Art of the African Diaspora
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Celebrating the Art and Artist of African Descent
October 1 through October 31, 1998
The Pacific Arts Center Gallery
520 2nd Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
The African Diaspora Maure Celebration includes works by artist
of African descent from:
United States
Zimbabwe
Ethiopia
Kenya
Senegal
South Africa
Nigeria
Malawi
Eritrea
Jamaica
YOU ARE ALSO INVITED to join The Pacific Arts Center Guild for a
Patron and Artist Reception this FRIDAY, October 2, 1998 from
6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pacific Arts Center Gallery. The
internationally renowned sculpture Mr. James Washington will be
in attendance and will discuss his art as well as speak to the
exhibit. There should also be a few copies of the exhibit's
poster available. The poster for the exhibit is Gwendolyn
Knight's 1994 "Diva" serigraph from the Francine Seders Gallery
and was photographed by Eduardo Calderon.
There will be a minimum contribution of $15.00 that goes to a
very worth cause. Please come and join many of the artist, the
Guild, the sponsors and the "Talking Arts" staff for what will be
an evening to remember.
Sponsors include: The King County Arts Commission, Samis
Foundation, Francine Cedars Gallery, Raymond Connell Law Offices,
Mwoyo Arts Art Gallery and Heath Printers.
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2.)
The Third Annual Afternoon-Evening of African and African
American Art
Sunday, October 4, 1998
12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m.
Kline Galland Mansion
1605 17th Avenue (at Madison)
Seattle, WA
Sponsored by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Hampton University
Alumni Association
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3.)
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM presents a number of events this October.
They include the following that might be of interest to "Talking
Arts (e. Version)" readers.
Documents Northwest - Testimonies: Gallery Talk
Thursday, October 1, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.
Alhadeff Gallery (fourth floor)
Artist Barbara Earl Thomas and Ross Palmer Beecher engage in a
lively gallery talk about their work, currently on view on the
fourth floor.
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Another Africa - Photographs by Robert Lyons: Lecture
Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 7:00 p.m.
Nordstrom Lecture Hall
SAM members $4.00, Nonmembers $6.00 and Students $2.00
Author and photographer Robert Lyons explores the complexity,
diversity and human dimension of the continent in his images of
Africa.
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Mummies: Lecture
Saturday, October 31, 1998
Lecture Hall
Dr. Paul LeRoy, professor emeritus of Central Washington
University, presents this first lecture in a series of three
talks on ancient Egypt.
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Seattle Art Museum
100 University Street
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 654-8900
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4.)
EXHIBIT: THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN BERLIN 1887-1967
"Kommen, Gehen, Bleiben: Die Afrikanische Diaspora in Berlin
1887-1967"
(Coming, Leaving, Staying: The African Diaspora in Berlin
1887-1967)
Date: 18 September 1998 to 18 October 1998
Location: Wedding Museum of Local History in Berlin, Germany
Research, Text, Concept: Paulette Reed-Anderson, M.A.
Supported by:
Bezirksamt Wedding (District of Wedding, Berlin), Heimatmuseum
Wedding
(Wedding Museum of Local History), Ausländerbeauftragte Wedding
(Wedding
Commissioner for Foreigners' Affairs), Volkshochschule Wedding
(Wedding
Center of Adult Eduction)
The opening of the exhibit "Kommen, Gehen, Bleiben: Die
Afrikanische Diaspora in Berlin 1887-1967" (Coming, Leaving,
Staying: The African Diaspora in Berlin 1887-1967) on 18
September 1998 was attended by over 100 invited guests. These
included Prince Bell of Cameroon, numerous representatives of the
African Diaspora community, the Mayor of Wedding-Berlin, members
of the Wedding District Council, representatives of the major
political parties and Prof. Dr. Margaret Hampton of Earlham
College, Indiana.
The African Diaspora as an aspect of German history is being
presented to the general public in an exhibit for the first time.
The exhibit objects include documents from government archives,
newspaper articles and photographs. The focus of the exhibit is
on selected individuals who made a significant contribution to
the development of the African Diaspora in Berlin. This diverse
group includes African-Americans such as the activist W.E.B. Du
Bois (1868-1963) and the actor Louis Winston Douglas (1889-1939).
Until the 1980s, the history of the African Diaspora in Berlin
had been neglected, forgotten or simply ignored. The African
Diaspora in Berlin developed in the course of German overseas
colonial expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The
small but highly visible Black community flourished during the
period of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933). The Black community
was all but destroyed by the radical racial policies of the Nazi
dictatorship. The exhibit traces the history up to the late 1960s
and the re-emergence of the African Diaspora community in Berlin.
The exhibit is based on the extensive research carried out by the
African-American historian Paulette Reed-Anderson. She was born
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1945. Ms. Reed-Anderson has
degrees in Modern History from San Jose State University, San
Jose, CA and the Technical University Berlin, Germany. She has
lived in Berlin since the early 1980s.
Selected publications:
"Eine Geschichte von mehr als 100 Jahren: Die Anfänge der
Africanischen Diaspora in Berlin" (The Beginning of the African
Diaspora in Berlin). Die Ausländerbeauftragte des Berliner
Senats (Commissioner for Foreigners' Affairs): Berlin, 1995.
"Metropole, Menschen, Nahaufnahme: Afrikaner in Berlin"
(Metropole, People, Close-Up: Africans in Berlin). Die
Ausländerbeauftragte des Senats (Commissioner for Foreigners'
Affairs): Berlin, 1997.
Other:
Researcher: documentary film "Black Survivors of the Holocaust".
Afro Wisdom Films Ltd.: London, October 1997.
Contact information:
Paulette Reed-Anderson, M.A.
Tel./Fax: (+49-30) 624-8460
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Talking Arts is a publication of the African Arts Council of the
Seattle Art Museum. This electronic version (e. version) of the
events calendar is sent out periodically. If you have an event
concerning the Arts, you can forward a short description to the
African Arts Council at aaa...@ix.netcom.com.
The African Arts Council of the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) was
formed in 1989 to explore traditional and contemporary visual and
performing arts, literature and films of Africa and its Diaspora.
Membership in the Council is open to all members of the Seattle
Art Museum. Contact the Council Offices for more information at
(206) 654-3119.