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Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Here’s another response to the problem submitted in Corona about immigrants feeling they are being harassed by police using the unconstitutional NY Penal Code “Loiter Law” while waiting on the street. The solution was to create informational cards for harassed Immigrants to hand to Police Officers to explain their situation. Here’s the text ...

Published on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain I’m going over some ‘Corona Studio’ projects as we start to think about the future of the program, and I’m coming across the beautiful and generous work of Ghana Think Thank. One of their actions in Corona this past summer was a Legal Waiting Zone, which you can see vividly in the slides below.  To give a [...]...

Published on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain The Queens Museum of Art is proud to present Another Detroit is Happening, an exhibition by Detroit Summer’s LAMP program, in our Partnership Gallery. The story of how this exhibition came to the museum, and why, is an interesting one.   At the moment, QMA’s galleries are full of images of Detroit.  Up until now, it has [...]...

Published on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain On November 12, 2011, the artist collective Transformazium gathers to discuss North Braddock, the evolution of their creative and social practice, their brush with deconstruction, and the Andrew Moore exhibit ‘Detroit Disassembled’. VN:F [1.6.3_896]please wait...Rating: 5.0/5 (1 vote cast)...

Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Rachel Peddersen (bio) is a wonderful New-York based artist that joined us this summer to collaborate on Ghana Think Tank’s project in Corona.   We asked her to sum up her experience in 500 words.   Here’s what she wrote: This summer I joined the Ghana Think Tank as the organization embarked on a new edition [...]...

Published on Thursday, August 25, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Rachel Peddersen is an artist and student currently based in New York. “I am interested in alternative art spaces, collaborations and building long-term projects with other artists and art collectives. My decision to work with the Ghana Think Tank and the Queens Museum is an extension of these interests and coincides with my thesis-driven research, which will a...

Published on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Neighbors: bring out your tables, chairs, and food and enjoy an afternoon together! Every year, the Louis Armstrong House Museum closes 107th Street for our annual Jazzmobile concert. This year, we have requested that the streets close earlier in the day so that neighbors can do more together on that day. We are also collaborating again with [...]...

Published on Thursday, July 14, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Samuel Hernandez, QMA Community Engagement Intern extraordinaire, who has been working one-day a week with Immigrant Movement International, offers this thoughtful reflection on the project: Immigration is a quiet event. The conversation that needs to happen between those involved, is usually hushed or exaggerated and fanatic. Being an immigrant creates and expands...

Published on Thursday, June 23, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain Here’s a little something the children made in Corona Plaza this past weekend, as part of the Mask-making workshop led by teaching artist Lia Zuvilivia on behalf of the Queens Museum of Art and for the Dominico-American Society’s Family Festival. VN:F [1.6.3_896]please wait...Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast)...

Published on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 by Jose Serrano-McClain On Sunday, June 5, as part of the third installation of Make A Movement Sundays, Immigrant Movement International invited the Ghana Think Tank to host a special event inviting community members to participate in a live problem-solving session around issues in Corona, Queens. A little background:  the Ghana Think Tank is a collaboration of three US [...]...