Art F City's Young & Mighty March in Queens gives kids a political voice before midterms
On October 21, 2018, the nonprofit contemporary art platform Art F City will stage The Young & Mighty March in the streets of Queens, New York, inviting children of all ages to march and express their concerns about political and social issues ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on November 6. The event is the inaugural initiative of PARADE, a new Art F City project that commissions public and civically engaged art in Queens. PARADE is led by Paddy Johnson, founder of Art F City, and Nancy Kleaver. Johnson stated that PARADE asks not only how art can bring people together but how it can improve lives, starting at the level of civic engagement. Kleaver noted that many Queens residents are proud of its diversity but not always connected, and PARADE is an experiment in using art to overcome barriers of language, culture, religion, politics, and generation. The march aims to give young people a voice on issues that affect them, leveraging partnerships between artists and the diverse communities of Queens.
Key facts
- The Young & Mighty March takes place on October 21, 2018 in Queens, New York.
- The event is organized by Art F City, a nonprofit contemporary art platform.
- The march is the first project under PARADE, a new Art F City initiative for public and civic art in Queens.
- PARADE is directed by Paddy Johnson and Nancy Kleaver.
- The march invites children of all ages to participate and express their views on political and social issues.
- The U.S. midterm elections are on November 6, 2018.
- Art F City was originally a blog for discussing art.
- The event aims to use art to bridge linguistic, cultural, religious, political, and generational divides.
Entities
Artists
- Paddy Johnson
- Nancy Kleaver
Institutions
- Art F City
- PARADE
Locations
- Queens
- New York
- United States