Inspired Art was incredible.

The Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem was a hub of joy on Thursday, April 24 as almost 100 people came together to enjoy art, poetry, jazz and a special announcement about our upcoming expansion of programming to Queens.

The night was dedicated to Alan Spanier whose posthumous $500,000 contribution to our mission. Thank you to Ruairi Curtin and his wife Frella for representing the Alan Spanier Foundation and helping us learn a little more about their friend.

SPECIAL thanks to all the folks who helped make it a memorable night:

• Our Organizing ⁠Committee of Eda, Ms Price, Nicole, Liz, Sam, Nadira and Inspired Art / Poet-Athlete alum Audrey

• DJ ⁠⁠KayKay47 and the Boyce Griffith Trio for the non-stop vibes

• ⁠⁠Spoken word artists: Nadira Simone, Rosdely Ciprian, Albeiro Mosquea, Noemy Santana, Madi Dangerously and Jo D Jones

• Mike Logsdon who was kept SUPER busy with his caricatures

• The food and bev crews: SweetFace, ⁠⁠Six19 Black, Mozel the Harlem Winegod and Harlem Hops

And last but not least!

The artists -

• Antonio Garcia, Bobby Kareem Hill, Erin Cavanaugh, Gena Smith, Madi Dangerously, Nadira Simone, Perry Easton, Ronnie Williams and Schuyler DeBree.