this is norte maar

mission:

Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts creates, promotes and presents collaborations within the disciplines of visual, literary, and the performing arts: connecting visual artists, choreographers, composers, writers and other originating artists with venues and each other.

purpose:

Norte Maar encourages and supports innovative and educational projects in the arts by offering unique exhibitions, unusual performances, workshops and lectures for residents of our community and beyond. Norte Maar aims to be a leader in building collaborative partnerships between originating artists and other organizations thereby uniting cultural forces to foster artistic expression and raise the imaginative energy in us all. Norte Maar is all about blurring the lines that distinguish artistic passions and practices.

about our founders:

Norte Maar was founded in 2004 on the shores of Lake Champlain in the village of Rouses Point, NY. Two life-long friends and collaborators Jason Andrew, a curator from Utah, and Julia K. Gleich, a choreographer from Minnesota, formed the organization and established the mission and purpose that has fueled the organization for nearly two decades. Jason and Julia have launched collaborative projects throughout New York State, reflecting their long-term investment in visual art, dance, literature, sound, performance and community wherever inspiration is needed. Gleich Dances is an integral part of Norte Maar which currently serves Brooklyn, NY’s community of Cypress Hills, with a mission that reaches to Upstate New York and beyond.