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ART IS HAPPENING HERE!

Barrio Alegria is a community engagement organization that utilizes the arts to create transformations in individuals to help them transform their communities.

This means that we utilize the arts to build, empower, and strengthen communities through individuals. We dance, we act, and we paint, but most importantly we care about the stories of those that are helping create safe spaces for vulnerable community members.

ART IS HAPPENING NOW!

From the second floor of our center to the grassy land of the Reading Iron Playground, there is always a seat waiting for you!
Please explore what we have to offer!

Interested in theater and making the world a better place?

Storytelling
through
dance

ALL AGES - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Do you have an art or cultural tradition you would like to share?
 

ART
Workshops
in the
community

ALL AGES - WE CAN TRAIN YOU!

Do you like
taking photographs?

OJOS
PHOTOGRAPHY
WORKSHOPS

ALL AGES - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

Would you like to sell your art?

My
mother's
refrigerator

ALL MEDIUMS -  NEW ARTISTS WELCOME

Do you enjoy volunteering in our community?
 

Barrio's
timebank

EXCHANGE VOLUNTEER HOUR WITH OTHER SERVICES

Are you interested in fixing your credit or starting / growing your business?

Micro
lending
program

FOR INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES

Do you want to plan your financial future but dont know how?

Adulting
sucks

14 AND UP

Looking to sharpen your leadership skills?
 

Leadership
Development
Cohort

16 AND UP - NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

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Barrio does civic and  social engagement of our community through the arts, empowering and building future leadership."

Do I need to
have experience
taking pictures?

No! You will receive a 2 hour

workshop with an experienced

photographer who will teach you the basics.

Do I need a

camera to

join OJOS?

It is not necessary for you to have your own camera. Barrio has community cameras that we can loan you.

Will my photographs be in a show?

Yes. The second part of the project involves the setup of a photography show at a local community venue.
Tell our coordinator if you want to get involved in the setup!

A LIBRARY OF LIVING STORIES

The project examines the lives of the people who dedicate their talents and time to Barrio. The stories reveal the personal and professional evolution of our members and capture the real-time metamorphosis of the community at large.  

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