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Queens arts and cultural organizations come
together to host monthlong festival in June
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Several Queens-based arts
and cultural organizations are
coming together to host a monthlong
celebration highlighting the
borough’s culture and creative
diversity in June.
The Queens Rising festival
will partner with many arts organizations,
multipurpose venues
and galleries in Queens to present
dozens of multidisciplinary
performances, exhibitions and
cultural events.
The initiative arose from an
Arts Advisory Board meeting
of the Kupferberg Center for the
Arts, where leading individuals
representing various Queens arts
and culture organizations gathered
to form a planning committee.
The larger Queens artistic
and cultural community were
invited to join various working
groups to help with Queens Rising’s
programming, operations,
marketing and fundraising.
Participating organizations
will present work that highlights
the immense variety of traditions
and cultural expressions
that make Queens one of the most
diverse regions in the world, a
borough whose resiliency and
strength will overcome any present
— or future — challenges.
While Queens Rising’s core
programming will take place
within Queens, the celebration
will be extended throughout New
York City, with arts and cultural
institutions in other boroughs
showcasing Queens-based artists
and organizations.
“As the most diverse place on
the planet, Queens is rich with
an arts and culture community
that reflects that diversity and its
unmatched beauty. I’m thrilled
Queens Rising will kick off in the
summertime to welcome visitors
to the ‘World’s Borough,’” said
Queens Borough President Donovan
Richards Jr. “Now more than
ever, it’s important to showcase
the resilience and creativity of
our artists and cultural institutions
— because even in the darkest
days of the pandemic, culture
never closed — as we work to rebuild
our economy and come back
stronger.”
As Northwell Health has
signed on as a lead sponsor of
the festival, Lorraine Chambers
Lewis, executive director of Long
Island Jewish Forest Hills, said
while they were at the epicenter
of COVID, the hospital was able to
come through with the help of the
community that is more resilient
than ever.
“As a community hospital that
not only serves the health care
needs of Queens but also draws the
majority of our staff from within
the diverse neighborhoods that
make up our borough, LIJ Forest
Hills is Queens,” Chambers said.
“We’re so thrilled to be part of
Queens Rising NYC to celebrate
the rich tapestry of arts, culinary
and creative communities that
make our borough so unique.”
To join the mailing list, make
a donation, or find out more
about getting involved, visit
www.queensrising.nyc.
Reach reporter Carlotta Mohamed
by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone at
(718) 260–4526.
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