​AFA Winter Events

Jo Wood-Brown: 'Dreaming Woman'

Exhibit runs January 21st - February 19th, 2023
Last Day of Art Show & Final Performance Sunday February 19, 2023
FiveMyles - 558 St Johns Place, Brooklyn NY, 11238
Ticketed  performances: 5:30 pm start times on Sat, Jan. 21 & 28, Sun, Feb. 12 & 19  

Jo Wood-Brown: Dreaming Woman showcases a collection of stories told through painting, video, and installation. Centering on a figure by the same name, Dreaming Woman permeates throughout the exhibition. Taking on many forms, genders, and geographies, her presence dreams of new futures. The exhibition expands through the collaboration with Jean Carla Rodea, whose soundscape holds the space, and Fred Moten, whose poetry articulates through word and voice. Dreaming Woman asks us to dream, to transform, and to see new possibilities. By providing space for collective contributions, the viewers and the performers emerge as part of Dreaming Woman’s story.

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Since the first Vision Festival in 1996, Jo Wood-Brown has been an important part of Arts for Art’s multi-disciplined aesthetic.  She has curated Vision Art Shows in addition to developing a series of installations that enlivened the spaces with an improvisational creativity that matched the music we present. Now we are proud to collaborate with Jo and FiveMyles to bring AFA artist performances to Dreaming Woman, a truly multi-discipline event merging the presentation of visual art, music, and dance.

​SCHEDULE OF PERFORMERS

Opening Night 
Saturday, January 21st, 2023
5:30pm Lost Voyage Collective | Miriam Parker, rebeca medina - movement / Jean Carla Rodea - vocals

• In-person Tickets at the Door ONLY! Suggested donation $15
• Streaming not available

Saturday, January 28th, 2023
5:30pm | Sam Newsome - soprano sax
6:30pm | William Parker - bass / Ellen Christi - vocals / Patricia Nicholson - movement, text

• IN-PERSON TICKET ($15 + Fees Advance; $20 Door)
• LIVESTREAM TICKET ($5)

Sunday, February 12th, 2023
5:30pm | Miriam Parker - dance / Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez - voice
6:30pm | Rob Brown - alto sax / Whit Dickey - drums / Brandon Lopez - bass / Fred Moten - poetry

• IN-PERSON TICKET ($15 + Fees Advance; $20 Door)
•  LIVESTREAM TICKET AVAILABLE SOON ($5)

Closing Night
Sunday, February 19th, 2023
5:30pm | Jean Carla Rodea  - vocals / Rob Brown - alto sax / rebeca medina - movement

• IN-PERSON TICKET ($15 + Fees Advance; $20 Door)
• Streaming not available

The installation “Dreaming Woman,” presented by Five Myles, is free to view Thu - Fri, 1-6pm, or by appointment. 

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Support for Jo Wood-Brown's 'Dreaming Woman' is provided by

Arts for Art Winter Events are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. This event is made possible by the Jacob and Ruth Epstein Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, Council Member Chris Marte, the Jerome Foundation and the donations by artists and supporters. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. Arts for Art receives support from the Henry Luce Foundation, the Willem de Kooning Foundation and Teiger Foundation through the Coalition of Small Arts New York.