Step N2 the Artz - October 1-30, 2012

Reception - October 12, 2012, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Building community through the arts – engaging, interactive, vibrant, expansive and inclusive – this is the work of MARHMI, a collective artistic movement originating from “Las Hermanas Mirabal”, a province in the Dominican Republic , about the size of a small U.S. county. Founded in 2009, after the development of one of the Caribbean’s largest muralist project (including over 400 large, inspiring murals painted throughout the province), a group of approximately 200 artists came together under the leadership of Hector Blanco.

Within this project, murals were painted throughout the main towns, on schools, hospitals, prisons, central government buildings, stores, homes and public parks. As one of the teachers who visited this area said, “This is like the Harlem Renaissance. We can learn so much from their work.”

In the upcoming exhibition, we will present work created by artists from MARHMI. The paintings, like the artists, are diverse, engaging, colorful and lively.


Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 1:00-5:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am -4:00 pm