Arts for Art Artists & Friends #GivingTuesday 2024

Make a difference by donating to Arts for Art today !

Times are changing but the role of Music, Dance, Poetry and Art remains constant. AFA will improvise in the face of challenges to build a more creative, diverse and just future for All.

Thru the internationally renowned VISION Festival, OUT FEST, InGardens and a free or pay/what/you/can education initiative, Music is Mine, etc AFA's aim is to support and inspire you.

The Artists & Friends Fundraiser is an impassioned plea to support AFA. It was initiated in 2014 when AFA Artist COOPER-MOORE asked his peer artists to support AFA with by donating and asking their friends and family to support what is supporting us all.

Founded in 1996, Arts for Art (AFA) is a New York City based tax-exempt organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of Multicultural Improvised Creative Music, Dance Poetry & Art. It is recognized for its variety of highly developed and personalized improvisational languages. AFA works to preserve the legacy of FreeJazz and ensure its vital future through the re-imagination by new generations of artists.

“The future is in the hands of a new generation of artists, who stand on the shoulders of artists who came before,” Arts for Art Founder, Patricia Nicholson explains. “The great elders are still paving an inspiring path forward. Along with promoting the highest standards of creative excellence, this path includes SELF-DETERMINATION, a tool that will sustains us in an uncertain future. The artists are rising up and we all need to hold space for them.”