Institute of African American Affairs New York University 41 East 11th Street, 7th floor (between University Place & Broadway)
Penny Siopis, Associate Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Witwatersrand, is one of South Africa's most renowned visual artists. Siopis will discuss recent art practices in South Africa that mix local cultural content with wider concerns of contemporary artistic expression.
Time Lines: New Perspectives on African Art
Time Lines presents fresh perspectives on the arts of Africa by some of the foremost scholars and artists working today. In these five programs the audience will discover antiquities from Nigeria, contemporary video art from South Africa, photography from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Malian masquerade, and sculpture by Nigerian-born artist Nnenna Okore.
Time Lines is supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. Image: Pinky Pinky Blue Eyes by Penny Siopis.
Conversations with a Continent: Kenya
November 5, 2008
7:00pm-9:00pm
Location: 92nd Street Y at 1395 Lexington Avenue, Warburg Hall
Now in its second year at the 92nd Street Y, Conversations with a Continent addresses contemporary life in Africa. Each program focuses on a different country and brings leaders from academia, politics, the arts and business into a conversation in a casual setting. Audience participation inspires enlightened commentary and lively debate among experts and moderators.
The Republic of Kenya, though known for animals and tourism, is a varied land, the most economically developed of East Africa. Kenya's political problems have been in the news as a result of the disputed election. More than 40 ethnic groups reside in Kenya with the largest group being the Kikuyu people and the next most important the Luo. Join us this week with unique views of Kenya through the eyes of John Kiarie Wa'Njogu, Lector of Kiswahili at Yale University, Jacqueline M. Klopp, Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and Serah Shani, Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology and Education at Columbia University.
Series Subscription: $200
Each Session: $25/$20 for Museum for African Art members
Please visit the 92nd Street Y's website (http://africanart.bounceaccount.com/12all/lt/t_go.php?i=27&e=MjEwMTQ=&l=-http--www.92y.org) to purchase tickets. Members, please call 212-415-5500 to order.
Conversations with a Continent is co-sponsored by the Museum for African Art and the 92nd Street Y. Conversations with a Continent is supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Image: Flag of Kenya.
Mitsui Family Day: Introduction to West African Drumming and Dancing: Part I
November 1, 200812:00pm - 2:00pm
PMT Dance Studio, 69 West 14th Street
November 1, 200812:00pm - 2:00pm
PMT Dance Studio, 69 West 14th Street
A two session course (Part II Dec. 6) taught by dance instructor Maia McKinney and accompanist Michael Wimberly. Appropriate for dancers of all ages and experience levels!
All Family Days are FREE to the public, thanks to the generosity of Mitsui USA. Image: MfAA dancing workshop.
Email education@africanart.org to pre-register today!
