MoCADA Abolition House on Governors Island
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M’Dear: The Black Maternal is a multimedia exhibition featuring a wide breadth of rising women-identified artists whose works, which include paintings, photography, textile art, video, audio/oral pieces, and installations,
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M’Dear: The Black Maternal is a multimedia exhibition featuring a wide breadth of rising women-identified artists whose works, which include paintings, photography, textile art, video, audio/oral pieces, and installations, honor the power of the great Mother—the Matriarch—the ever-present Black maternal principle centered prominently throughout the African diaspora.
ON VIEW: May 5 – October 29, 2023
TIME: Friday – Sunday only, 12-5pm
LOCATION: MoCADA Abolition House, Governors Island
Presented by The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA). Made possible thanks to generous gifts from The Ford Foundation, Council member Marte, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.
Learn more, HERE.
Time
May 5 (Friday) 12:00 pm - October 29 (Sunday) 6:00 pm
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MoCADA Abolition House on Governors Island
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African Film Festival’s annual Family Day Celebration is back for its 16th edition! Family members of all ages are invited out for an enchanting day of free activities including storytelling, double-dutch,
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African Film Festival’s annual Family Day Celebration is back for its 16th edition! Family members of all ages are invited out for an enchanting day of free activities including storytelling, double-dutch, dance and drum workshops led by world-renowned instructors, arts and crafts, and a selection of short films, all celebrating Africa and the diaspora.
WHEN: Sunday, October 1, 2023
TIME: 12-6:15 pm
LOCATION: MoCADA Abolition House, Governors Island
ACTIVITIES
12:00pm to 3:00pm: Needle Arts Workshop with Michelle Bishop & Harlem Needle Arts
12:00pm to 6:00pm: Multi-Ethnic Fusion Cuisine with Fauzia’s Heavenly Delights
1:00pm to 5:00pm: Selected Short Films inside MoCADA Abolition House
1:30pm to 4:00pm: Storytelling & Double Dutch with Malika Lee Whitney
2:00pm to 3:15pm: Afro-Brazilian Dance Class with Quenia Ribeiro & Grupo Ribeiro
3:30pm to 4:45pm: Senegalese Sabar Dance Class with Babacar M’baye & Sing Sing Rhythm
5:00pm to 6:15pm: Guinean Dance Class : with Maguette Camara & Les Merveilles de Guinea
Learn more, HERE.
Time
(Sunday) 12:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Location
MoCADA Abolition House on Governors Island