THE YEAR WAS 2012, AND OUR FOUNDER/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR WAS HOSTING A READING FOR HIS DEBUT POETRY BOOK. THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, AND LOVE THAT WAS PRESENT ON THAT DAY WAS ENOUGH TO SPARK AN IDEA FOR CREATING A PLATFORM THAT HOLDS SPACE FOR BUSHWICK LOCALS BOTH NATIVE AND IMMIGRANT TO COME TOGETHER AND LEARN, PLAY, AND GROW THROUGH ARTS AND EDUCATION. 4 FESTIVALS, HUNDREDS OF WORKSHOPS AND 2 SCHOOL PROGRAMS LATER THAT IDEA HAS BECOME ¡OYE! GROUP.