Photos from Festivals of Light, held on Sunday December 4 from 12-4:30 PM

Photos include DEAFinitely, a non- profit organization that serves Deaf and hearing youth representing multi-lingual, cultural, racial, and socio-economic diversity; a Mexika solstice performance by Calpulli Coyoxochitl; a Hanukkah musical performance by Nat Seelan from the internationally-acclaimed Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band, a Diwali dance performance from Vidyanjali School of Dance, and an interactive Bollywood dance workshop from Swasti Bhargava, founder of Swasti School Of Dance.

Also featured: the Jewish Arts Collaborative’s illuminated mobile art exhibit, Brighter Ignited. This super-sized interactive light display will tour Greater Boston during Hanukkah 2022, featuring illuminated artwork by hundreds of participants from local communities.

A group of children wearing black t-shirts and hoodies dance and sign with their hands.
A boy holds up a sticker that is hand-colored in bright colors. New Art Center logo is above it.
A child balances on her toes in a squat as she holds two mini tea lights in her hand.
Two women smile at the camera
A woman stands in front of a group of children and adults. She demonstrates a dance move with her hands. The audience mimics her.
A woman smiles and moves her arms and two children with their backs to the camera follow her lead.
Many plastic cups are lit up as they are inserted into a giant lite-brite-like installation. The colors are fuschia, orange, yellow, blue, red, green and purple. A child reaches up to insert a cup.
A large lite-brite-like installation is parked outside of the New Art Center. People have gathered to listen to Tova Speter, the artist behind the installation, introduce her work. It is almost nightfall.