Tales from the Porch. — Get Fokus'd Productions

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Fokus'd Stories

Tales from the Porch is a groundbreaking exhibition that amplifies stories told by community members.

The 2nd iteration of Tales from the Porch ‘fokus’d’ on 7 black community leaders impacting the Buffalo, NY community despite the pandemic and the tragedy that occurred at the Tops Market on May 14, 2022.

This year the Tales from the Porch project was funded by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) through Arts Services Inc.’s fiscal sponsorship. This project also included support from the Buffalo AKG Art Museum and the Patreon members of A.I. The Anomaly.

Tales From the Porch premiered on Wednesday, August 31st, at 225 Glenwood Avenue in conjunction with Christ Crusaders Assembly’s 7th annual Back2School community event.

Over 300 community members attended and over 200 bookbags were distributed.

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Aitina Fareed-Cooke
Photo By: Kristy Tasca Photography

"We all have our porches. Our platforms from which we share our stories. Our lives. From these porches we learn perspectives. We learn of the varying commonalities and complexities that exist, human to human.
As we exchange these tales, we share our hopes, fears, and dreams. Together we discover the beautiful weight of reality which is that we are all human. Different, yet the same." - Aitina Fareed-Cooke

We would like to recognize the following supporters & funders of this project: