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MoCADA Abolition House on Governors Island

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05may(may 5)12:00 pm29oct(oct 29)6:00 pmExhibition | M'Dear: The Black MaternalAn exhibition honoring the power of the Black Maternal spirit

Event Details

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

Location

MoCADA Abolition House on Governors Island

01oct12:00 pm6:15 pmAfrican Film Festival's 16th Annual Family DayA day of fun and celebration for you and yours!

Event Details

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