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Apiculture Initiative: Placing a Bee Box
As part of the Raíces Apiculture Initiative, Raíces Co-Directors helped our friend and supporter Susan Winkler obtain and set up her first bee hive. Here, Francisco and Sue are moving nuc bee frames into new bee box.
Apiculture Initiative: Raíces Bees
Raíces’ bees hanging out on the front rest board of their hive. These are Italian Apis Mellifera bees.
Apiculture Initiative: Transitioning a Nucleus Hive
Raíces Co-Director Francisco is transitioning a nucleus hive into a friend’s new bee box. He has to smoke the nuc before moving the bees to their new home.
Aquarius Rain
Aquairius Rain, painting by Cindy-lou Schmidt, on display at the reception for the Water Is Life group art show.
Art and Community
Attendees of the Water Is Life opening reception from the local Highland Park community.
Art and Indoor Garden
Paintings, vejigante masks, and an indoor garden at Samuel Lind’s home studio.
Art for a Cause
Key Rings for a Cause joined Raíces Cultural Center to raise funds for our EcoCulture program as well as for Nimkii Aazhibikong, the indigenous languange camp created by the featured artists, Christie Belcourt and Isaac Murdoch and their community.
Art on Display
Selected art works by Will Condry, Miriam Lefkowitz, Jill Caporlingua and the Lower Raritan Watershed Project going up on display for the opening reception of the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show.
Art on Display - Water Is Life
Art inspired by the "Water Is Life" movement and Standing Rock protests on display as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Art on Display in Tiger Art Supply
Tiger Art Supply was the host of the group art show as soon as the opening reception ended, and it was the perfect space for display of such a wide array of art work. Art submittions from over 30 artists, both local and international, remained on…
Art Show Attendees
Local residents attend the Water Is Life group art show opening reception.
Art Show Setup
Setting up for the opening reception of the group art show as part of the Water Is Life exhibit series presented by Raíces Cultural Center in the fall of 2017 in Highland Park, NJ.
Art Submissions - Water Is Life
A selection of submissions from local and international artists starting to be hung for the the Water Is Life exhibit series group art show opening reception.
Art with a Message
All art submitted to the Water Is Life series was created with the theme of protection of our waters and our natural world in mind. Over 50 artists submitted to the group exhibit and there were over 120 works of art on display in total in several…
Art with a Message - Protect the Waters
All art submitted to the Water Is Life series was created with the theme of protection of our waters and our envionrment and ecosystems in mind. Over 50 artists submitted to the group exhibit and there were over 120 works of art on display in total…
Assembling the Vaka
Interns from The Okeanos Foundation construct the sea vaka model that would go on early display in the 431 Greenhouse Galleries during the Water Is Life exhibit series.
Batá
Members of the Raíces Folkloric Ensemble, along with student Kira Herzog, play the Cuban batá drums and sing for the waters at the Water Is Life opening reception.
Bee Box Construction: Base Board
Constructing sides of base board for a bee box. A wood router is used to bore out grooves on white pine pieces to later insert plywood base board.
Bee Box Construction: Checking Frame Measurements
Unfinished bee box. Inserting bee frame into box to check correct size.
Bee Box Construction: Completed Base Board
Raíces Co-Director Francisco G. Gómez holds finished bee box base board. Base board is made of white pine and plywood.
Bee Box Construction: Cutting Slats for Bee Frame
Cutting a bee frame slat to size on a 10” Sears table saw.
Bee Box Construction: First Completed Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Raíces finishes construction of their first Langstroth bee box.
Bee Box Construction: Francisco with Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Francisco stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box.
Bee Box Construction: Making Hive Frames
Using a wood router on a jig table to make hive frames.
Bee Box Construction: Nicole with Raíces Apiculture Bee Box
Nicky stands next to our first completed Langstroth bee box .