Engaged pedagogy emphasizes mutual participation because it is the movement of ideas, exchanged by everyone, that forges a meaningful working relationship between everyone in the classroom.
bell hooks. Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom. Routledge. 2010
In this new segment of the NYXT blog, we will be sharing upcoming activities taking place in New York. Some of them are from our video content partners, whereas others are from organizations committed to making a difference. What is ¨making a difference¨ for us? Showing up, engaging in critical thinking, dialogue, asking questions, listening, and learning collectively.
*All these activities are free or under $20
Literature - Strand Books
Visit The Sketchy Book Club at Strand Books’ Rare Book Room, and combine reading and drawing. This session will be hosted by The New Yorker illustrator Jenny Kroik. Author Rachel Lyon will read Self Portrait With Boy, musician Elizabeth Hunter will perform a song adaptation of a work of poetry, and writer and artist Vivien Lee will read a story about her grandfather's life in North Korea published in the book series Far-Near.
08/19 from 2PM to 4PM at 828 Broadway, New York
Origami - RESOBOX
Take an origami wallets class with Talo Kawasaki at RESOBOX’s Chelsea location. Talo is currently a co-designer for the American Museum of Natural History’s origami holiday tree, as well as a member of and contributing creator of models to OrigamiUSA.
08/19 from 7PM to 9PM at 204 W 20th St, New York
Music - National Sawdust
There is a place in Brooklyn that looks like the future and feels like a dream from a spaceship. Highlighting Brooklyn & Harlem based artists, THE REVOLUTION by National Sawdust is a performance series featuring independent pop artists. In this session, listen to RAE ISLA, Hadassah, and Madam West.
08/25 at 10PM at 80 N 6th St, Brooklyn
Visual arts - SculptureCenter
The exhibition Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995 “explores the connections between our current moment and the point just before video art was transformed dramatically by the entry of large-scale cinematic installation into the gallery space”. If you don’t remember when you last enjoyed yourself in Queens, now you have a reason to go check out SculptureCenter.
09/17 to 12/17 at 44-19 Purves St, Long Island City
Photography - Argentina Promotion Center
The Argentinian Consulate of New York will be exhibiting Límites Invisibles by Matías Roth. Described by the author as ¨A journey through an imaginary network that connects a non-existent city, where the limits become invisible¨. If you didn’t have the chance to travel this summer, this photographic essay will help show you the world.
09/06 to 09/27 at 12 W 56th Street, New York
Printed Matter - MoMA PS1
Printed Matter presents the thirteenth annual NY Art Book Fair. Independent books, artists’ books, magazines, zine, from around the world, small presses, institutions, galleries, antiquarian booksellers, and distributors. Art, activism and free speech abounds!
09/21 to 09/23 at 22-25 Jackson Avenue on 46th Avenue, Long Island City
Dialogue - United Nations
The UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2018 will bring together an international community of leaders from business, investor groups, governments, NGOs and civil society groups for a multi-stakeholder summit on progress towards the achievement of the Global Goals at international, regional and local levels. For a full listing of all the opportunities available at this year's Summit, please visit the Leaders Summit Programme.
09/24 from 9AM to 10PM at 405 E 42nd Street, New York
If you want to learn more about cultural organizations, watch this week NYXT’s block of programming at 10AM, 3PM and 9PM, celebrating Art Appreciation Month: nyxt.nyc/live-stream/
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