CHAKAIA BOOKER IN CONVERSATION
National Black Arts Festival in collaboration with Spelman College Museum of Fine Art
Free and Open to the Public | Pre-Registration is Required. RSVP here.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
ATLANTA: Radcliffe Roye / Chastain Arts Center
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J'Ouvert: At the Devil's Playground
Presented in partnership with the National Black Arts Festival
June 14 - July 28, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
CHASTAIN ARTS CENTER
135 West Wieuca Road, N.W.
Atlanta, GA
Presented in partnership with the National Black Arts Festival
June 14 - July 28, 2012
Opening reception: Thursday, June 14, 2012 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 1:00pm to 3:00pm
CHASTAIN ARTS CENTER
135 West Wieuca Road, N.W.
Atlanta, GA
Radcliffe Roye is a Brooklyn based documentary photographer specializing in editorial and environmental portraits, photo-journalism and stock photography. A self taught photographer with over twelve year’s experience. He is inspired by the raw and gritty lives of grass-roots people, especially those of his homeland of Jamaica. Radcliffe strives to tell the stories of their victories and ills by bringing their voices to still photography.
J’Ouvert and the idea of the “Devils Playground” came to the artist after learning that the word originates from the French “jour ouvert” meaning day break or morning, and signals the start of the bacchanalia that is Carnival. As a child growing up in Jamaica, J’Ouvert was the signal of “Junkunoos” and other effigies that had children scampering off to hide under their mother’s skirt tails or grip daddy’s hand extra hard in fear of being carted off by these “scary” colored figures.
The artist started photographing J’Ouvert in Brooklyn New York because it reminded him of the things that scared him as a boy. This traditional part of Carnival starts around 2:00 in the morning and continues with the colorful costumes, until the Brooklyn Carnival begins at 11 AM, that morning.
Radcliffe Roye has been exhibiting his work since 2001 and has shown in institutions in New York and beyond. He has been awarded fellowships at the New York Foundation, the Open Society Institute Documentary Photography Project, and has had work included in the national travelling exhibition Saturday Night, Sunday Morning curated by Deborah Willis. J’Ouvert: At the Devils Playground is his first exhibition in Atlanta and in the south.
The 2012 National Black Arts Festival is presenting this exhibition as part of their celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Jamaican Independence. The theme for this year’s National Black Arts festival is connecting communities.
About Chastain Arts Center
Chastain Arts Center is one of the oldest community arts center in Atlanta. Its mission has always been to provide a nurturing place where artists of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to create, learn and enjoy. Visit www.ocaatlanta.com for more information.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
EVENT: Dr. Halima Taha / Spelman College Museum of Fine Art / February 19, 2012
Collecting African American Art: A Conversation with Dr. Halima Taha
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Start time: 3:00 pm
End time: 5:00 pm
SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed. D. Academic Center
Atlanta, GA
Map and Directions
Start time: 3:00 pm
End time: 5:00 pm
SPELMAN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF FINE ART
350 Spelman Lane, SW
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed. D. Academic Center
Atlanta, GA
Map and Directions
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
Art enthusiasts and lovers of American art have long considered collecting art a hobby reserved solely for the wealthy. Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas by Halima Taha effectively dispels this misconception. In these pages, lavishly illustrated with almost two hundred works by a wide range of artists, readers will find practical guidelines for becoming an informed collector, including specific criteria for working with dealers. By providing succinct advice on framing, insurance, and tax and estate planning, as well as pointers on how to care for one’s collection, author Halima Taha makes collecting an enjoyable – and affordable – pastime for everyone. Insightful and accessible, it is the first book to define the role of the collector of African American art. During her presentation, Ms. Taha will discuss collecting African American art and how the landscape of art collecting is shifting and new opportunities are opening for collectors. Free and open to the public. Presented by NBAF Department of Education and Public Programs. For more information contact Dr. Collette Hopkins at chopkins@nbaf.org.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
EVENT: Interpretations / Black Visual Art - Past, Present and Future / Atlanta Symphony Hall / July 14, 2011
Ms. Leatrice Ellzy, NBAF Director of Artistic Programming and New Technology gives a personal invitation to Interpretations: Black Visual Art, Past, Present, Future happening 8pm, July 14th at Atlanta Symphony Hall:
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Friday, June 10, 2011
ATLANTA: "Home" Curated by Fahamu Pecou / City Gallery Chastain / June 10 - July 23, 2011
 Location: Chastain Arts Center 135 West Wieuca Road, NW Atlanta, GA |
| Kombo Chapfika, All You Can Eat Buffet (2010), Mixed media on canvas, 16"x20". Courtesy of City Gallery Chastain. |
Atlanta artist Fahamu Pecou puts on his curatorial hat with the exhibition “Home” featuring work by emerging Georgia talent. This exhibition seeks to give a glimpse into the future of the cultural landscape of a region through the work of creative young minds. Featured artists include Kombo Chapfika, Ashley Reid, Terra Coles, Stephen Hayes, and Cosmo Whyte; five promising visual artists whose works are gaining attention in the world of contemporary art within the state. This exhibition will be on view from June 10 until July 23, 2011. The opening reception will be Friday, June 10 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM - - the Artists Talk will be Saturday, July 9 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM. This exhibition and program is co-presented by the National Black Arts Festival.
“As international, national and local politics become more and more the subject of pop culture discourse, I wanted to create an exhibit that presents a new awareness of how politics, education and culture are coming to redefine life in our home state of Georgia” says exhibition organizer Fahamu Pecou. The work in this show will feature new names, new ideas, new approaches and a new sense of the notion of what it means to call Georgia "home".
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| Cosmo Whyte, Well Travelled African. Courtesy of City Gallery Chastain. |
“Home” is co-presented by the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF). NBAF produces year-round educational programming, as well as events presented in collaboration with national and local partners, in addition to the annual summer festival for which the organization is named. This partnership is important to the Chastain Arts Center because we want to expand awareness of our center and what better way to increase visibility than to work with an organization like the NBAF.
About Chastain Arts Center
Chastain Arts Center is one of the oldest community arts center in Atlanta. Its mission has always been to provide a nurturing place where artists of all ages and skill levels are encouraged to create, learn and enjoy. Visit http://www.ocaatlanta.com/ for more information.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
CONTEMPORARY TALKS: William Pope.L / High Museum of Art Atlanta / April 26, 2011
Artist William Pope.L discusses his interdisciplinary works with Artistic Director Stuart Horodner and previews footage from his new film, Reenactor, about Robert E. Lee and the "psycho-geography of the South."
Contemporary Talks is a rare opportunity for Atlanta audiences to hear from some of the most consequential thinkers and doers in the world of art and culture. Hear speakers share insights and experiences about the practical and philosophical issues that shape contemporary architecture, exhibition-making, poetry, and art criticism. ACAC is proud to partner with local arts, culture, and educational institutions to present Contemporary Talks.
Presented in partnership with the High Museum of Art and National Black Arts Festival.
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