FemmAesthetik

Northampton Reggae Festival

 Posted on August 24, 2009      by Derek Goodwin
 

These photos go back to the beginning of this summer, May 25th, and the Northampton Reggae Festival put on by "Bush-I" and Ira McKinley in Pulaski Park. I did not photograph the great Reggae bands that played that day which included the Alchemystics and Black Rebels, because by that time I was too busy hula hooping. What I did get was the amazing performance put on by my friend and fellow vegan Jahara Sara Conz and her Innovative Female Dance Ensemble known as FemmAesthetik. FemmAesthetik performed the "Oxum" dance in honor of the goddess of love: Mahajoy Laufer and Jahara Sara Conz dancers;...


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My photos at the C3 Storefront Art Opening

 Posted on June 16, 2008      by Derek Goodwin
 

The Commonwealth Center for Change (C3) is a nonprofit that provides office and program space, shared resources and capacity building programs to local progressive nonprofits and artists so they can do their work more sustainably, effectively and collaboratively. Storefront ART is a new Commonwealth Center for Change program that supports local artists by working with building owners to creatively use vacant downtown storefronts as temporary artist studio, gallery and performance space. I am currently one of several curators for the future art that will happen in these spaces. The kick-off...


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