About
The loisaida center is one of the two puerto rican/latino based multi-use facility remaining in the downtown AREA. We aspire to build a connection between community, learners, artists and scholars through affordable education opportunities in cultural fields, s.t.e.a.m. (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics)design and everyday life.its multi-purpose space AIMS to become an incubator for self-sustainable artisanal, technology, and culinary arts entrepreneurial initiatives. Devoted to collaborative art practices, social engagement and community building through culture, the vision is to facilitate a mindset of exploration. Our approach celebrates the urban surroundings, grassroots invention and immigrant spirit of the loisaida neighborhood in its dedication to celebrate latino cultural vitality and their contributions to NYC. Goals: 1. To rebuild a communitys sense of place and belonging through historical awareness and historical interpretation strategies. 2. To promote the inherent beauty and aesthetic value of everyday life. 3. To build bridges between diverse puerto rican and latino iconic urban HUBS. 4. To serve as an engine of discovery and as an incubator for self-sustaining creative ideas and ventures that share and enhance the dynamic spirit of our surrounding community. 5. To use the arts and aesthetic experiences as vehicles for the enhancement of a vibrant social and community life by creating a shared experience based on a stimulating habitat of interplay and fusion, reciprocity, participation, engagement. 6. To raise consciousness about environmental justice and environmental discrimination, and how they relate to and affect the NYC latino experience. 7. To build a democratic ethos and a democratic intention based on assets already existing within the community.
In care of Vicky Gatell
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