3rd EyE has been awarded one of 162 grants nationwide from the National Endowment for the Arts (view press release). This grant will help us implement our 13th Annual 3rd EyE Open that is scheduled for July 21st & 22nd at Buttonwood Park. YES, this year the Open will be two days (Saturday & Sunday)! We need all the help we can get so if you'd like to volunteer, donate, become a partner or vendor please let us know. We are starting to plan now.
3rd EyE and Dream Out Loud will be collaborating on a project for the City of New Bedford's "NB Energy Now" initiative. We will be conducting the "For Our Future" Outreach & Marketing Campaign that will help save residents money on energy costs, reduce carbon emissions and create local jobs. Be on the lookout, coming to an event, social networking site or neighborhood near you!
Youth Ambassador Program's latest video release "54th Regiment"
This is a collaboration with the New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park. Enjoy!!
View the latest news story that debuted today on channel 12 news
A few months back, 3rd Eye received a Challenge Grant from the Lenny Zakim Fund. Essentially if we raise $5,000, then LZF will make an additional $5,000 grant to 3rd Eye. Since then, we've had support from many people to help us meet the challenge. We still have a ways to go to reach our goal. Please Donate NOW and contribute to a highly impactful, proven youth-based organization.
Ch. 12 News Story on video for Elijah Lopes
New Anti-Bullying Video dedicated to 11 year-old Elijah Lopes R.I.P.
Michelle Obama recognizes "Get Outside & Move" Music Video
Congratulations to Percy Fortini Wright and Josh Durant for BEST GRAFF MURAL from the llth Annual 3rd EyE Open.
A tribute to the forgotten faces of New Bedford's history.
"This mural will be displayed in the NEE education space at the New Bedord Whaling National Historical Park"
3rd EyE's impact detailed in Fall Newsletter
"Year of the Woman" Art Auction a success
A beautiful event transpired at the Hawthorne Country Club. Great art from local and regional artits lined the walls, and many canvass paintings and murals were auctioned off. The community chipped in to bid on a mural to be placed at Global Learning Charter School and paintings to be placed at Our Sister's School and the New Bedford YWCA. Many missed a great time. For those who attended, thank you, and we had a great time!
6th annual awards dinner review
The 6th Annual Awards Dinner was a great success. We had 160 plus people of all ages, classes, and ethnic backgrounds. We had delicious food ranging from Haitian to Jamaican to Cape Verdean, Portuguese, and Italian. We had nice decorations and beautiful murals providing the backdrop. Some great people were honored at the event and had some great things to say about this positive movement!
Look out for pics / video coming soon! View our awardees and supporters of this event.
This project is supported by a grant from the Lipsky Whittaker Fund, a project of the Community Foundation of Southeastern, MA.
Open your 3rd EyE to your future while you're in the present!
AIDS Awareness Music Video
Bogie of New Bedford, MA, a high school student, and NBHS Hip Hop Club member, drops scathing lyrics about HIV AIDS for a compilation being released at the 11th Annual 3rd Eye Open Festival at New Bedford, MA July 17th, 2010. Video shot & directed by Ben "First Be" Gilbarg.
3rd eye has moved
We are now at 28 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740
(3 doors down from our previous place)
The 11th Annual 3rd EyE Open was a huge success. The theme for the 11th was "Year of the Woman," and was executed nicely. The live art murals reflected the event's theme perfectly as many of the artists incorporated female imagery and messages. We were privileged to have Too Fly, Vik & Shiro, the first female graff artists to bless the Open, in attendance. You could see their beautiful mural, as well as the others from the 11th Open, HERE.
The headliner of the event, Jean Grae, captivated the audience with a great set, and special guests Tiye Phoenix and Climbing Poetree travelled down to greet the crowd with lyrical gems.
The 1 on 1 B-Girl battle premiered at the Open with B-Girl Lizzy winning that competition. There were also much fireworks in the 3 on 3 breakin' and 1 on 1 poppin' battles.
The ladies division in the 3 on 3 basketball tournament got off to a great start, as the tournament featured more than 35 teams. There was a dunk show by the world renowned Team Flight Brothers (formerly of AND 1) and great highlights all around.
The Open expanded its horizon by featuring a skate jam hosted by AFC (Ambassadors for Christ) out of New Bedford.
The kids activities section was hopping all day with the moonbounce, recycled art, face painting, and new amusements such as an obstacle course, bungee run, and joust.
All in all, the event had a lot of diverse activities for many different folks.
If you didn't attend, the DVD will be released in the fall, so you could see the highlights.
Look forward to the 12th. PUT OUT THE WORD!
