Cafe Con Leche Muses for Bronx:Africa
Cafe Con Leche Muses for Bronx:Africa is a collective reading and open mic created by the members of Underneath the Accent of My Skin to celebrate the roots and permanent presence of African ancestors in our mixed heritage. - April 28, 2016
Underneath the Accent of My Skin in the Fall
Award-winning poet, writer and multidisciplinary artist Orlando Ferrand will facilitate a series of 7 workshops totaling 14 hours that combine creative writing with various visual arts disciplines during the fall semester at Hostos Community College Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development. - October 05, 2015
Underneath the Accent of My Skin (UNACOMYSKIN) Reading & Collage Display
After a series of multidisciplinary workshops created by award-winning writer and multidisciplinary artist Orlando Ferrand, recipient of the 2015 Artist in Community Grant Funded Project by NYSCA/BCA, writers and artists of all levels who participated will be sharing their writings and collage work exploring and redefining identity with a Bronx audience. - June 20, 2015
Underneath the Accent of My Skin, 2015 Artist in Community Grant Funded Project by NYSCA/BCA Created by Orlando Ferrand
Multidisciplinary project-based series of 4 workshop sessions with emphasis on creative writing, storytelling, photography, collage and air-dry clay sculpting. It will culminate with a public exhibit of the process, a reading and a follow up with workshop participants to create an anthology of artwork, poetry and short narrative. - May 13, 2015
Panel Discussion "Latino Authors Speak" with Linda Nieves-Powell, Sofia Quintero, Charlie Vazquez and Orlando Ferrand
Latino writers, entrepreneurs, and cultural activists Linda Nieves-Powell, Sofia Quintero and Charlie Vazquez joined Orlando Ferrand and the Book-of-the-Semester Project on May 9, 2012 for a presentation and panel discussion on their creative work, its impact in their respective communities of interest, and the directions in which their writing has been taking them. - May 10, 2012
Linden Lane Press Poetry and Painting Prize 2011
Linden Lane Press is the home of Cuban artists, writers and poets living in exile. This year, Linden Lane Press held its first Poetry & Painting contest. Orlando Ferrand, Cuban-American poet, writer and painter won the LLP Poetry Prize. Candida Rodriguez won the LLP Painting Prize. There were a total of 3 finalist painters and 5 poets. Their extraordinary work in both artistic disciplines has been materialized into these two beautiful editions showcasing the work of these amazing artists/poets. - December 24, 2011