Arts for Art Upcoming Events
July 9 - Oct 19, 2023
In Gardens 2023 AFA's annual free performance series in the public gardens of NYC is bigger and better than ever. Starting off Sunday concerts and children's music workshops in partnership with More Gardens at the Open Streets / Spouting Justice series on Stanton Street, NYC, In Gardens 2023 hops over the water to Governors Island to partner with the West Harlem Art Fund for sets on Aug 26 & 27, before returning to the gardens of NYC's Lower East Side for jam-packed performances and workshops every weekend starting September 4 and concluding October 9. |
Past Events
June 19, 2023
Edward "Kidd" Jordan Memorial Concert Featuring Performances by: Members of the Jordan Family, William Parker, Oliver Lake, Lee Mixashawn Rozie, J.D. Parran, Jason Kao Hwang, Daniel Carter, James Brandon Lewis, Dave Burrell, Hamid Drake, Isaiah Collier, Rob Brown, Cooper-Moore, Patricia Nicholson, Dave Sewelson, Miriam Parker, William Hooker, Chad Fowler, and others. Presented in partnership with Roulette Intermedium. |
June 13 - Jun 18, 2023
Vision Festival 2023: Improvising the Future Celebrating the Lifetime Achievement of Joëlle Léandre. The 27th annual Vision Festival: Improvising the Future will bring together over one hundred top artists of various disciplines —FreeJazz, poetry, visual arts, dance, and more — to share the message of hope and justice with unfettered creativity. |
March 28 - April 3, 2023
JOËLLE LÉANDRE “LIFE • STRUGGLE • MUSIC” A World Documentary Premiere Featuring Improvisor Joëlle Léandre |
March 3, 2023
Connie Crothers COMPASSION Located at SHIFT | 411 Kent in Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
February 10 & 17 & 24, 2023
Brandon Lopez Residency at SHIFT Located at SHIFT | 411 Kent in Williamsburg, Brooklyn |
February 3, 2023
Marshall Allen & NYC All-Star Arkestra This will be the final day of the Artists & Friends Campaign. Located at SHIFT | 411 Kent in Williamsburg |
January 21 - February 19, 2023
JO WOOD-BROWN 'DREAMING WOMAN' Multi-discipline Art Show with performances, co-presented with Five Myles Art Gallery in Crown Heights, located at 558 St. Johns St Brooklyn. |
January 4 - January 8, 2023
STUDIO RIVBEA REVISITED 2023 Formerly Studio Rivbea / Currently Gene Frankel Theatre at 24 Bond Street, NYC - just east of Lafayette St. |
November 5, 10, 11, and 12 at 7pm ET
Jazz Libre 2022 Live Music, Dance, and Poetry series highlighting the music of the African Diaspora in Latin America |
September 5 - October 10, 2022
InGardens: Justice for All InGardens is an annual, free outdoor concert series in the public gardens of the Lower East Side in New York City. Established in 2008, InGardens is in its 14th year of bringing vibrant sights & sounds to the community. |
June 21-26, 2022
VISION Festival June 21-25 at Roulette in Brooklyn. June 26 outdoors at the Clemente. Honoring Wadada Leo Smith's and Oliver Lake's Lifetime of Achievement. |
Tuesdays & Thursdays, January - March
AFA On_Line Salons Newly recorded performances to support AFA's Artists & Friends fundraising campaign. Donate-what-you-can to watch online. |
Bringing on the Hallelujah
A work-in-progress documentary film on Edward "Kidd" Jordan. |
WATCH NOW!
Vision Festival Healing Soul On Demand A special edition of the Vision Festival, streaming online to uplift, move hearts, and give voice for racial and economic justice. Performances now available to watch on demand!
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