{"id":630027,"date":"2022-10-23T09:06:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-23T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/?p=630027"},"modified":"2022-10-23T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-23T13:12:26","slug":"black-womens-mural-to-be-painted-and-revealed-during-artsbergens-celebration-of-national-arts-humanities-and-discover-jersey-arts-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/630027\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Women’s Mural to be Painted and Revealed During ArtsBergen’s Celebration of National Arts & Humanities and Discover Jersey Arts Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Hackensack (New Jersey) \u2014The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation’s (NNJCF) ArtsBergen initiative joins thousands of arts organizations, programs and communities nationwide to celebrate National Arts and Humanities Month and Discover Jersey Arts Month in the Garden State.\u00a0\u00a0The NNJCF, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Hackensack, New Jersey, focuses primarily on the arts, civic engagement, education, the environment, philanthropy, and public health.<\/p>\n

Black Women’s Mural to be Painted\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0From October 28 through November 11, the public is invited to\u00a0watch artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh paint the “Black Women’s Mural:\u00a0Celebrating Black Suffragists and Black Women\u00a0in Englewood” using the design input from Black women in the city and the larger community.\u00a0\u00a0During those days, the painting takes place during general hours Monday through Friday from 10:00\u00a0a.m.to<\/a>\u00a06:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0Filming of a video, sponsored by the Woman\u2019s Club of Englewood and the Teaneck Englewood And Vicinity Club of\u00a0the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women\u2019s Clubs, Inc., will also take place, documenting the project and mural process, as a memorable event in women\u2019s history in Englewood.\u00a0\u00a0The design will be painted and revealed on the east-facing wall of The Women’s Rights Information Center building, located at 108 West Palisade Avenue in downtown\u00a0Englewood, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fazlalizadeh, a Black-Iranian visual artist and Oklahoma City native, is a painter, whose work ranges from the gallery to the streets, using visual art to address the daily oppressive experiences of marginalized people through beautifully drawn and painted portraits.\u00a0\u00a0Her street art series, \u201cStop Telling Women to Smile\u201d, addressing sexual harassment in public spaces, appears on walls across the globe.\u00a0\u00a0In 2019, she was the inaugural Public Artist in Residence for the New York City Commission on Human Rights.\u00a0\u00a0The New York Times, NPR, MSNBC, the New Yorker, and Time Magazine profiled her work.<\/p>\n

Black Women’s Mural Reveal<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The mural will celebrate Black women’s voices, raise awareness about Black suffragists, and encourage civil discourse within the community.\u00a0\u00a0The official reveal of the Black Women’s Mural takes place on November 14, 2022 at 3 p.m. in an outdoor ceremony.\u00a0\u00a0The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation and its partners invite the public to celebrate the completion of this\u00a0special project driven by Englewood Black women and the Black suffragists, who inspired them.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The NNJCF’s ArtsBergen initiative\u00a0is implementing the project in collaboration with these community partners: The Women\u2019s Rights Information Center, Metro Community Center, and the Woman\u2019s Club of Englewood.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The major supporters for the project are the NNJCF, AARP New Jersey, Valley Bank, Sozosei Foundation, Visions Federal Credit Union, Age-Friendly Englewood, and PNC Bank.\u00a0\u00a0Learn more about the project on the Foundation’s website at\u00a0https:\/\/bit.ly\/AARPCommunityGrant<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0bit.ly\/3qpZvTG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SACKtoberfest Kicked Off the Arts Celebration<\/u><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0On the beautiful, sunny Saturday of October 15, the NNJCF’s ArtsBergen kicked off National Arts & Humanities Month and celebrated Discover Jersey Arts Month with three free public arts projects focused on storytelling activities held at SACKtoberfest in a fun Oktoberfest event in Atlantic Park in Hackensack.\u00a0\u00a0The three family friendly events featured:<\/p>\n