For the past nine years, artists and other local leaders have used art to build a sense of community between the diverse population and language groups that call Northern Manhattan home. The Uptown Arts Stroll has been the annual showcase for these efforts, giving voice to an arts community that is growing in the often overlooked but quickly gentrifying neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood.
Since 2003, the Uptown Arts Stroll has grown from a one-day event to a month-long extravaganza offering a variety of arts and cultural events north of 155th Street. Since 2008, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), in partnership with local artists, businesses, community institutions and community leaders, has taken on the leadership of the Uptown Arts Stroll.
The Uptown Arts Stroll 2012 will showcase the arts, artists and rich cultural venues within Upper Manhattan through a series of cultural activities during the month of June.
Video of the 2010 Stroll
(by Manhattan Times video journalist Zully Ramirez)
This website — a collaborative effort of the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA), Washington Heights & Inwood Online, and The Manhattan Times — provides an overview of the events and venues where the Uptown Arts Stroll is taking place. The website also lists the artists, arts groups and sponsors that make the Uptown Arts Stroll happen.
