Pavilions

Pavilions: The Reading Room, Health and Wellness Screenings, Financial Literacy, and Environmental with STEAM based interactive activities.

Festival @ A Glance

11 AM with Ancestry Acknowledgement + Yoga 
Noon to 7 PM: Music, Poetry and Information

Birthed from the work of the Black L.U.V. Festival, Social Art and Culture [SAAC] was founded in 2009 on the principle of using the arts to bring awareness of the challenges (and successes) of being an artisan in the DC metro area who understands social responsibility.  SAAC has worked with numerous organizations on a variety of projects that have earned many honors. Social Art and Culture is a 501c (3) located in Historic Anacostia in Washington, DC.

Sponsors and Partners

Sponsors: DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, Listen Local First DC and DC Housing Finance Agency

Media Partners: We Act Radio, WPFW 89.3FM, Washington Informer and SMOGO Media

Music + Information

7 hours of Main Stage Programming: Performance Art and Music featured on the Main Stage. Features 7 Black, Hispanic, and Asian American DC Metropolitan artisans and 2 National Artists in Soul, Reggae, Salsa, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Hip Hop and Gospel and 5 Activists focused on Civil, Environmental and Social Justice.

Music. Poetry. Information.

Marketplace + Cuisine

Marketplace/Food: 50% of the 25 Marketplace vendors consist of handmade crafts from DC, MD and VA artisans plus 9 food vendors.  Partnership with Nubian Hueman Boutique