Clear your calendar - it's the New York Immigration Coalition's YPLC's inaugural event of 2019! Join us for a special evening of comedy and action as we celebrate our immigrant community and raise funds for the NYIC. Featuring a line-up of incredible comics from all corners of the globe, Comedy Without Borders is a celebration of all that unites, rather than divides, us, and a testament to the power (and necessity) of humor in the face of the politics of fear.Â
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Where: E. TAY Gallery- 39 White Street New York, NY
When: Thursday February 1st, 6:30-9:00 PMÂ
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* ALL proceeds from ticket sales will go to the NYIC. 50% of proceeds from art sales go to the NYIC & 50% go to the artist. FREE beer, wine and snacks will be served and are included with your admissions ticket!
** Learn more about the NYIC, and consider donating if you are unable to attend the event here.Â
Our exhibition focuses on artists whose practices have been touched in some way by migration. The works embrace issues that intersect with immigration including human rights, international politics, absence, colonialism and identity-- revealing the capacity of art to speak to the strength and resilience of the immigrant community. There will also be a special performance by Victoria Udondian that interrogates the nature of borders, immigration, and privilege by simulating and recontextualizing the frustrating experience of obtaining a visa at a customs office.Â
Curated by Christina Papanicolaou and the YPLC's Gina Malek, the exhibition features work from artists who are DACA recipients, undocumented, and have roots in New York, Nigeria, Vietnam, Mexico, and everywhere in between. People I Love Who Are Far Away  is a celebration of the eclectic, diverse and powerful immigrant community we all form together.Â