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The National Black Arts Festival will showcase many artists from the African Diaspora. Enjoy the best in artist markets, gallery crawls, music, leisure, theater and film.
2011 Festival Highlights
Legends Celebration: The O’Jays
Sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company
The O’Jays are honored as the 2011 Legends. After a string of hits over more than 50 years, the O’Jays give the world one of the most anticipated performances of their career.
July 15, 2011, 8:00 PM, Atlanta Symphony Hall
Interpretations: Black Visual Art – Past, Present, Future
Sponsored by Bank of America
Interpretations: Black Visual Art – Past, Present and Future remembers Romare Bearden on the 100th Anniversary of his birth and honors master artists; Elizabeth Catlett, Samella Lewis, Betye Saar, Richard Mayhew, Thornton Dial and David Driskell. July 14, 2011, 8:00 PM, Symphony Hall
DanceAfrica Atlanta!
Sponsored by Macy’s, Chevron and South Arts
NBAF presents DanceAfrica Atlanta! Curated by Chuck Davis, Founder and Artistic Director of the African American Dance Ensemble. DanceAfrica is a celebration of the movement, spirit and energy of cultures of Africa and the African Diaspora. Features Lesolés Dance Project, Vincent Mantsoe, Giwayen Mata and Diali Keba Cissohko.
July 16 &17, 2010, Saturday, 8:00 PM, Sun 3 PM, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University
SNEAK PEEK SCREENING - FunkJazz Kafé: Diary Of A Decade
Diary of a Decade is a full-length documentary film on the FunkJazz Kafé, a music and arts movement born of Atlanta’s diverse musical heritage. Directed by Jason Orr.
Wednesday, July 13, 7:00 PM Red Carpet and Doors
PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL AT THE NATIONAL BLACK ARTS FESTIVAL
The National Black Arts Festival welcomes the curatorial expertise of long-time partners, the Pan African Film Festival again this year to present a diverse slate of films from throughout the African Diaspora. The Pan African Film Festival presents the most provocative films created by filmmakers of color throughout Africa and the African Diaspora.
July 13 & July 14, Wednesday, 10 AM – 6:30 PM; Thursday, 2:30 AM – 9:00 PM. Rialto Center for the Arts
Brunch and Gallery Tour with Radcliffe Bailey (sold out)
Join NBAF at Table 1280 for an intimate lunch conversation with Radcliffe Bailey prior to touring his exhibition Memory as Medicine at the High Museum of Art.
July 17, 2011, 1:00 PM, Table 1280, Woodruff Arts Center
NBAF Gala: A Gathering of Colors- Salute to the Silver Screen (sold out)
Sponsored by The Coca Cola Company and UPS
Discover why Atlanta is dubbed the “Hollywood of the South” as you stroll down memory lane at NBAF’s 2011 Gala: A Salute to the Silver Screen which pays homage to the achievements to African Americans in the film industry.
July 16th, 7 p.m. July 16, 2010, 7:00 PM, Ritz-Carlton Buckhead
International Marketplace at Centennial Olympic Park
Sponsored by American Family Insurance
From paintings, beautifully woven fabrics and clothing to skillfully handcrafted jewelry and wood carved sculptures, artists from around the world showcase their best in the Marketplace. Features: Publix Healthy Cooking Pavilion, African Ancestry, Senegalese Village and Ghanaian Trade Fair.
July 14-July 17. Thurs 5 PM-9 PM, Fri-Sat 10 AM-9 PM, Sun 12 PM-8 PM, Centennial Olympic Park
The Main Stage at Centennial Olympic Park
Three days of jazz, reggae, blues, soul and African rhythms! Featuring Orquesta Macuba, Rio Negro, Ras Kofi, Frankie’s Blues Mission, Chicago Bob Nelson, Sandra Hall The Empress of the Blues, Donnie, Julie Dexter, The Chronicle, Tribute to Gil Scott Heron, Kathleen Bertrand, Gregory Porter and Omar Sosa. The full line up is available at NBAF.org.
