Current,
Currents

Art Show

Free Entry Open to the Public

Join us at Oyate Group for Indian Arrival | Indentured Survival 2025: Current, Currents, a powerful one-day gathering that explores Indo-Caribbean identity through art, memory and migration. Curated by artist and storyteller Raqeebah Zaman, this immersive experience features a collective of voices reclaiming history and imagining new futures through creative expression.

The event will showcase artwork and performances from a dynamic roster of Indo-Caribbean artists, highlighting themes of ancestral legacy, oceanic journeys and cultural survival.

When

Saturday, May 10, 2025
at 2:00 p.m. ET

Where

Oyate Group Headquarters
276 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10451

Featured Artists

Raqeebah Zaman

Raqeebah Zaman

Curator: Current, Currents

Will Depoo

Will Depoo

Co-curator: Current, Currents

Anlisa Outar

Anlisa Outar

Silkscreen Artist

Elizabeth Shanaz

Elizabeth Shanaz

Author and Lawyer

Helena Rampersaud

Helena Rampersaud

Multimedia Storyteller and Poet

Jasmine Baksh

Jasmine Baksh

Artist

Jess Balgobin

Jess Balgobin

Writer

Karen Sonilal

Karen Sonilal

Artist, Writer and Dancer

Kevita Junior

Kevita Junior

Documentary and Portrait Photographer

Nazrina Rodjan

Nazrina Rodjan

Visual Artist

Priya Dadlani

Priya Dadlani

Cultural Worker

Rajiv Mohabir

Rajiv Mohabir

Poet, Translator and Memoirist

Ro Chanchall

Ro Chanchall

Experimental Filmmaker and Poet

Salee B.

Salee B.

social impact leader

 

Sarojini Lewis

Sarojini Lewis

Artist and Researcher

Seema Shakti

Seema Shakti

curator, visual artist and educator

Shanita Liu

Shanita Liu

Artist

Tessa Alexander

Tessa Alexander

Artist

The journey from South Asia to the Caribbean carved new identities across oceans, leaving behind traces of memory, resistance and survival. Today, the echoes of that migration continue to surface in art, language and lived experience; each shaped by political shifts, inherited histories and the enduring pull of ancestral connection. The Indo-Caribbean story is not bound by geography but carried forward through creative expression that bridges past and present.

Vendors

ArcoIris

ArcoIris

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Tashifa Khan

Tashifa Khan

Tashfia Khan is a skilled henna artist from Bangladesh with years of experience creating traditional and contemporary designs. She specializes in desi henna styles, known for their intricate patterns and deep cultural significance—an art form she grew up with and continues to be inspired by. Through her work, Tashfia blends creativity and tradition, offering each client a unique and meaningful experience.

By Any Means

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