Join us on Friday, March 7, 2025, for Community Voices: The Sound of Abolition, the first Open-Mic Night at the IAS. 

Inspired by the work of Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos and their work in bridging art and community, Community Voices will be an opportunity to create unity and resistance through spoken word and art. Artists, activists, organizers, and community members are all invited to speak. Sign-up here.

View 𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘖 by Mia Eve Rollow and Caleb Duarte, and 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 by Levester Williams after hours and enjoy light refreshments, a student-led tour, and tabling by community organizations. The open-mic will take place within the 𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘖 exhibition and feature a special performance. Admission is always free.

𝘌𝘋𝘌𝘓𝘖 and 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬 are on view at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences January 31–April 20, 2025.

The Institute of the Arts and Sciences is pleased to participate in Santa Cruz’s First Friday Art Tour.

Image: Mia Eve Rollow and Caleb Duarte, detail, Zapantera Negra in Transit II, 2011/2025. Installation view in EDELO exhibition at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences. Photo by Daris Jasper @culturesaving.