Arts Mid-Hudson presents Leading with Artivism: an interview with Marielena Ferrer, lead by Poet Gold. This live stream and in-person event at 7:00 pm at our AMH Poughkeepsie Gallery and will also be live streamed on YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required to receive the streaming link. All who register are invited to submit questions that will be asked during the Q&A session of the event.

Leading with Artivism is a live quarterly interview series, created and curated by Poet Gold in collaboration with Arts Mid-Hudson, featuring a diverse mix of Artivists (Artist Activists) who have taken up the charge through their art to highlight social issues. Each episode gives viewers an inside look at the hearts and minds of these courageous creatives.

In 2024, Poet Gold conducted a series of interviews, engaging with Sammie B via live stream and hosting both Jean-Marc Sovak and Carmen Lizardo in a hybrid format—live-streamed and in-person—at Arts Mid-Hudson’s Gallery, located at 696 Dutchess Turnpike in Poughkeepsie. The previous year, in March 2023, local youth and artist Harrison Brisbon-McKinnon interviewed Poet Gold in person at the gallery. Throughout 2023, Poet Gold also interviewed Artivists Pamela Sneed, Onaje Benjamin, Stephanie JT Russell, and Joel Bergner. Continuing this rich dialogue, the 2022 series featured in-depth conversations with Artivists Amy Trompetter, Barbara Masterson, Bibiana Huang Matheis, Daniel Villegas, Vince Ballentine, Jayda Woodall, Miguel “Lito Koqui” Sanchez, Kicks Kapri, Rosmerayah, and Harrison Brisbon-McKinnon.

To watch all previous virtual episodes of Leading with Artivism: https://www.youtube.com/@ArtsMidHudson

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