Past Public Programs and Events:

AfriCOBRA: Liberated Images

Artist Panel Discussion: February 2, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

CFAC Annual Gala with Artist Reception: February 2, 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Keepin’ It Reel! ‘08

CFAC Cinematic Festival Celebrating Hip Hop

February 14-17, 2008

Faith Ringgold: Story Quilts & Children's Books

Saturday, September 8th, 2007
3 pm @ Watson Theater
(316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse / NY)

Program will include slides & lecture, followed by Q & A. Book signing afterward.

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Tickets can also be purchased at the CFAC office
Tuesday - Saturday from 12 - 4 pm.

CFAC Cinema Thursday:
June 14, 7:00 p.m.

Been Rich All My Life

CFAC will continue its Cinema Thursday Series with a screening of the film Been Rich All My Life. The film, directed by Heather Lyn MacDonald, tells the story of the Silver Belles, a troupe of women tap dancers, ages eighty-four to ninety-six. The women met in the 1930's as chorus dancers at the Apollo and the Cotton Club. When the Big Band era ended, the women went into other work. They regrouped in 1985 and are still performing regularly. Admission for the film is $5.00 for adults, $3.00 for students and $1.00 for ages three and under.

Bag-It: Works By Lori Crawford
Artist Reception and Gallery Talk:
June 16, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m

Bag-It: Works By Lori Crawford" is based on the "Brown Paper Bag Test," which dealt with the complexion of one's skin and whether it was lighter or darker than a brown paper bag. The works in the exhibition speak of the biases faced by each of the artist's subjects. The works offer a strong commentary on issues of prejudice faced every day in our modern society.

Illuminate the Arts Winter Break Camp Photo Show

This show contains photographs taken during the Illuminate the Arts Winter Break Camp at the Community Folk Art Center in February 2007. The portraits are of participants in the camp.

Artist reception and gallery talk Saturday, June 16th, 2007 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Beyond Boundaries Auction
May 19th from 2 pm - 4 pm

The Fathers' Project: Ellen Blalock
Artist Reception and Gallery Talk:
June 2, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 p.m

35th Annual Teenage Competitive Art Exhibition
Artist Reception and Awards Presentation: May 5, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Onondaga Dance Institute fundraiser : April 22, 2007 3:00-6:00 pm.

Empty Bowls a fundraiser for the Interreligious Food Consortium: April 21, 20071:00 - 6:00 pm

Willie Williams: This exhibition features photographs of Underground Railroad sites. The exhibition is held in conjunction with a simultaneous exhibition at Light Work. January 16 - March 8, 2007

Soul of Syracuse: Folk Arts and Traditional Dances
Featuring: Burmese People of Syracuse, Sudanese Didinga of St. Vincent de Paul Church, Ahiska Turks from Russia March 31,2007 2:00 - 4:00 p.m

Dodji Koudakpo: An African Experiences
Artist Reception: March 24, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m

"Illuminate The Arts*" Winter Break Camp: February 19th thru February 23rd 2007
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Weaving A Legacy:  Perspectives on Civil Rights
(a workshop series, Feb. 10, Feb. 17 and Feb. 24, 2007)
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World premiere performance of The New Syracuse Quintet.
Saturday, February 3, 2007 from 7:00 to 11:00 PM.
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CFAC Anniversary Celebration: February , 2007

CFAC Cinema Thursday: February 1,2007 7:00 p.m.

Pride and Perseverance: Civil Rights Paintings by Charly Palmer
Artist Reception and Gallery Talk: January 20, 2007 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Three Brothers: The Art of Oren Lyons, Rick Hill and Tracy Thomas
Artist Reception: December 9, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Artist Workshop: December 16, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

CFAC Cinema Thursday: December 14, 7:00 p.m.

The Heart Gallery
Artist Reception: November 4, 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Artist Panel Discussion: November 18, 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 12th

Artist Talk Featuring:
Filmmaker & Scholar Yvonne Welbon

7pm
Sisters in Cinema
Yvonne Welbon
This film traces the careers of inspiring African American women filmmakers from the early part of the 20th century to today. As the first documentary of its kind, Sisters in Cinema creates a strong visual history of the contributions of African American women to the film industry. Please join us for a post screening conversation with filmmaker Yvonne Welbon.

Friday, October 13th

7pm
Short Film Showcase
Please join us as we screen a number of short films and experimental video art by cutting edge filmmakers.

9pm
Breakin In: The Making of a Hip Hop Dancer
Elizabeth St. Philip
This edgy documentary follows three young Black women as they compete for roles in hip hop music videos. Through their eyes we see how this world has impacted their personal values, their career ambitions and their concepts of beauty and self-image.

Saturday, October 14th
Children's Hands-On Workshop & Film Screening

2pm
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Bernadine Connelly
Illustrated by Yvonne Buchanan
This illustrated story is about Peg Leg Joe and a brave group of enslaved children who follow the drinking gourd north to freedom on the Underground Railroad. Please stay for children's hands-on workshop with Follow the Drinking Gourd Illustrator Yvonne Buchanan

5pm
Flag Wars
Linda Goode Bryant
Flag Wars is a stark look inside the conflicts that surface when Black working-class families are faced with an influx of White gay homebuyers to their Columbus, Ohio neighborhood. Filmed over four years, Flag Wars' "as-it-is-happening" verite style captures the raw emotions and blunt honesty of unguarded moments as tensions mount between neighbors.

7pm
Sisters in Law
Florence Ayisi, Kim Longinotto
In the town of Kumba, Cameroon, there have been no convictions in spousal abuse cases for 17 years. But two women determined to change their community are making progress that could change the world. This fascinating, often hilarious doc follows the work of State Prosecutor Vera Ngassa and Court President Beatrice Ntuba as they help women fight often-difficult cases of abuse, despite pressures from family and their community to remain silent.

Admission: $5.00 general admission / $3.00 students / $1.00 12 and underFor more information please call: 442-2230 or email us: cfac@syr.edu

The Community Folk Art Center is a program of the African American Studies Department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University and
is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts.
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