HueArts NYS Docu-series

In partnership with YouthFX, funded by New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), Museum Hue’s documentary series highlights nine arts organizations across New York State.

This docu-series showcases each art organization’s work and illuminates their impact within their communities. The series stems from the research, findings, and recommendations in the HueArts NYS initiative, which emphasizes the importance of supporting a robust ecosystem of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and all People of Color arts organizations. The following videos in the series will be released weekly on Friday’s from May through June 2024.

Southampton African American Museum

The Southampton African American Museum is the East End’s destination for preserving and promoting African American culture. Hear Brenda Simmons, Executive Director and Founder of SAAM, speak about the historic barbershop turned museum and its importance as a cultural landmark.

Teatro Yerbabruja

Meet the team of Teatro Yerbabruja, an arts organization based in Bay Shore, New York that uses experimental theater and other art forms as tools for social change, to promote creativity, and to encourage cross cultural civic dialogue. Named for the Yerbabruja plant that grows under any circumstances in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, this theater company harnesses its energy to heal, serve, and to build community across differences.

Hamilton Hill Arts Center

Learn from the team of Hamilton Hill Arts Center(HHAC), an arts organization based in Schenectady, New York that provides exceptional Cultural Arts programming for people of all ages. Hamilton Hill Arts Center is a minority operated and managed organization with programming that serves over 10,000 people a year on and off site. The organization is Schenectady’s only African/African-American Arts Center and the only remaining community center in Hamilton Hill. HHAC was founded in 1968 to address the needs of unsupervised youth in Schenectady’s inner city and the need still exists today.

Ma’s House and BIPOC Studio Inc

Meet the team of Ma’s House and BIPOC Studio Inc., an arts organization led by Indigenous artist Jeremy Dennis. The project began in June 2020 and serves as a communal art space based on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton, New York. The family house, built in the 1960s, now features a residency program for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, a shared art studio, and a communal library, along with hosting an array of art and history-based programs for tribal members and the broader local community.

Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center

Hear from Dr. Joe Stahlman former Director and Tribal Historic Preservation Officer of the Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center located in Salamanca, NY. The Cultural Center proudly houses an extensive collection of Hodinöhsö:ni’ historical and traditionally designed decorative and every-day-use items and archaeological artifacts. Onöhsagwë:de’ Cultural Center is dedicated to presenting the prehistory, history, and contemporary culture of the Iroquois, with special emphasis on the Seneca. The Cultural Center proudly presents Aboriginal culture as a continuum from past to present, reflecting the evolving phenomenon of the Seneca-Iroquois culture.

Eastville Community Historical Society

Eastville Community Historical Society was founded in 1981 and is located in Sag Harbor, NY. The Mission of the Eastville Community Historical Society is to preserve historic buildings and research, collect and disseminate information about the history of the Eastville area of Sag Harbor, Long Island, New York, County of Suffolk, State of New York, and one of the earliest known working class communities composed of African Americans, Native Americans and European immigrants. Learn more about this incredible community organization in Long Island.

Ujima Theatre Company, Inc.

Ujima Company Inc. (UCI) is a multi-ethnic and multicultural professional theatre based in Buffalo, NY whose primary purpose is the preservation, perpetuation, and performance of African American theatre by providing working opportunities for established artists and training experience for aspiring artists. Ujima uses theatre to build the community, shape and reflect lives, participate in civic conversations, and serves as a vehicle for social change.

Northstar Underground Railroad Museum

North Star Underground Railroad Museum is located in the Town of Chesterfield Heritage Center in Ausable Chasm, NY. The mission of the museum is to research, preserve, interpret, and promote the Underground Railroad history of Northeastern New York’s Waterways to Freedom and to celebrate the importance of that history and its relevance and significance to our own time. The Champlain Line of the Underground Railroad encompassed the Upper Hudson River, the Champlain Canal, and Lake Champlain. Runaway slaves who reached these waterways took steamboats, barges and canal boats as part of their northward journey. Stagecoach and railroad lines from New York City and New England provided land routes into the region. Lake Champlain was a Gateway to Freedom.

Youth FX

Youth FX is based in the City of Albany in Albany, NY. Youth FX is designed to empower young people ages 10-25 by teaching them the technical and creative aspects of digital film making and media production. The primary mission of the organization is to work with diverse groups of youth from communities that have been historically under-served and in need of opportunities to learn filmmaking and acquire skills in emerging media technologies. Their hands-on programming develops leadership skills, creativity, and critical thinking, through the collaborative and artistic process of making films, amplifying the voices of young people in the capital region of New York State and around the world.