Places of Power: North Philadelphia History Festival

Join us from 12-2pm with a reception with foods, Puerto Rican sewing demonstrations and our Augmented Reality garden installation at the Africana Colobo Garden as part of the very first North Philadelphia History Festival!

The North Philadelphia History Festival (NPHF) is a cultural celebration of the African-American and Puerto Rican communities in North Philadelphia. Across four days, historic sites along Ridge Avenue, North Broad Street and other locales will be transformed into living exhibits created by artists, historians, curators and other cultural workers.

These multimedia projects and events will explore the emergence and impact of these communities in the 19th and 20th century. All events will be free and open to the public.

Places of Power is an immersive AR/VR documentary, public art, and community media project that celebrates the West African diaspora in Puerto Rican culture and the legacy of Grupo Motivos, a group of Puerto Rican women who transformed vacant city lots into vibrant community gardens. Project Directors Anula Shetty, Iris Brown, and Michael Kuetemeyer facilitated workshops with long-term residents to share the oral histories and memories of the Latine community in North Philadelphia. Come and explore the augmented reality artwork and stories embedded in this special garden. The project is a collaboration of Termite TV Collective and the Norris Square Neighborhood Project. Visit the interactive virtual tour at https://termite.org/colobo