OPEN CALL -17th Annual Women in the Heights: Shade

Through Friday, December 5
NOMAA - Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (Alianza de las Artes del Norte de Manhattan), New York

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Curated by Andrea Arroyo
NoMAA Gallery is at 176 St and Broadway, inside the United Palace.

To mark the 17th anniversary of the beloved Women in the Heights exhibition, and in celebration of Women’s History Month (March), we invite artists to submit works that explore the many aspects of the subject of “Shade.”

Shade explores the intersections of light and shadow—literal, social, and emotional. In every culture and community, shade carries layered meanings: it can offer refuge or concealment, protection or defiance, acceptance, or rejection.

From throwing shade to sheltering in shade, from colorism in race to color range in art, shade speaks to power, presence, and the unseen forces that shape how we move through the world.

How does shade define visibility? How do we navigate the tension between exposure and cover, clarity and ambiguity, belonging and otherness?

This exhibition invites artists to reflect on shade as a physical, social, and personal realm—exploring the spaces where the hidden is revealed, identity becomes visible, and truth takes form.

Community Art Exhibitions Washington Heights / Inwood

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Through Friday, December 5 · add to calendar today 2025-12-04 09:00:00 2025-12-05 17:00:00 America/New_York OPEN CALL -17th Annual Women in the Heights: Shade https://harlemonestop.com/event/34152/open-call-17th-annual-women-in-the-heights-shade- NOMAA - Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (Alianza de las Artes del Norte de Manhattan), Workspace Offices Studios, 5030 Broadway, Suite 723, New York, NY, 10034