Villa Africana Colobó (Norris Square Neighborhood Project)

Step into the history and culture of West African and Puerto Rican diasporas in North Philly’s community gardens with this AR installation.Iris Brown (Norris Square Neighborhood Project), and Anula Shetty & Mike Kuetemeyer (Termite TV Collective) present Places Of Power - Villa Africana Colobó Garden, an immersive AR installation.___________________________________________________________________________________________ABOUT THE PROJECT:Places Of Power: Villa Africana Colobó Garden 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

Iris Brown is hosting a BYO cooking class in our Villa Africana Colobó Garden, where she will teach how to make Puerto Rican favorites!As the first class of a three-part cooking session, Iris will teach the May 9 group how to make sofrito and asopao, two Puerto Rican classics. This event will be BYO!*In case of rain class will be held at NSNP Offices, 2041 N Howard St.