Please join us this evening for  ACCIONES , featuring original works by Puerto Rican students, opening September 20th at The Loisaida Center & Queens College Art Center.

The CHICAS by Alejandra Foundation (CHICAS Foundation), a leading social movement and non-profit organization against bullying and social injustice in Puerto Rico, will open the traveling exhibit, Actions that Lift Puerto Rico (Acciones que levantan a Puerto Rico, a/k/a Acciones), at the Loisaida Center, just in time to mark the first year anniversary of the devastating path of Hurricane Maria through the  Caribbean island. Acciones is the only hurricane-themed student art exhibit of its kind.

"The collection communicates a profound sense of hope for the future, as well as, its serves as a poignant reminder of the long road ahead to help Puerto Rico fully recover from the storm's devastation. Acciones also reveals the values that best represent the people of Puerto Rico; such as service, family, empathy, solidarity, hospitality, culture, love of nature and resiliency," expressed Frances I. Ryan, executive director of the CHICAS Foundation.