Volunteer at The 2025 Annual Art a Catalyst For Change Heartbeat Festival

Students from six Queens middle schools will converge at Roy Wilkins Park for the 2025 Queens HeART Beat Festival on May 29 from 10am – 1pm. Join us to provide an interactive, arts-based field day experience celebrating the completion of the Art a Catalyst for Change anti-gun violence initiative.

Sponsored by the NYC Council, in partnership with the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, thanks to the visionary support from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, cultural Affairs Commissioner Laurie Cumbo, and Queens Council Members Selvena Brooks-Powers, Julie Won, and Adrienne Adams. Special thanks to collaborating arts organizations Black Spectrum Theatre, Museum of the Moving Image, DJ Trase, and neighborhood congregations. #BringArtBack #WeAreThrive