
Join other families to celebrate the traditional Easter Egg Hunt in the garden of Lewis H. Latimer House, a historic home in Flushing, Queens.
Free to the public. For children under 11.
4/19/2017 0:00 3:30:00 PM 4:30:00 PM
(718) 961-8585
lewislatimerhouse@gmail.com.
Light Spectrum Opening Reception
Light Spectrum by Antonia A Perez will be on view through August 6. Light Spectrum is a sculpture that draws the viewer’s attention to the science of light and color.
Light Spectrum draws the viewer’s attention to the science of light and color. The sculpture is composed of re-purposed lampshade frames through which natural light is filtered. Covered with a colorful new skin of crocheted plastic, the frames reference their former purpose in shading electric light, now transformed as a means of displaying the rainbow colors of the spectrum.
Please RSVP here for the opening reception. The sculpture will be on view through August 6, 2017.
The Light Spectrum and associated programs are made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the Historic House Trust’s Contemporary Art Partnerships program, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York Community Trust. This sculpture is part of NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program.
About the Artist
Antonia A. Perez, born and raised in New York City, is a mixed-media artist who collects discarded household detritus and repurposes it into sculpture, works on paper, and installations. Her work focuses on the transformation of materials, especially plastic bags, which she crochets into a range of forms representing domestic objects or abstract structures. In addition to making and exhibiting objects, she participates in socially-engaged activities centered on crocheting and the environment. She has presented workshops and public interactions, and has exhibited at Jameco Exchange at No Longer Empty in Jamaica, Museum of Art and Design, and Lettuce, Artichokes, Red Beets, Mango, Broccoli, Honey and Nutmeg: The Essex Street Market as Collaborator in Cuchifritos Gallery. She is a 2016 recipient of the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Studio Immersion Fellowship and the 2011 Marie Walsh Sharpe Space Program Award. Her work has been exhibited at the Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling, El Museo del Barrio, the Visual