Spring Line Up for the Studio Museum in Harlem
The Studio Museum in Harlem comes alive this spring with the installation of seven new exhibitions and artists’ projects. Traveling to the Studio Museum from the MCA Chicago, David Hartt:
African Designers Showcase at Miami Beach Int’l Fashion Week with Nigerian Designer Wumi O
African Fashion has always been hot, however everyone see’s the global appeal of African prints and finds a way to showcase not only the style inspiration This season, Miami International Fashion Week hosted an all African Fashion event featuring Nigerian fashion designer Wumi O.
Baadaye: They Call Me La Lupe Slated for 2013 Release
Lauren Velez, known for her work on HBO’s Dexter and the 90’s Televison show New York Undercover raised the $100,00 plus dollars she needed to make the bio pic of the iconic La Laupe ( learn about her here) .
Arte: The Boom Box
The concept of the BoomBox Exhibition; presented by House of Art Gallery, is to demonstrate the influence of the boombox through various facets from the 70’s-mid 80’s;
African Movie Academy Awards Announce 2013 Nominees
The African Movie Academy Awards Nominees have been announced. The ceremony will take place in Bayelsa, Nigeria on April 20, 2013.
Honorable Mention: Big Freddia Performs at SXSW
Some time ago, the New York Times did an article on the New Orleans based genre of music called Sissy Bounce.
CFI and CANAL + AFRIQUE launch ” Africa Feminine Short Documentary Competition”
Canal France International (CFI) assists, for 24 years, the development and modernization of the media in the South. Africa, in addition to its historical role with televisions, CFI participates in the structuring and building industry programs through support strategy multiplied:
SWANN GALLERIES MARKS THE 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION WITH SCARCE MATERIAL IN THEIR ANNUAL AUCTION OF PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AFRICAN AMERICANA ON MARCH 21
NEW YORK—On Thursday, March 21, Swann Galleries will conduct their 18th annual auction devoted to Printed & Manuscript African Americana, which comprises important historical material related to the African experience in the Americas.
NEW FILM OFFERS INSIDER’S VIEW OF CRISIS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School
An important film on the nation’s educational crisis premieres on PBS this month. The documentary, 180 Days: A Year Inside An American High School, takes an unprecedented look at a learning institution at the epicenter of the nation’s school reform movement and the lives that hang in the balance.