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SUMMARY:Changing Hearts | Changing Minds\, An Inspiring Art Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Changing Hearts | Changing Minds\, An Inspiring Art Exhibit \nFeaturing the works of\nJaypix Belmer\, L’Merchie Frazier\, Khalid Kodi\, and Hakim Raquib \nExhibition Opening: Sunday\, May 18\, 2025\, 5:30 pm\nArtist Talkback and Reception: Sunday\, June 1\, 2025 at 12:00 pm\nFirst Parish in Lexington\, 7 Harrington Rd.\, Lexington\, MA \nOn Sunday\, June 1st at First Parish in Lexington from 12:00 to 2:00 pm\, there will be an Artist Talkback and Reception for an inspiring and vibrant art exhibit\, Changing Hearts | Changing Minds. The exhibit features the work of four distinguished visual artists from Greater Boston’s African and Black artistic and cultural communities: Jaypix Belmer\, Photography; L’Merchie Frazier\, Textiles; Khalid Kodi\, Mixed Media\, and Hakim Raquib\, Digital Media. \nThe art exhibit opening will be May 18th at 5:30 pm\, immediately following the Jams for Justice concert\, a benefit concert for UU Urban Ministry. Art can also be viewed on Sundays\, May 25th through June 15th\, during the hours of 11:30 am to 1:00 pm\, and by appointment by contacting Sirarpi Heghinian-Walzer (sirarpiwalzer@gmail.com\, 781.307.7306). \nThis exhibit marks the first collaboration between the Arts Team of First Parish in Lexington\, led by Sirarpi Heghinian-Walzer and the UU Urban Ministry\, The work is curated by the UU Urban Ministry’s Art Liaison\, D. Walters. All proceeds from sales will go directly to the artists. \nThe UU Urban Ministry is a Roxbury-based\, nonsectarian nonprofit organization with nearly a 200-year legacy of working for racial\, economic\, and social justice. The ministry provides essential programs in education\, housing\, and life skills\, with a mission focused on dismantling racism and promoting equity and empowerment. \nABOUT THE ARTISTS \nJaypix Belmer (Jay\, they/them) is an African American artist and documentary photographer whose work captures the “visual soul” of their subjects. Their photography involves authentic engagement with communities of color\, LGBTQ+ communities\, and urban neighborhoods\, serving as a community liaison and capturing cultural realities that are not often visible. Jaypix works on local and national commercial projects focusing on anthropology and amplifying artist identity and environmental assets through archiving and exhibition to build vibrant\, livable neighborhoods. They are a Polly Thayer Starr Visiting Artist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. \nL’Merchie Frazier is a visual activist\, public artist\, historian\, educator\, and poet. Frazier’s innovative art supports social and restorative justice and pursues civil and human rights through a lens of 500 years of Black and Indigenous history. Her lifelong work\, “Save Me From My Amnesia\,” calls for action to Remember\, Reclaim\, Restore\, and Reimagine. She is an artist-in-residence at the African American Master Artist-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). Her works are permanently housed in institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution\, the White House\, the Minneapolis Institute of Art\, the Peabody Essex Museum\, and the Dallas Museum of Art. \nKhalid Kodi is a Sudanese American master artist\, educator\, and cultural critic known for his prolific participatory art projects in Sudan\, Africa. He uses art to facilitate dialogue across various forms of difference and addresses social justice issues such as racism\, injustice\, slavery\, wars\, and genocide—particularly in Africa. His work employs non-traditional mediums like music\, art\, and community storytelling to reclaim marginalized aspects of identity and enact resilience against structural injustices.\nHe is an artist-in-residence at the African American Master Artist-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). His work has been widely exhibited and featured in publications such as\nThe New York Times\, The Boston Globe\, and Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. \nHakim Raquib is an artist driven by an insatiable curiosity for the technical and interpretive boundaries of photography\, active in Boston after formative years in New York\, California\, and France. Drawing from extensive educational\, professional\, and personal experiences\, Raquib delves deep into his inner self to uncover and capture\nthe hidden meanings of the world around him. He is an artist-in-residence at the African American Master Artist-in-Residence Program (AAMARP). His work has been most recently exhibited in the National Center for Afro-American Artists exhibition\, Cancel Violence\, and at the Mayor’s Art Gallery\, Congress Street\, No Going Back: Voices of\nthe African Diaspora\, the AAMARP Gallery\, and the Bromfield Gallery. \n### \nMedia Contact:\nDayenne C Walters\n617.894.6885\ndwalters@uuum.org \nPHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 7 Harrington Road\, LEXINGTON\, MA\, 02421\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Ukrainian Music Initiative Presents:  Introductions.  A musical celebration of Ukraine's vibrant classical music tradition!
DESCRIPTION:This is a not to be missed Ukrainian musical event in its first Boston-area performance! \nThe Ukrainian Music Initiative (UMI) was launched this past February to a standing room only audience at the historic Shevchenko Scientific Society in NYC. The exciting musical program is centered around two of UMI’s guiding principles: the sounding of Ukrainian voices and the interpersonal connections that music can build. \nThe live concert will include classic and contemporary songs by Ihor Sonevytsky\, Yakiv Stepovy\, Kryrylo Stestenko\, and Stefania Turkewich\, their settings of texts by Ivan Franko\, Oleksandr Oles’\, Lesia Ukrainka\, Mykola Voron\, and Vira Vovk. \nThe program will also include piano and cello pieces by Mykola Lysenko\, Valentyn Silvestrov and Andrii Didorenko\, a solo piano piece by Serhiy Bortkiewicz and Olga Zaitseva-Herz’s setting of Taras Shevchenko for voice\, cello and piano. \nConcert attendees will experience the wonder that is Ukrainian classical music! \nAbout UMI (www.ukrainianmusicinitiative.org)\nUMI\, a new musical celebration\, was created to elevate Ukrainian classical music to its rightful place in the Western canon and to fill a significant gap in the US’ cultural landscape. This is being accomplished by having skilled and knowledgeable musicians of Ukrainian heritage perform Ukrainian music in accessible venues on a regular basis.\nA collaboration of three independent artists\, UMI consists of NYC-based contralto Vira Slywotzky\, cellist Valeriya Sholokhova\, and pianist Pavlo Gintov. All of whom have a longstanding history of commitment to Ukrainian music and are sought after performers. Joining them in their mission are musicologist Leah Batstone and entrepreneur Alex Gamota. An educational series is also being developed. \nUMI is presented by Vira + Friends\, a non-profit corporation under the auspices of the Ukrainian American Educational Center of Boston\, a 501(c)(3).
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LOCATION:First Parish Church\, 7 Harrington Road\, LEXINGTON\, MA\, 02421\, United States
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