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Exhibition Opening: STRONGER TOGETHER
June 20, 2025 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Exhibition Dates: Friday, June 20th – Sunday, July 20th
Gallery Hours: Saturday & Sunday 12:00 – 5:00 pm
Opening Reception: Friday, June 20th, 6–8 pm (RSVP)
Featuring artists: Élan Cadiz, Edwin G. Cadiz, and Dr. Sharon M. Cadiz
Special Workshops:
- Saturday, July 12, 1 to 3 pm – Contemporary Self Portraits by Élan Cadiz (Learn more and Register)
A workshop on different ways of seeing and representing ourselves visually - Sunday, July 19, 1 to 3 pm – Collage Workshop by Edwin G Cadiz (Learn more and Register)
STRONGER TOGETHER exhibition is about the importance of various groups of people related by blood, marriage, adoption, or even chosen relationships, working beyond differences in order to reach a common goal of sharing and learning.
As a first born daughter, my experience of my parents was totally different than my brother’s, and moreover, sharing space with my parents only allowed me a narrow perspective to who they are as people.
Before I was born, Edwin and Sharon Cadiz were both active artists and mentors to community youth in Ravenswood Houses, our home and neighborhood in Long Island City. After my birth we grew together as they both achieved their academic goals. My mother is a writer and received her PhD in Early Childhood Development and Education. My father gained his Masters in Studio Art and Education.
But living with others, whether family or friends, can sometimes feel like living with strangers, especially when there is a lack of communication and understanding.
This exhibition is an investigation of both my parents as artists and ways our artworks share and discuss space and time. It’s a deliberate arrangement of visual artworks and writings that illustrates the ways we feel seen and heard. Encouraging true connection rather than just cohabitation.
STRONGER TOGETHER is made possible with funding from the Harlem Community Development Corporation, New York Council on the Arts, West Harlem Development Corporation, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, and through contributions from West Harlem community members.
Free
