Line up announced for LEAF Global Arts Festival, Oct. 17-20, 2024
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Join us at LEAF Global Arts Festival to connect to the world and each other through cultural exploration, live music, dance, performance arts, healing arts, workshops, nature, and more. Our year-long theme, World Changers, is a call to art and activism that can be seen, felt, and heard . The intergenerational, family-friendly gathering transforms lives, […]
#SparktheArtsNC Artist Spotlight: Dani Cox
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Join us for an evening of music and community conversation with Dani Cox, LEAF’s Spark the Arts Artist in Residence for June.
#SPARKTHEARTSNC ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: AMANDA HOYTE
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Join us for two events with Amanda Hoyte, LEAF’s Spark the Arts Artist in Residence for May.
#SPARKTHEARTSNC ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: TESO ELLIS
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Join us for two events, May 22 and 28, with Teso Ellis, LEAF’s Spark the Arts Artist in Residence for May.
#SPARKTHEARTSNC ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: LEEDA LYRIC JONES
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Join us on Friday, March 15, for a performance by Leeda Lyric Jones, LEAF’s Spark the Arts Artist in Residence for March. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. with a community conversation, followed directly by live music. Free event! The North Carolina Arts Council created Spark the Arts as an awareness campaign. It was designed to […]
LEAF Global Arts Retreat Artists Announced for May
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LEAF Global Arts announces the artists for LEAF Global Arts Retreat, held May 9-12 at historic Lake Eden. This year’s artists reflect our yearlong theme: World Changers — Year of the Artivist. (Artist + Activist = Artivist.) Join us for one of Asheville’s favorite festivals! LEAF Retreat is an intimate, family-friendly gathering of just 1,500 […]
#SparktheArtsNC Artist Spotlight: Mike Martinez
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Mike Martinez lives in Asheville, N.C., and is known around the country as a songwriter, vocalist, rapper, activist, frontman, and member of the bands Beekeepers and Natural Born Leaders.
LEAF International Site Visit 2020
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by Schree Chavdarov, Global Engagement Director REPORT DATE: March 2020 LOCATION: Panama City, Panama CULTURE KEEPER: Yoba Barrantes & Jose Hayans “I’m inspired by children losing their identity due to living in the (Panama) city. They are disconnected, but it’s not their fault. As soon as they have contact with their traditions, something within them click & […]