I am Glad You Are Here
I am Glad You Are Here is a project of unique text based art that includes postcards, books, pocket poetry, and mail art. Proceeds of this project directly fund free educational programs for families, community members, and budding creatives in the Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia and beyond.
Big Ramp
Big Ramp is a contemporary art gallery located in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded by four artists and two art historians, we are an alternative model artist-run gallery and studio space with the mission of providing a platform for experimentation, collaboration, and community building for artists, writers, musicians and dancers (regardless of career level) to explore experimental works that might not fit into a traditional exhibition format. We elevate community over profit.
In addition to our exhibitions, Big Ramp is committed to providing free and inclusive programming that draws upon the work in our exhibitions to develop innovative educational community art making events with the intention of connecting, block by block, with our neighbors in hopes of creating a bridges (or ramps) between local and international artists and Philadelphians at large.
H & H Books
The Head & The Hand (H&H) is a nonprofit independent publisher and community bookstore based in the Kensington/Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia.
As a nonprofit arts organization, H&H is committed to serving as a launchpad for the next generation of local writers and growing as our neighborhood’s sole independent bookstore and publisher duo. Our mission is to create innovative relationships between local authors and their audiences. We publish and stock writing with the power to spark change and entertain.
Information Space
Information (Info) is an artist-run gallery and event space in Kensington, Philadelphia. Started in 2019, we provide a platform for emerging and established artists to showcase their work in a supportive environment. Always encouraging artists to blur the line between studio and gallery, challenge the conventional, and push the boundaries of their creativity. We believe that experimentation finds new depths of intrigue within the structured confines of a gallery space, and it is our mission to celebrate and champion such innovative expressions.
The Nava Center
The Nava Center Center is an inclusive, accessible trauma based therapy and antiracism center located in Philadelphia with tele health services.
What does Nava mean?
We chose this name because we do not want people to just "survive" or "exist"- we want people to thrive and flourish. Nava means "she flourishes" in Hebrew.
What is trauma?
Trauma is complicated and can be many things. We do not define trauma for anyone. Trauma can be experiencing abuse of any form. It can be experiencing racism and "micro"aggressions. Trauma can be neglect. It can be loss. Trauma does not need to define a person and the negative impacts of trauma do not need to last forever.