North​ ​Avenue​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​ ​Day:​ ​Free​ ​Workshops,​ ​Community Connections,​ ​and​ ​Creative​ ​Expression

BALTIMORE,​ ​MD​ ​-​ ​On​ ​​October​ ​28,​ ​2017​,​ ​Station​ ​North​ ​Arts​ ​&​ ​Entertainment​ ​District​ ​will​ ​transform​ ​into​ ​a canvas​ ​showcasing​ ​​nearly​ ​50​ ​workshops​,​ ​all​ ​of​ ​which​ ​are​ ​​FREE​​ ​and​ ​​open​ ​to​ ​the​ ​public​.

The​ ​day​ ​will​ ​be​ ​filled​ ​with​ ​classes​ ​covering​ ​Health​ ​&​ ​Wellness,​ ​Visual​ ​&​ ​Performing​ ​Arts,​ ​Social​ ​Justice​ ​& Advocacy,​ ​and​ ​Entrepreneurship​ ​&​ ​Professional​ ​Development.​ ​Venues​ ​include:​ ​Maryland​ ​Institute College​ ​of​ ​Art​ ​(MICA),​ ​The​ ​Baltimore​ ​Free​ ​School,​ ​Impact​ ​Hub,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Ynot​ ​Lot,​ ​among​ ​others. Attendees​ ​will​ ​also​ ​enjoy​ ​assorted​ ​entertainment​ ​and​ ​plenty​ ​of​ ​opportunities​ ​to​ ​form​ ​meaningful connections.

Festivities​ ​take​ ​place​ ​between​​ ​10am​ ​-​ ​6pm​.​ ​​ ​Stay​ ​tuned​ ​for​ ​a​ ​complete​ ​course​ ​schedule!

The​ ​​North​ ​Avenue​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​​ ​is​ ​an​ ​educational​ ​program​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​building​ ​sustainable relationships​ ​that​ ​strengthen​ ​communities​ ​along​ ​North​ ​Avenue.​ ​This​ ​justice-oriented,​ ​community-based education​ ​seeks​ ​to​ ​build​ ​on​ ​the​ ​agency​ ​of​ ​grassroots​ ​organizing​ ​and​ ​the​ ​existing​ ​beauty​ ​and​ ​knowledge within​ ​Penn-North,​ ​Station​ ​North,​ ​and​ ​Greenmount​ ​West.​ ​Guided​ ​by​ ​the​ ​principle​ ​that​ ​​everyone​ ​has something​ ​to​ ​teach​ ​and​ ​everyone​ ​has​ ​something​ ​to​ ​learn,​​ ​the​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​ ​aims​ ​to​ ​connect community​ ​members​ ​with​ ​access​ ​to​ ​city-wide​ ​and​ ​community-based​ ​resources​ ​by​ ​bringing​ ​together​ ​key neighborhood​ ​stakeholders​ ​to​ ​vision,​ ​build,​ ​and​ ​sustain​ ​this​ ​information-sharing​ ​network.

This​ ​project​ ​is​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​providing​ ​access​ ​to​ ​information​ ​and​ ​community​ ​resources​ ​in​ ​support​ ​of​ ​social justice​ ​and​ ​civil​ ​rights.​ ​The​ ​North​ ​Avenue​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​ ​aims​ ​to​ ​create​ ​equitable​ ​spaces​ ​and infrastructure​ ​to​ ​share​ ​knowledge,​ ​power​ ​and​ ​access​ ​to​ ​education​ ​in​ ​our​ ​community.​ ​Based​ ​on​ ​a​ ​model​ ​of exchange,​ ​this​ ​program​ ​aims​ ​to​ ​contribute​ ​to​ ​the​ ​livelihood​ ​and​ ​sustainability​ ​of​ ​community-based learning.

The​ ​North​ ​Avenue​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​ ​was​ ​created​ ​in​ ​partnership​ ​by​ ​​MICA​,​ ​​Station​ ​North​ ​Arts​ ​& Entertainment​ ​District​,​ ​and​ ​​Red​ ​Emma’s​ ​Bookstore​ ​and​ ​Coffeehouse​--home​ ​of​ ​​The​ ​Baltimore​ ​Free School.​​ ​The​ ​North​ ​Avenue​ ​Knowledge​ ​Exchange​ ​is​ ​funded​ ​in​ ​part​ ​by​ ​Mayor​ ​Catherine​ ​E.​ ​Pugh​ ​and​ ​the Creative​ ​Baltimore​ ​Fund,​ ​and​ ​an​ ​“Our​ ​Town”​ ​award​ ​from​ ​The​ ​National​ ​Endowment​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts.​ ​To​ ​find out​ ​more​ ​about​ ​how​ ​National​ ​Endowment​ ​for​ ​the​ ​Arts​ ​grants​ ​impact​ ​individuals​ ​and​ ​communities,​ ​visit www.arts.gov​.