The Earth, the Fire, the Water, and the Winds Public Programs
The Earth, the Fire, the Water, and the Winds: For a Museum of Errantry with Édouard Glissant unfolds as four Saturday convenings, featuring invited artists whose practices engage Glissant’s thinking, their collaborators and communities, and special musical guests. These gatherings respond to earth, fire, water, and winds through dialogue, shared poetics, and polyvocality.
Saturday, March 14, 4pm I Earth
with Adama Delphine Fawundu and collaborators che ali, darylina powderface, Niama Safia Sandy, and Mother Maria Tita Valcarcel; closing performance by Joy Guidry with Tcheser Holmes
Details and RSVP
Saturday, March 28, 6pm I Fire
with Christian Nyampeta and collaborators fields harrington, Mai’yah Kau, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, and Amina Ross
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Saturday, April 11, 4pm I Water
with FORGOTTEN LANDS and collaborators Chenée Daley, Yaissa Jiménez, and Okai Musik; closing performance by Conjunto Coqui de Las Mariquitas
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Saturday, April 25, 4pm I Winds
with Steffani Jemison and collaborators Sam Newsome and Tyrone S. Palmer; closing performance by Somi
RSVP encouraged
Together, we invoke what a Museum of Errantry could be—a space formed through exchange and echoes.
Programs are free and open to all with RSVP encouraged.
Please note that your RSVP does not guarantee entry. Admission is on a first come, first served basis (even for those who have registered) and will be limited to the capacity of the venue. We encourage RSVPs to gauge interest in our programs.
We ask that visitors stay home if they are feeling sick or have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days. Testing before joining us at CARA is recommended. Masks will be available for free.
The closest wheelchair accessible subway is the 14th Street/8th Avenue station. The entrance to CARA is ADA-compliant, and our bookstore and galleries are barrier free throughout, with all-gender, wheelchair accessible restrooms. CARA has wheelchairs available for guest use. Please request one in advance via bookstore@cara-nyc.org. Service animals are welcome.
