Where Did You Go by Nancy Sellers I can still hear your voice In Zen Buddhist chants On the answering machine In the wind whipping...

Channing DuRant is very special to Barrio Alegria, just like everyone else that’s part of the family. He had no idea what STTD was going...

Black Youth & The Verdict A look toward sentencing in America’s highest-profile case of police murder. By Logan Rea Former Minneapolis...

I grew up in The Bronx where there was a constant mix of Rap, R&B, and Latin music playing. If you wanted to listen to your own music,...

Murder of My Spirit by Logan Rea The chills from their calls The cold that then falls Urging me to open up to my natural laws Intuition...

The Guiltless Guajillo Pepper By Kaylee Carpinteyro Roaring sounds of crackling peppers on the stove top Are playing as I’m walking...

When I started working at Barrio I thought I would be working on curating a photographic database that would use Barrio’s participants to...

Sweating it out! It was a hot Saturday in July 2019, the sun was at its peak and the air overwhelmed with humidity. Jose, a determined...

And so it begins All eyes are on Jada Dominguez as she strides down the runway. The lights, the whispers, the rush of adrenaline and...

The park The Iron playground located on the south side of Reading is home to many memories and stories that neighbors share to this day....

On a gorgeous weekend in May, 2019, a buddy and I spent an afternoon rock climbing in Birdsboro rock quarry. I clawed my way up a climb...

Kutztown University sophomore and published illustrator Idalmi Rivera joined Reading community arts group Barrio Alegria earlier this...

The first video in the Barrio Stories series gives a snapshot of Barrio Alegria’s art coordinator, Valois Joubert. Valois continues to...

Matthew William Rivera, salió de Puerto Rico en el noviembre de 2018. Su mamá, sus hermanas y él se juntaron con sus abuelos en el lado...

To label Sharibel Ureña as merely one profession or one type of artist is to fail to understand how talented she truly is. Much more...

Through a literal magic of his own, Robert Bara-Popa went from a socially awkward kid to a full-on performer. Robert has been featured in...

Jade Cintron’s profound love for the theater and her passion for building more mindful, just communities led her to Reading arts group ...

The Unintimidated Perfectionist On an early spring day, Arleny stops into Barrio’s headquarters during a short break at her job at the...

Alba Alvarado came to the United States 15 years ago for the same reason so many other immigrants travel to this country – to create a...

But We’re Still Here is our third Storytelling Through Dance program. On the surface it is a project that combines dance, theater, and...