July 15-July 17, Fri 5 PM-9 PM, Sat 12 PM- 9 PM, Sun 12 PM-8 PM., Centennial Olympic Park
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at Ebenezer
The National Black Arts Festival and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra continue their annual partnership to present a community concert at Ebenezer Baptist Church on historic Auburn Avenue.
July 17, 2010, 7 PM, Ebenezer Baptist Church
Visual Arts Highlights
ACA Gallery of SCAD – Trenton Doyle Hancock – We Done All We Could and None Of It’s Good
Avisca Fine Art – Works on Paper: Freddie Styles and Lynn Marshall Linnemeier Catherine Kelleghan Gallery – A Diversity of Colors, Group Show
Chastain Arts Center – Home, curated by Fahamu Pecou
Gems of Africa Gallery – Contemporary Africa
Hagedorn Gallery – True Hip Hop – Mike Schreiber
Hagedorn Gallery – John Florio
Hammonds House Museum – Equal Rights: The Art of Michael D. Harris High Museum of Art – Memory as Medicine – Radcliffe Bailey
Mercer University – Lynn Linnemeier: Douglass’ Douglasville: A Journey Project
Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University – Susan J. Ross, Sankofa
Zucot Gallery/Premier Art – Views, Moods, Attitudes: Life Perspectives from Acclaimed Atlanta Artists
Times and dates vary
The Publix Healthy Cooking Pavilion at Centennial Park
Sponsored by Publix
Get on the right track to a healthier and happier you by participating in healthy cooking demonstrations, tastings and learning new cooking ideas at the Healthy Cooking Pavilion sponsored by Publix.
July 14-July 17, 2011 Thursday, 6 PM-8 PM, Fri-Sat 12 PM-8 PM, Sun 12 PM-6 PM, Centennial Olympic Park
Children’s Education Village
This year’s Children's Education Village features five distinct destinations with a variety of hands on experiences designed for children aged 5-12: The Boyhood Home of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.(Growing the Dream); an African hands-on village (Destination Afrika); an urban ecological experience for children (Black and Green!); Partners’ Row featuring the best of Atlanta for children; and the Family Stage.
Friday, July 15, 10 AM – 4 PM, Camps and Groups by Reservation Only (Pre-registration is required). Family Days - Saturday, July 16, Noon – 4 PM, Sunday, July 17, Noon - 4 PM, Centennial Olympic Park
NBAF in the Community
NBAF in the Community showcases local talent to children, families, seniors and other Fulton County Residents. Artists include the James Patterson Sextet, Río Negro, Kuumba Storytellers, Kevin Spears and Marcus Hopkins-Turner. More information is available at NBAF.org.
Monday – Saturday, July 6-9, 2011
Jazz Around Town
Jazz at the Southwest Arts Center featuring Avery Sunshine.
Monday, July 11 at 7:30 pm, Southwest Arts Center
Dance Master Class
Atlanta area dancers participate in a Community Master Dance Class with choreographers Vincent Mantsoe and Lesolé Maine. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited and reserved on a first –come-first-served basis.
Saturday, July 15, 2011, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM, Ballethnic Dance Studio
Coretta Scott King Book Fair: Beautiful Blackbird
Presented in partnership with the Children's Department of the Atlanta Fulton Public Library System
Event includes storytelling, hands on activities, and youth workshops. This year’s featured award winning author is Ashley Bryan. The featured award winning illustrator is Bryan Collier. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards honor Mrs. King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood. Children presenting a public library card can select a FREE Coretta Scott King Award-winning book. This event is Free, but reservations are required, please call 404 224-3464.
