We The People
NIC Flagship Event

This year. Neighbors Impacting Communities (N.I.C.), a non-profit organization led by President Joyce Hughes, has teamed up with the St. Louis Art Museum as host for our annual celebration for school-age children to participate in a multicultural affair entitled, “We The People” on Sunday, February 16, 2025. As with all SLAM and NIC events, this is a free event intended to be by children, for children and their families with a special focus for inclusion and diversity of all children. Performances will be in various parts of the museum between 1 and 4 p.m. - Highlighting STUDENT PERFORMANCES beginning at 2:30 p.m. in the Farrell Auditorium. 

(See detailed schedule below.)

Event description from SLAM.org (https://www.slam.org/event/family-sunday-we-the-people-a-black-history-month-celebration/)

Family Sunday—We the People: A Black History Month Celebration

Date/Time/Cost:
Sunday, February 16, 2025 | 1–4 pm CST | Free

Location:
Sculpture HallOne Fine Arts Drive, Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1380

Family Sunday activities focus on a different, family-friendly theme each time. This week’s event honors Black History Month with several performances by Neighbors Impacting Communities, a nonprofit organization, celebrating youth in the arts and the diversity of all children in the metro–St. Louis area.

Schedule:

• 1–4 pm, Sculpture Hall - Enjoy hands-on art activities and special interactive components featuring two demonstrating artists.

• 1–1:30 pm, Grigg Gallery - Join Kenya Ajanaku and Neighbors Impacting Communities for an immersive storytelling experience.

• 2:30–3:15 pm, The Farrell Auditorium / NIC STUDENT PERFORMANCES
  Witness an amazing display of culture hosed by Neighbors Impacting Communities with performers from the Inner Ear Orchestra and Kaleidoscope Choir of Buder Elementary School.

• 2:30–3 pm, Sculpture Hall - Join us for a tour of related artwork found in the Saint Louis Art Museum collection. Space is limited, and sign-up is required. Sign-up begins at 1 pm in Sculpture Hall. The Family Tour leaves at 2:30 pm from the welcome desk.

For more details including donations, sponsorship and student performances, contact Joyce Hughes, event coordinator, at neighborsimpactingcommunities@gmail.com or (314) 322-7724 or visit www.NICSTLMO.org.

February 11, 2024: We The People
- Annual Multicultural Celebration postponed to 2025
- Inaugural Black History Expo and Vendor Explosion postponed to 2025

February 20, 2022: We The People
- 2nd Annual Multicultural Celebration focusing on inclusion and diversity for all!
- Click here for PDF of Event Program 
- Videos featured below are unedited versions of the event as streamed live.

February 20, 2021: We The People
- Inaugural Multicultural Celebration focusing on inclusion and diversity for all!
- Click here for PDF of Event Program 
- Videos featured below are unedited versions of the event as streamed live.