Topaz Arts Hosts MyBaryo MyBorough

Join us for the culminating presentation of the 2015 My Baryo, My Borough Oral History Project‬! Topaz Arts is pleased to host artist Claro de los Reyes and his commissioned project by The Laundromat Project‘s Create Change program.

My Baryo, My Borough an Oral History Exhibition and Theater Performance featuring stories shared by the Queens, NY Filipino American community.

Oral History Exhibition on view: Dec. 11, 12, 13; Dec. 17, 18,19**
visiting hours: 6-9pm

*Exhibition Opening: Fri. 12/11 6-9pm

**Theater Performance and Exhibition Closing on Sat. 12/19, 4-8pm
Performance at 6pm

These events are free and open to the public.

TOPAZ ARTS
55-03 39th Avenue, Woodside, NY
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About:
My Baryo, My Borough uses art and creativity to celebrate the Filipino/Filipino-American community in Queens, NY. Through public art programs and creative story sharing, the project welcomes the broader NYC community in celebrating Queens through the Filipino/Filipino-American lens. Central to the project is a community-based oral history project intended to document and share the local history of the Filipino Community in Queens, NY in collaboration with community members.

For further info on this project, please contact: claro@mybaryomyborough.com
For more details, please visit: www.mybaryomyborough.com

This project was commissioned by The Laundromat Project‘s Create Change program to artist Claro de los Reyes.

The artist residency for Claro de los Reyes and support for the presentation of the project provided by TOPAZ ARTS Inc. is made possible by the NYC Cultural Immigrant Initiative.

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