Wednesday, July 6, 2010, 10 AM- 2 PM, Atlanta Fulton County Public Library- Children’s Department, One Margaret Mitchell Square
NBAF Summer Institute
World renowned artists and scholars provide participants with an up-close and personal experience with art and culture which is supported by a selection of performances and gallery tours. Conducted in partnership with the Hammonds House Museum, will guide participants through the Contemporary Arts of the African Diaspora. Pre-registration is required, register at NBAF.org.
July 12-16, 2010, 9 AM-12 PM, Hammonds House Galleries
The Life and Times of Congressman Robert Smalls” Exhibition and Educator Workshop
Presented in Partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library and Museum
Traveling exhibition includes visual displays, three-dimensional artifacts, pictures and other memorabilia of Civil War hero, Robert Smalls, his life and his family.
July 5, 2011 – September 19, 2011, Auburn Avenue Research Library. Conducted in partnership with Auburn Avenue Research Library.
First Glance: Fresh Perspectives from Young Artists
Sponsored by Turner Voices, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
High school students compete against one another to win the top prize in spoken word, visual arts and film. Who will take home the honors? Come out and see for yourself.
July 14, 2011, 12:00 PM, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University.
Race, Diversity & Performance Series: The Conversations
African American Art in the 21st Century with Halima Taha and Michael Harris
A conversation between Halima Taha, author of “Collecting African American Art: Works on Canvas and Paper” and visual artist Michael Harris, about African American Visual Art in the 21st century. Facilitated by visual arts curator Karen Comer Lowe.
Wednesday, July 13, 2010, Hammonds House, 1 PM
Race, Diversity and Performance: African American Music in the 21st Century
Join Dr. Dwight Andrews as he considers the challenges and the possibilities of African American Music in the 21st Century.
Wednesday, July 13, 2011, 4 p.m, Hammonds House Museum
The O’Jays: In Context
Dr. Portia K. Maultsby, Professor of Ethnomusicology at Indiana University explores the music of The O’Jays and contextualizes this legendary musical phenomenon.
Thursday, July 14, 2011, 1 PM, Hammonds House Museum
African Americans and the African Renaissance: A Forum on the 3rd World Festival of Black Arts and Culture, Dakar, Senegal, 2010
Reports from the 3rd edition of the World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures in Dakar, Senegal where thousands of people from Africa and the Black Diaspora engaged a new vision of the African Diaspora.
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 10 AM, Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American
Three Sistahs
Presented in Partnership with Horizon Theatre Company
This blues & pop musical set in 1969 is about three who gather for the third year in a row for a funeral. When they return to pack up the family home, sparks fly as they share wine, memories, dreams and secrets. Story by Janet Pryce, Book & Lyrics by Thomas W. Jones II, Music by William Hubbard, Directed by Thomas W. Jones II.
July 15 – August 28, Wed-Fri 8 PM, Sat 3 PM & 8:30 PM, Sun 5 PM, Horizon Theatre Company
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The 2010 National Black Arts Festival will showcase more than 1,000 artists from the African Diaspora. Enjoy artist markets, gallery crawls, music, literature, theater and film at this four-day festival. Can't decide which events to attend? Shamiah Byrd and Nicole Vacarella helped narrow down the pickings.
Dance
PHILADANCO (pictured above)
Join NBAF at the Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University, as they help celebrate Philadanco’s 40th anniversary. The evening’s program will feature the work of four choreographers and music by George Clinton.
July 15 & 17
Rialto Center for the Performing Arts
Education
Coretta Scott King Awards Book Fair
The Coretta Scott King Book Award has honored 113 authors and illustrators over the past 40 years and is presented in partnership with the Children's Department of the Atlanta Fulton Public Library System. The fair never disappoints.
July 14
Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library- Children’s Department
Children’s Education Village: More Than Words: Camps and Groups
Based on the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "Growing the Dream" features a child-sized replica of King’s historic boyhood home. Children and adults are welcome to tour the home and to participate in social events based on 12 core themes which are derived from the speeches and writings of and about Dr. King. The themes range from peace, justice to growth and dreams.
