Category Archives: Media

African Day

Live

UN Africa Day and the  International Year for People of African Descent 2011 United Nations Headquarters in New York 31 May 2011 from 2 pm to 5 pm Conference Room 2 North Lawn Building “FORGING CLOSER LINKS BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE DIASPORA” The UN hosted Africa … Read More

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MoCADA at Verge Art Fair

MoCADA and The Curatorial Fellows Take Verge Art Brooklyn by Storm From March 3 to March 6, the Curatorial Fellows successfully curated their first space at the Verge Art Brooklyn Fair. The three day event drew local, national, and international artists and galleries to Dumbo. … Read More

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Ontology of Blackness

Ontology of Blackness Notes from Beauty and Fashion: The Black Portrait Symposium One cannot talk about beauty or fashion without discussing the body. The same is true when analyzing black portraiture. The body has become a powerful theoretical sight to explore the intersections of art, … Read More

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PODCAST: Conversation with Nathan Williams

MoCADA Podcast: Conversation with Nathan Williams by MoCADA. Hear Re-Imagining Haiti artist, Nathan Williams speak about his inspiration and practice.

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MoCADA TV: Episode 1

This first episode of MoCADA TV features, Executive Director, Laurie Cumbo; Director of Exhibitions, Kalia Brooks; Director of Education, Ruby Amanze; and Programming Director, Shanté Cozier, discussing MoCADA’s programming and exhibitions.

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Book Reading

Chester Goes to Africa Leyland Hazlewood | Author August 11 | 6:00 PM MoCADA welcomes you and your family to this reading by author Leyland Hazlewood about the tale of Chester, the field mouse who longs for the countryside that had been destroyed for the … Read More

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Travelogues: San Francisco

Travelogues: Day One- MoCADA Curatorial Fellows in San Francisco 6/23/2011 MoCADA’s Curatorial Fellows arrive in San Francisco at 1:30pm. On schedule for afternoon: - Guided tour of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) and meeting with Shiree Dyson, Director of Programs - Guided tour … Read More

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MoCADA TV

MoCADA TV has arrived! The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art has for the past ten years been at the vanguard of contemporary African Diasporan culture. The museum has now partnered with Media MVMT to present the first season of MoCADA TV, a half hour … Read More