2/28/2026 - Artivism: Turning Art into Action Through Performance & Dialogue The Southbury Arts & Culture Alliance (SACA) announces the launch of the Community Spark Exchange, a new signature series of educational lectures and interactive panel discussions designed to engage, inspire, and connect the Southbury community around creative and cultural topics. The first event in the series is Artivism: Turning Art into Action Through Performance & Dialogue - Using Art as a Pathway to Activism Around Systemic Brutality and Social Injustice. Featured speakers include MayaRose, a local poet and playwright whose work addresses themes of equity, justice, and community reflection; Steve Parlato, mosaic collage artist whose visual work inspired the play; and local poets and cast members Niah Marie Pearson, Dee True Poetry, and Kat Fovcaccia. ### Event: Artivism: Turning Art into Action Through Performance & Dialogue Event Date: 2/28/2026 Event Time: 11:00 a.m. Admission Fee: Free Registration Instructions: Register at www.southburyartsandculturealliance.org/spark Event Organizers/Contact: Southbury Arts and Culture Alliance, in partnership with the Southbury Public Library | info@southburyartsandculturealliance.org | www.southburyartsandculturealliance.org Event Location: Southbury Public Library's Brown Room, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT Archives
The Southbury Arts & Culture Alliance (SACA) announces the launch of the Community Spark Exchange, a new signature series of educational lectures and interactive panel discussions designed to engage, inspire, and connect the Southbury community around creative and cultural topics.
The first event in the series is Artivism: Turning Art into Action Through Performance & Dialogue - Using Art as a Pathway to Activism Around Systemic Brutality and Social Injustice.
Featured speakers include MayaRose, a local poet and playwright whose work addresses themes of equity, justice, and community reflection; Steve Parlato, mosaic collage artist whose visual work inspired the play; and local poets and cast members Niah Marie Pearson, Dee True Poetry, and Kat Fovcaccia.
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Event: Artivism: Turning Art into Action Through Performance & Dialogue Event Date: 2/28/2026 Event Time: 11:00 a.m. Admission Fee: Free Registration Instructions: Register at www.southburyartsandculturealliance.org/spark Event Organizers/Contact: Southbury Arts and Culture Alliance, in partnership with the Southbury Public Library | info@southburyartsandculturealliance.org | www.southburyartsandculturealliance.org Event Location: Southbury Public Library's Brown Room, 100 Poverty Rd, Southbury, CT