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Chris L 9/24/24 Chris L 9/24/24

Open Call Now Open for Submissions

For our annual JCAL Open Call exhibition, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning is seeking submissions...

Chris L 9/16/24 Chris L 9/16/24

New Exhibition at JCAL - Trickled Down Decadence: Screams For Hope

Join us for the opening reception of a new visual arts exhibition - Trickled Down Decadence: Screams...

Chris L 8/14/24 Chris L 8/14/24

Submissions Are Now Open For "Meet the Playwright" Series

The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) seeks four new, unpublished, unproduced plays by fou...

Chris L 7/14/24 Chris L 7/14/24

Everything You Need To Know About Our Latest Exhibition: An Afro-Latinx Mixtape

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) will present An Afro-Latinx Mixtape, the fourth exhibiti...

Chris L 7/14/24 Chris L 7/14/24

Riddim and Jazz Festival: Details On Our Free Music Fest

Samara Joy, the three-time Grammy-awarded vocalist who won Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammys, will...

Chris L 6/10/24 Chris L 6/10/24

Open Call: Check Out This Latest Artist Opportunity at JCAL

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is seeking visual artists to showcase original artwork for...

Chris L 5/13/24 Chris L 5/13/24

Vendor Opportunity - Become a Vendor at Riddim and Jazz Festival

Calling all vendors! Our upcoming Riddim & Jazz Festival is headlined by two-time Grammy-winning jaz...

Chris L 4/28/24 Chris L 4/28/24

The JCAL Archives: 50 Years of Arts and Learning

To commemorate its 50th anniversary, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is set to present a...

Chris L 3/30/24 Chris L 3/30/24

Submissions Are Open! Making Moves Dance Festival 2024

Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning (JCAL) is pleased to open its application portal for the 15th ann...

Chris L 3/17/24 Chris L 3/17/24

Paid Artist Opportunity! Visual Voices 2024: An Afro-Latinx Mixtape

JCAL is seeking multidisciplinary artists to showcase original work for “An Afro-Latinx Mixtape”, a...

Chris L 2/29/24 Chris L 2/29/24

Here's What You Need to Know About JCAL's Evolution Group Exhibition

JCAL is set for the opening reception of Evolution, a group exhibition featuring the five-person coh...

Chris L 1/22/24 Chris L 1/22/24

Paid Artist Opportunity: Jamaica Flux: Workspaces & Windows 2024

Launched in 2004, Jamaica Flux was created to build equity and to expand cultural inclusion througho...

Chris L 1/3/24 Chris L 1/3/24

New Exhibition and Arts Convention Coming to JCAL

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) is set to present Parables of the Unknown: The Art of Sc...

Chris L 12/31/23 Chris L 12/31/23

Black History Month at JCAL: West African Dance Event

In honor of Black History Month, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) will present A Weekend...

Chris L 11/30/23 Chris L 11/30/23

Riddim Section is Here: Learn More About The Music Series

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning has announced that Riddim Section, a free monthly concert serie...

Chris L 11/30/23 Chris L 11/30/23

JCAL Journeys Podcast

Discover the beating heart of Southeast Queens' vibrant creative community as the Jamaica Center for...

Chris L 11/12/23 Chris L 11/12/23

Ancestral Nourishment - Learn About the Latest JCAL Exhibition

Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning has announced the opening of Ancestral Nourishment, the latest...

Chris L 10/31/23 Chris L 10/31/23

Paths of Rhythm: A Hip Hop Pop Up Museum

In honor of Hip Hop’s 50th Anniversary, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning (JCAL) will present Pat...

Chris L 10/30/23 Chris L 10/30/23

Meet the Playwright is Back - Here's the Details for the Series

JCAL has announced the fall/winter lineup for Meet the Playwright, its annual script development ser...

Chris L 10/10/23 Chris L 10/10/23

Caribbean King of Comedy Oliver Samuels Bringing New Play to JPAC

Caribbean King of Comedy Oliver Samuels will bring his play Teet an Tung to JPAC on November 26th