Nonprofit Organizations

Center for Art and Advocacy Opens Showcase for Formerly Incarcerated Artists

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[ad_1] The Center for Art and Advocacy, a nonprofit that assists artists who have served time in prison, will inaugurate its first physical space on Thursday. The hub, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, opens to the public with an exhibition, “Collective Gestures: Building Community Through Practice,” featuring works by the organization’s fellows. Jesse Krimes, … Read more

At 30, the Jazz Gallery Remains a Force. Rio Sakairi Is Its Heart.

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[ad_1] Rio Sakairi patted around inside her purse and retrieved a key that unlocks the elevator at 1158 Broadway. Exiting on the fifth floor, she glanced toward the black door leading to the performance space in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood, where the Jazz Gallery has made its home since 2012. The saxophonist Ben Wendel’s four-vibraphone band … Read more