Artivism: Wearable Art for a Purpose 2023 Venue #3 Teatro Yerbabruja

The final venue for Artivism’s 2023 multi-venue exhibition, Wearable Art for a Purpose, is a collaboration with Margarita Espada and Teatro Yerbabruja.

The exhibition will be on display from October 18 through November 1st.

The opening event, “Meet the Artists”, will be held on October 21st at 6:00pm.

Teatro Yerbabruja’s mission is to use the arts as a tool for social change, to promote professional artists and to nourish emerging artists. Its programs are designed to promote creativity and to motivate civic dialogue. (The Yerbabruja is a medicinal plant from Puerto Rico that flourishes in the harshest of conditions.) We create and produce experimental theater & use theater and other art forms to increase and encourage the understanding among people of different cultural backgrounds; provide opportunities to minority artists through performance, arts and workshops to develop their works. We provide knowledge and appreciation for the arts.

Yerbabruja believes that artistic enrichment and social revitalization go hand-in-hand, and together build strong and sustainable communities. Teatro Yerbabruja’s programs are anchored in the values of racial justice that honor the contributions of people of color, and that are truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We understand that definitions of art, culture, and creativity depend on the cultural values, preferences, and realities of residents and other stakeholders in a given community.

Tired of social disparities? Use your purchasing power to change it! This fashion show and exhibition will start conversations about consumer trends, fast fashion, and other commercial conversations that will have you thinking before you make that next fast-fashion purchase. Fight the status quo and get to know what your purchasing power is truly buying!

For more information on this event, please contact: The Power of Art for Social Transformation artivism@adelphi.edu