No Longer Empty’s Youth Action Council and Young Exhibition Makers were honored to welcome Sky Cubacub and Sandra Oviedo as our host and collaborator for our virtual farewell party on Friday, June 26th! Sky Cubacub is a nonbinary queer and disabled Filipinx artist from Chicago, IL. Their fashion line, Rebirth Garments, aims to create gender non-conforming […]

No Longer Empty is proud to announce the launch of the culminating initiatives of NLE Young Exhibition Makers and Youth Action Council! In response to the current pandemic and social justice uprisings, Young Exhibition Makers (Y.Ex) curated the virtual exhibition, “A NYC Youth-Led Response to COVID-19,” that captures a youth-led perspective of the psychological effects […]

No Longer Empty’s Youth Action Council participated and hosted an Arts + Activism panel in collaboration with the Remimagine: Life, Loss, & Love World-Wide Festival. Over 150 attendants from Hawaii to the Bronx came together last Friday to discuss art, embracing life, facing death, and loving fully in the face of COVID-19. Featured panelists included: […]

No Longer Empty’s Youth Action Council (YAC) had the honor of welcoming multimedia artist Intikana Kekoeia to NYCapsule. A multimedia artist with a focus on music therapy, Intikana shared with the youth the story of his career trajectory, from his time performing at youth prisons to how he got his name ‘Intikana.’ Additionally, he offered […]

No Longer Empty’s Youth Action Council (YAC) had the honor of welcoming artist Elise R. Peterson to NYCapsule. A multimedia artist with a focus in the visual arts and community building, Elise shared her passion for social justice and making art accessible for all. She encouraged the youth to have a realistic and serious approach to […]

OPEN CALL FOR YOUTH ART SUBMISSIONS No Longer Empty’s Young Exhibition Makers (Y.Ex) invite fellow youth, ages 14 – 19, to submit artworks to the NLE Youth Artist Open Call. This virtual exhibition will focus on mental health and care in the time of COVID-19. We want to know how you have been thinking, feeling, […]

NLE’s Youth Action Council welcomed multimedia artist Yako as part of NLE NYCapsule, where he showed the youth how culinary ingredients — such as turmeric — can be used in lieu of traditional materials to create art. A multi-instrumentalist, beat maker/ producer, human beatboxer, and visual artist, Yako has travelled the world both as a student and […]

NLE’s Youth Action Council welcomed neurosurgeon and artist, Dr. Kathryn Ko as part of NLE NYCapsule where she shared her journey through the worlds of science and art. Based at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Ko is a master of both the art of medicine and the visual arts. During her session, Dr. Ko stressed […]