Tenri Cultural Institute

Please join us on July 26, 2025, from 3 – 5:30 pm for the Closing Reception for the exhibition Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art. At the reception, mother artists Sita Chay (violin) and Rema Hasuma (keyboards) will perform and join a conversation with the exhibition artists on the exhibition's themes. The event will take place at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. Admission is free and no RSVP is required.

Please join us on July 24, 2025, from 7 to 9 pm for an Artist Salon featuring live music and conversation with Layale Chaker (violin) and Maeve Gilchrist (harp), two artists who balance active tour schedules with the demands of caring for their young children. The event will take place at Tenri Cultural Institute of New York. Admission is free and no RSVP is required.

Please join us on July 23, 2025, from 7 to 8:30 pm for an Artist Salon with THIS IS A MOVEMENT (TIAM) featuring live music by mother artists Goussy Celestin and Amma Whatt, and conversation with the artists and Niama Safia Sandy, co-founder of TIAM. TIAM is an initiative launched in 2022 seeking to create a more equitable music industry through an intersectional Black feminist lens, centered upon non-hierarchical, collaborative and imaginative modes of creation and organization.

Please join us on July 21, 2025, from 7 – 9 pm for the Opening Reception for the exhibition Life Is Art Is Motherhood Is Art. At the reception, mother artist Eunbi Kim will give a solo piano performance and lead a conversation on the themes of the exhibition.