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Mayo Street Arts and the Portland Housing Authority (PHA) are teaming up for an exhibit showcasing numerous talented artists who work and reside with the Housing Authority!

The theme of the exhibit is the connections that bind us as a community and as neighbors. Stop by for to celebrate these fantastic artists and this intergenerational community art show! Art will be for sale.

The opening reception will take place on Friday, May 3 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. There will be hors d'oeuvres and libations provided free of charge!

Local musician Kafari is bringing his ethereal and atmospheric sound, with a live performance during the opening from 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. 

The exhibit will be on view by appointment through Sunday, June 23.


Participating artists include:
Ahlam Ilyas Shuto
Alanys Cruz
Amanda Eaton
Andrea Nelson
Anna Maria Loboda
Arcadia G. Oliva Polanco
Barry Miller
Carol Kotal
Dawn Misner
Gale Fisher
Hadi A.
Idmar A.
Isabel Yim
Jack Lynch
Kat Alberts
Kathleen Murphy
Kenneth Sylvia
Korana Doroslovacki
Kristina Vellani
Leonid Eichfeld
Lil Wolf Balan
Mariam
Michael Stuckmeyer
Mustafa A.
Nathan Cruz
Rachkanya Rasmey
Riyan A.
Robert Minard
Ronald Crabby
Ruthie Harrison
Saa Rosenblatt
Saad Z.
Sabrie Z.
Sandrine Chabert
Sharon Chamberland
Sharon Pratt
Tammy Ung-Brown
Teyonda Hall
Tyechia Bauld
Violet Lancaster
Yusra Aar
Zoë Dexter

ABOUT KAFARI

Kafari (he/him) is the alias of Cincinnati, OH-born, Portland, ME-based pianist, rhythm bones player, beatmaker, and teaching artist Ahmad Muhammad. Kafari’s music synthesizes his love of ambient piano music, spiritual jazz, and experimental hip-hop, inspired by the musical legacies of Dorothy Ashby, J Dilla, Chopin, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, who in a 2014 performance sparked his interest in the rhythm bones - an Irish percussion instrument popularized in America through blackface minstrelsy which Kafari often distributes and teaches to his audiences. 

PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN POLICY

No one will be turned away for lack of funds; contact MSA at 207-879-4629 or info@mayostreetarts.org to take advantage of pay-what-you-can admission.

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