July 16 – July 18
Centennial Olympic Park; free
Gala
2010 NBAF Gala: A Gathering of Colors
The 2010 NBAF Gala is going back to a bygone era with a "Stormy's Supper Club" theme in the Grand Atrium of the beautifully restored 200 Peachtree. Black tie for the gentlemen and formal evening gowns for the women, or late 1920'-30's period attire is requested.
July 17
200 Peachtree ST; $300/individual
Visual Arts
Sandler Hudson Gallery: Girls, Grills and Guns
Visit the exhibition where Sheila Pree Bright will display photographs from her “Plastic Bodies,” Gold Rush,” and “Guns” series. Her photographs will examine the intersection of male and female beauty standards for people of color and takes a look at young African American culture in America.
July 15-August 14
Sandler Hudson Gallery; free
Hammonds House Museum and Resource center of African American Art: Louis Delsarte
Emerge into the experiences and imagination of Louis Delsarte as he displays his figurative paintings of dream-like compositions. Lewis became part of the art scene more than 35 years ago as a painter and continues to live up as one of the leading artist in the region.
July 15-September 12
Hammonds House Museum and Resource Center of African American Art; free
Avisca Fine Art Gallery Two-Person Exhibition by April Harrison and Zoya Taylor
The Fine Art Gallery Two-Person Exhibition guides participants as they explore the best of both worlds. April Harrison and Zoya Taylor share their superb paintings as visitors take a look at Zoya’s self-taught images and April’s rich textures and dimensions.
July 15
Avisca Fine Art Gallery Two-Person Exhibition; free
International Marketplace
Join Artisans from around the world as they showcase their best merchandise in this marketplace. From beautifully woven fabrics and clothing to skillfully handcrafted jewelry, wood carved sculptures and supple leather goods, there will be great finds for serious collectors and those who are seriously into retail therapy.
July 15
International Marketplace; free
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery Represent: Imaging African American Culture in Contemporary Art
Represent: Imaging African American Culture in Contemporary Art, is a group photography exhibition dealing with the roots of black culture and thus personality identity. Browse through the bold, nearly abstract images of the traditional, ceremonial hairstyles of Nigeria by Ojeikere.
July 16-September 3
Hagedorn Foundation Gallery Represent; free
Music
Body and Soul with Wycliffe Gordon
Enjoy the sounds of Wycliffe Gordon, the trombonist, as he performs his original score to Oscar Micheaux’s 1925 film, Body and Soul along with 16-piece big band. Gordon provides a rich musical tapestry for the film which not only highlights his talent as composer and performer, but also contextualizes Micheaux’s genius and innovation as a filmmaker.
July 14
Rialto Center for the Performing Arts; $44-$25
Brazil Fest Concert: The Best of Brazil
Experience music that American jazz legends already know as the astounding Ivan Lins headlines an evening of the Best of Brazilian music. Accompanying Ivan, Marcia Bittencourt, a Bossa singer, an Afro Brazilian percussion group Olodum, and Brazilian modern Ballet group Bale de Cidade.
July 15
Atlanta Symphony Hall; $25-$65
To Curtis with Love
NBAF is thrilled to pay tribute to the music and legacy of Curtis Mayfield with To Curtis with Love, a 2010 Legends Celebration. Ten years after his death his music continues to inspire audiences, influence artists. Join the Impressions, Eddie Levert, Van Hunt, Frank McComb, Dionne Farris and Joi Gilliam as they reminisce through the Curtis Mayfield songbook.
July 16
Atlanta Symphony Hall, $65-$25
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The National Black Arts Festival and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra prolong their annual partnership to present a community concert at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The concert features young musicians from the ASO Talent Development Program and the Detroit based Sphinx Competition. Both Sphinx and ASO nurture talent in black and Latino communities in the classical music genre.
July 18
Ebenezer Baptist Church; free
For a complete listing of NBAF events visit nbaf.org.
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