28 shades of black magic
FOUNDED AND CURATED BY KEARAH-ARMONIE SINCE 2018, 28 SHADES OF BLACK MAGIC IS AN ANNUAL PHOTO SERIES HIGHLIGHTING YOUNG, BLACK ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOR EACH DAY OF BLACK HISTORY. THE PHOTO PROJECT LIVES ON INSTAGRAM AT @28SHADESOFBLACKMAGIC, THE PROJECTS OFFICIAL INSTAGRAM PAGE.
THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND 28 SHADES IS THAT WE ARE MAKING HISTORY EVERY DAY AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO GIVE FOLKS THEIR FLOWERS WHILE THEY CAN STILL SMELL ‘EM.
The Laundromat Project Create Change Fellowship 2023
The 2023 Create Change Fellows Final Presentations is a significant event that allows various individuals, including The Laundromat Project neighbors, staff, community members, supporters, and others, to come together and commemorate the completion of the 2023 Create Change Fellowship. During this 70-minute presentation, Fellows shared about their activations while also reflecting on their personal experiences during the program.
Kearah-Armonie was apart of “The Community Well”, A collective project which faciliated a day of wellness in partnership with Life Wellness Center including art therapy workshop, written workshop, and a self massage lesson for community members of all ages in Bed-Stuy.
Now, In Color!
Produced by Kearah-Armonie, “Now, in Color!” is a media project celebrating queer love in 2022, centering all the iterations we don't usually get to see: BIPOC love, femme love, trans love, nb love, poly love, and so many more. The piece consists of two components: a performance piece by Nia Ashley and an interview series with a diverse array of LGTBQIA2S+ couples discussing all the beautiful ways queer love manifests. Kearah-Armonie Also sat for the bonus interview.
The neighborhood project: “home where is”
"Home where is" is a multimedia arts exhibition which challenges the cliché's of "home". This meditation on Kearah-Armonie's relationship with Brooklyn is a culmination of spoken word, photography and visual art all representing "home" from the perspective an Afro-Caribbean first-generation-American Black girl from Brooklyn,New York.
Kendra J. Ross of Bed-Stuy, Kearah-Armonie of Cypress Hills, and Courtnie Henson of Bed-Stuy represent 651’s inaugural cohort for The Neighborhood Project, part of the Artist As Resident Initiative. In anticipation of 651’s return to live performances, The Neighborhood Project’s emerging Resident Artists will partner with small businesses within their neighborhoods to reimagine public spaces as homes for art-making and community engagement, culminating with unique live performances in March 2021.