2024-2025 season of events
VOICES AMPLIFIED PRESENTS “MAKE THEM HEAR YOU”: A POWERFUL CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTRY FEBRUARY 21-23, 2025
Directed and conceived by Ron Wilbur, Make Them Hear You, will feature live instrumentation from The BanDj Experience , Voices Amplified performers including Mya Barber, Kenny Demus, Taylor Greatbatch, Jessica Greene, Isaac Jones, Elijah Merricks, Elise Parker, Anjuli Martinez, Kelli Jo Summers, Vivien Kurtz, ZaMya Clay, Kadyn Edwards, Kayden Gentry, Myles Radford, and Nicholas Wilson. With live artistry in collaboration with Project Ricochet, featuring the” hip hop Picasso” Tony Wavy and spoken word artist Taca Hollis. Make Them Hear You is made possible through a generous grant provided by LexArts.
On Opening Night, February 21 Voices Amplified will collaborate with Project Ricochet’s Urban Art Collective as they Present their annual “Epic” their Urban Arts Hop Celebrating Community Voices from 5-8pm with Make Them Hear You to follow at 8 pm. On Opening Night, guests will have the opportunity to witness the creation of, and bid on, a live painting by Tony Wavy, created during the performance.
When:
Friday, February 21 @ 8 pm with Project Ricoches pre-show Art Hop “Epic” and live painting with Tony Wavy.
Saturday, February 22 and Sunday, February 23 @7:00 pm
Where: Arts Place (161 N Mill St, Lexington, KY 40507)
Cash bar provided by Fresh Bourbon with a build your bento box bar for a snack purchase available.
voices amp'd cabaret series
The Voices Amp'd Cabaret Series is a dynamic collection of performances that provides equitable space for artists and audiences alike by showcasing diverse and unique voices of our community's youth and adult artists. The series will be a beautiful representation of the values and mission of Voices Amplified.
PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
Voices Amp'd
a podcast
Cranking up the volume on voices, stories and action, Voices Amplified is stoked to bring you an interview podcast featuring the artists, activists, volunteers, community leaders and organizers that have been inspirational to our work for the past eight years.