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The Body You Want

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A person stands covered in a pink veil
Exhibition

THE EROTIC PROJECT

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Photo of live performance of Arien Wilkerson with other dancers
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TNMOT AZTRO: 835 Hours of Hope & Despair

From left to right is a portrait of poet Sunu Chandy, Book Cover of My Dear Comrades, and portrait of poet Sham-e-Ali
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My Dear Comrades: Sunu Chandy & Sham-e-Ali Nayeem in conversation

"The Erotic Project - Podcast" text in front of image of person covered in fabric
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THE EROTIC PROJECT: Participatory Podcast Recording

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THE EROTIC PROJECT: Short Film Screening & SOFT Readings Program

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NOW HIRING: YAW Summer Teaching Artist

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Invasive Species

How We Work

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People:Power:Place

A community plan centered on the role of arts and culture.
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Youth Arts Workshop

Year round programming for middle school youth.
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Visual Art

A lab for contemporary social commentary.
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Pursue creative exploration!

Enroll your youth in creative programming this summer! Youth Arts Workshop’s FREE Summer Arts Camp engages students in various creative art processes and guest artist workshops, with their work featured in a week-long showcase! Camp Bruce Lee, in partnership with the Bruce Lee Foundation, is a week-long program for youth that teaches confidence and self-knowledge in a mind, body, spirit curriculum based on Bruce Lee’s philosophies and life.

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