Rest in Peace our Dear Sister Evelyn Sepulveda
The closest reference to the Latin phrase, “In ictu oculi,” “Life is a blink of an Eye,” seems to be apropos to our dear sister’s passing.
Support Spotlight: Raíces Receives NJCH Action Grant
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded an NJCH Action Grant to develop a series of digital exhibits and a project portal landing page for our Family Ties: Stories that Inspire Community History project.
VIDEO: NJHC Grantee Spotlight – Inclusive History Grant
In FY2023 Raíces Cultural Center received an Inclusive History from the New Jersey Historical Commission project grant to conduct oral history interviews with herbalists, healers and descendants of practitioners from diverse cultural backgrounds and healing traditions.
Support Spotlight: Raíces Receives Middlesex County Technical Assistance Grant for 2024
Raíces Cultural Center has received a Technical Assistance grant for 2024 to support the design and development of our website based Community History collections, projects and digital exhibits.
PROGRAM SPOTLIGHT: Creative Aging Initiative 2024
Raíces Cultural Center recently launched a new Creative Aging Initiative at the Highland Park Community Center. Our 2024 program includes two weekly Caribbean Drum, Song and Dance Class cycles in the Spring and Fall for adults 55 and up.
Support Spotlight: Raíces Awarded Phase 7 NJ Arts & Culture Renewal Fund Grant
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded Phase 7 New Jersey Arts and Culture Renewal Fund Grant.
Support Spotlight: Raíces Awarded Middlesex County Arts and History Program Grants for 2024
Raíces Cultural Center is kicking off 2024 strong with support for our community programming and projects thanks to Arts and History Program Grants from the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History (MCOAH).
Support Spotlight: NJSCA Creative Aging Initiative Funding Awarded for 2024
Raíces Cultural Center has been awarded a Creative Aging Initiative Grant for 2024. This is a new grant funding opportunity from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts for developing and delivering programs in the arts to older adults over 55.
Caribbean Classes at the EC 2023
Reflections on 2023 student dance and drum classes at the Eugene Young Environmental Education Center and Raíces’ new home.
Raíces at the EC
Raíces Cultural Center has a new home! Read more about our vision to create a center for exploration, collaboration and cultural fusion within the performing, visual and media arts, as well as, their connection with Nature and Planet Earth.