A Gathering Of The Tribes

Please join us this TODAY, May 9th! Check out our event listing for the full schedule and bios: /events.../2026/5/9/come-hear-2026 (/events-calendar/2026/5/9/come-hear-2026)

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Thanks to all who came last night. The event was pure Tribes, not only informative, but scandalous, joyous, and inspiring! AND MOST OF ALL REAL! Join us tomorrow for a wonderful afternoon featuring Tribes in print and performance across multiple timelines, accompanied by photographs by Nikki Johnson. From 1999 to 2010, Johnson worked closely with Steve Cannon at Tribes Gallery, serving as an event photographer documenting exhibitions and cultural happenings.

Thanks to all who came last night. The event was pure Tribes, not only informative, but scandalous, joyous, and inspiring! AND MOST OF ALL REAL! Join us tomorrow for a wonderful afternoon featuring Tribes in print and performance across multiple timelines, accompanied by photographs by Nikki Johnson. From 1999 to 2010, Johnson worked closely with Steve Cannon at Tribes Gallery, serving as an event photographer documenting exhibitions and cultural happenings.

TONIGHT!!! TONIGHT!!! TONIGHT!!! TONIGHT!!! THURSDAY, April 23 | 5:30–7:00 PM [Doors at 5:00 PM} "**Please note space is limited and the program will start on-time. "Where It All Began: The Origins of Tribes" An evening on legacy, community, and creative resistance Please join us for an intimate gathering with poets, artists, and longtime friends of A Gathering of the Tribes to celebrate the radical vision of our founder, Steve Cannon, and the legacy he so powerfully defined. We are honored to open the program with a keynote address by board member Katherine Arnoldi, Ph.D., followed by a lively conversation with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, reg e gaines, Melanie Maria Goodreaux, and Bob Holman, moderated by Danny Shot. Together, they will reflect on the creative energy and deep community ties that gave rise to Tribes and continue to shape its impact today.

A GATHERING OF THE TRIBES PRESENTS a two-part series hosted in partnership with Tompkins Square Library - NYPL Tompkins Square Library, Basement 331 E 10th St, New York, NY **Please note, space is limited and the events will begin on-time SATURDAY, April 25 | 1:00–4:00 PM [Doors at 12.:30 PM] Honoring Tribes’ Legacy in Word, Sound, and Image [part 2] An afternoon dedicated to the enduring spirit of Tribes Thirty-five years ago, Tribes emerged not only as an artistic platform, but as a lived practice of interdependence and collective care. Grounded in his profound love of the arts and in the belief that ongoing exchange is a generative force through which community is continually formed, our founder Steve Canon, opened his home to a myriad of artists spanning disciplines, cultures, and generations. We remain eternally grateful for his extraordinary vision and for the love he so graciously shared. In the last instalment of our 35th anniversary series, please join us as we celebrate the creative legacy of A Gathering of the Tribes, featuring spoken word and musical performances from community members across various timelines.

A GATHERING OF THE TRIBES PRESENTS a two-part series hosted in partnership with Tompkins Square Library - NYPL Tompkins Square Library, Basement 331 E 10th St, New York, NY **Please note, space is limited and the events will begin on-time THURSDAY, April 23 | 5:30–7:00 PM [Doors at 5:00 PM] Where It All Began: The Origins of Tribes [part 1] An evening on legacy, community, and creative resistance Please join us for an intimate gathering with poets, artists, and longtime friends of A Gathering of the Tribes to celebrate the radical vision of our founder, Steve Cannon, and the legacy he so powerfully defined. We are honored to open the program with a keynote address by board member Katherine Arnoldi, Ph.D., followed by a lively conversation with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, reg e gaines, Melanie Maria Goodreaux, and Bob Holman, moderated by Danny Shot. Together, they will reflect on the creative energy and deep community ties that gave rise to Tribes and continue to shape its impact today.

Our first slate of celebratory events is coming up fast, save the dates! Line-ups dropping soon!

A Gathering of the Tribes stands in solidarity with artists nationwide, answering Fall of Freedom’s call for the arts community to unite on Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd in defiance of the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media are being reshaped into instruments of propaganda. And in this moment, art matters more than ever. Visit to experience our “Fall of Freedom Mixtape: November 2025,” which has taken over the entire site until 11:59 PM TONIGHT, November 22, 2025. Featuring: Magali Duzant • Regie Cabico • Drew Pisarra  •  Nancy Mercado • Lisa Crafts •  Danny Shot • Tracie Dawn Williams • Sono Kuwayama + Bob Holman  • Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir Deep thanks to all the artists who have contributed and lent their voices and visions to this urgent collective act of creative resistance. For more information about Fall of Freedoms and to view the nationwide event schedule, visit:

A Gathering of the Tribes stands in solidarity with artists nationwide, answering Fall of Freedom’s call for the arts community to unite on Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd in defiance of the authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media are being reshaped into instruments of propaganda. And in this moment, art matters more than ever. Visit to experience our “Fall of Freedom Mixtape: November 2025,” which has taken over the entire site until 11:59 PM TONIGHT, November 22, 2025. Featuring: Magali Duzant • Regie Cabico • Drew Pisarra  •  Nancy Mercado • Lisa Crafts •  Danny Shot • Tracie Dawn Williams • Sono Kuwayama + Bob Holman  • Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir Deep thanks to all the artists who have contributed and lent their voices and visions to this urgent collective act of creative resistance. For more information about Fall of Freedoms and to view the nationwide event schedule, visit:

PLease  join us for our LAST in-person event of 2025!   A Gathering of the Tribes Presents Ghost Towns, an evening of poetry and performance curated by Tribes’ beloved international artist-in-residence Eva H.D.(poet, playwright, filmmaker) and features works by Diana Goetsch (poet, memoirist), Charlie Kaufman (writer, director), Tom Cole (writer, performance artist), Ariana Reines (poet, playwright, performance artist, translator) and Samantha Sea Sea (performance artist). Ghost Towns—a gesture to the various iterations of our cities that we carry, their complicated histories, the shadows and wreckage they leave behind. The wreckage that becomes the infrastructure we ourselves haunt on our way to the next erasure. A toast to the ghosts that layer under and over the metropolis that embraces and / or abandons us today.  WED NOV 19 Francis Kite Club 40 Loisaida Ave, NYC $5 Suggested Donation