We Choose Community

We believe art helps us make sense of the world, bring people together, and imagine new possibilities. In a moment when many young people and families are navigating uncertainty and change, RAW is choosing to gather in ways that center creativity, connection, and belonging.

A Call to Meet the Moment

Instead of "Partying with a Purpose" at BASH, we're giving our dancing shoes a break. This year, support RAW through a curated, month-long campaign with opportunities to sponsor an artist, attend our Annual Block Party, and RAW's virtual Silent Auction featuring works by alumni, staff, collaborating artists, and Artists-in-Residence Kofo Adebiyi and Jah'Nyah Spencer.

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Virtual Auction 5/9 - 6/1

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See the art at Block Party on 5/28 from 5-8pm

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This year's theme: UNDERCURRENTS

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Live Art-Making

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Music and Performances

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Community

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Support RAW's Mission

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Raw Art Works, 37 Central Sq., Lynn MA

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Virtual Auction 5/9 - 6/1 〰️ See the art at Block Party on 5/28 from 5-8pm 〰️ This year's theme: UNDERCURRENTS 〰️ Live Art-Making 〰️ Music and Performances 〰️ Community 〰️ Support RAW's Mission 〰️ Raw Art Works, 37 Central Sq., Lynn MA 〰️

BASH REIMAGINED

May 28 | 5:00–8:00 PM | Raw Art Works, 37 Central Square, Lynn

Central Square comes to life with:

Live art-making | Music and Performances | Curated Art | Opportunities to support RAW’s mission

Activation!

We will create a large-scale collaborative art installation on RAW’s building façade - a piece built by all, in community.

Each year, more than 1,000 youth, families, artists, and neighbors gather outside RAW to celebrate the creativity and voices of young people.

This year’s exhibition, Undercurrents, explores the stories, emotions, and resilience that exist beneath the surface in the lives of RAW youth and our communities. Through art, young people invite us to reflect, respond, and imagine a more welcoming world.

ART FROM BASH 2024 + 2025

2026 ART PREVIEW COMING SOON…

Art by Helen Danz, Michael Aghahowa + Laura Smith-Centento, Sara Barrientos, Sylvia López Chavez, and John Plunkett

SPONSOR AN ARTIST

2025 BLOCK PARTY PHOTOS

MEET OUR ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE

Kofoworola Adebiyi: Emerging Artist

Artist-in-Residence

Adebiyi's work reveals a commitment to the distinctive capacity of painting to address human identity and psychological wellness, which she explores in connection to her Christian faith and cultural identity. Though largely figurative, her paintings engage not just the body, but the soul and the spirit, probing the mind, whilst elucidating the mortal and fallen nature of mankind.
https://www.kadebiyi.com/home
Jah-Nyah Spencer: Emerging Artist

Artists-in-Residence, RAW Alum

Jah’Nyah Spencer is an international artist bridging the gaps of community through illustration, muralism, event coordination, & youth mentorship. While Spencer’s art style ranges from “eccentric realism” to Japanese inspired cartoons, her work is deeply expressive and confrontational. To Spencer, her artwork is her way of articulating her perspective, as well as navigating trauma, life lessons, and self-acceptance. Spencer’s murals are located across the Greater Boston Area, along with her work being shown in solo & group exhibitions in MA and Japan.
https://www.jahnyahstudios.com/

Location:

Raw Art Works - Studios | 37 Central Square | Lynn, MA 01901

Located in the heart of Lynn’s Cultural District

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!

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“RAW taught me hope. They showed me that leaning on others isn't a weakness, it's a strength. I learned that I could face challenges head-on if I truly believed in what I was doing. It’s okay not to have all the answers since asking for help is a sign of growth, not failure. "

— Jaleel, RAW Teen
“While creating my art, I became more aware that the way RAW drives my community, my school, my friends and my family together is like nothing else in the city of Lynn, it’s what has made everything feel connected and safe.”

— Christina, RAW Alum
“I support RAW because I believe in its mission and impact. The safety, support and empathy that hundreds of RAW artists find in this building, and their interactions with RAW staff, is life-changing. What happens at RAW creates a positive and long-lasting ripple effect across the greater Lynn community and beyond. RAW kids gain confidence, find their voice, and change their futures here. And the art they create is beautiful.”

— Mike, Former RAW Board Member

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ART WEEK 2026 — Raw Art Works Presents: Undercurrents

RAW invites you to join us for our annual Art Week celebration, which includes:

Real to Reel Film Screening, May 26th from 6-8pm, The Cabot, Beverly
Exhibit Opening + Block Party, May 28th from 5-8pm, Raw Art Works, Lynn

We take this moment each spring to celebrate the creativity, courage, and accomplishments of our young artists and filmmakers. Both events are free and open to the public, and will feature a variety of works focused on this year’s theme, Undercurrents.

Undercurrents invites us to notice what moves beneath the surface of who we are, how we relate, and the world we inhabit. Like tides, roots, and mycelium networks, unseen forces shape our thoughts, our actions, and our connections to others long before they surface. This is a space to honor silence, witness tension, and recognize the courage it takes to let something rise to the surface and be known.

Through these works, we see how personal experience, collective memory, and cultural forces intertwine. What we hold inside, what we create, and how we connect ripple outward, shaping our communities and the world. Undercurrents asks us to acknowledge and give space to what is already there that is shaping our relationship to self, each other and the world.