ART ACTION AWARENESS

women in hip-hop deserve a lot more love and respect than they get!  come support and learn about The Womanhood Learning project, an exciting new initiative of the Hip-Hop Association (H2A) on June 25th for their Womanhood Passage Fundraiser – an exciting evening honoring women in Hip-Hop and funding the completion of H2A’s book “Fresh, [...]

check out this article about A3 teaching artists Moni and Mike’s Friends We Love.
- ALECiA

A3 is initiating “Give The Change,” a new grassroots fundraising campaign!
Now, when you shop at one of the participating stores, give that extra 15, 47 or 93 cents (or maybe even that $5) to truly make a difference in the lives of youth throughout New York and beyond!
A list of confirmed stores should be up [...]

ART ACTION AWARENESS (A3) recently partnered with GIRLS EDUCATIONAL AND MENTORING SERVICES (GEMS) to provide the young women of GEMS with a unique Boxing and Art Program.  With boxing training, the girls will build confidence, strength, awareness and discipline, as dialogue and art then becomes the vehicle through which to further express these discoveries.
Please come [...]

thanks to everyone who came out to the The Brooklyn Fashion Week Wrap Party at Tamboril last weekend. there will be many more to events to come (including one at RIME this weekend – more info to come soon!)

(L to R: Ed Polanco – Owner of Tamboril,
Vanessa Chakour- Co-Director of ART ACTION AWARENESS, and Rick [...]

ART ACTION AWARENESS (A3) is thrilled to announce our new partnership with The Brooklyn Style Foundation (BKSF)!
With our shared mission of supporting the artistic and athletic interests and talents of our youth, we aim to combine forces to provide space, events and unique programming for the communities of Brooklyn and beyond.
Come celebrate the launch of [...]

check out this article covering the official launch of ART ACTION AWARENESS.
it was an amazing event and we had a great time being a part of this movement.
Sport in Society Hosts the 19th Annual Human Rights Leadership Forum
(5-5-09) Boston, Mass. – On Wednesday, May 6, more than 300 Massachusetts students gathered at Northeastern University for [...]

peace everyone:
welcome to the official site of ART ACTION AWARENESS (A3)!
we aim to keep you up on all of A3’s projects, programming and events as well as provide you with up-to-date information about our various partner organizations, artists, educators and activists.
the team has been truly hustling to launch A3’s  initiatives and we are so excited [...]