# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an inside look at The 2025 Queens Cultural Mapping Report, a deep dive into the arts and culture ecosystem of the World’s Borough. Attendees will learn how this year-long initiative, funded by the New York State Council on the Arts, serves as a first step toward advancing arts and culture in Queens and hear what’s next for the Cultural Mapping Initiative.  

Our panel discussion will be moderated by Natalie Bedon, Project Manager, Queens Cultural Mapping Initiative and will include four cultural leaders from across Queens who are reimagining how arts and culture are created and sustained: Aydon Gabourel (Laru Beya Collective), Rejin Leys (Southeast Queens Artists Alliance), Paula Ortiz (Centro Cultural Barco de Papel), and Amy Simon (Allure Art Academy).

Panelists will share what inspires their work, the realities they navigate, and their visions for the future of the borough’s creative landscape. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions and end the evening with a mixer. 

Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.

This program is generously supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/flushing/mapping-queens-cultural-leaders-in-conversation/200029793596208
- **Event Categories**: Art, Business
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Flushing
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States, New York 11354
- **lat**: 40.76389
- **long**: -73.83001
- **full address**: 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States, New York 11354

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation  being held?
  - **A:** Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation  takes place on Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm at 137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY, United States, New York 11354.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation ?
  - **A:** Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation  is organized by Flushing Town Hall.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Flushing, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Mapping Queens: Cultural Leaders in Conversation  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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