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Press Release: 01/16/08 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/OPPORTUNITY FOR COVERAGE TO: All News Directors Press Contacts:
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COMMUNITY FOLK ART CENTER OPENS: "AfriCOBRA: Liberated Images" February 2nd - April 5, 2008 Artist Panel Discussion: CFAC Annual Gala with Artist Reception: February 2, 7:00-10:00 p.m. Admission to exhibition and lecture is free; metered parking on adjacent streets, paid parking in nearby lots; convenient to Centro, Connective Corridor and SU campus bus routes. "CFAC Hosts Exhibition Recognizing Forty Years of AfriCOBRA Collective" Syracuse, NY - The Community Folk Art Center, 805 East Genesee Street in Syracuse, is opening a new exhibition celebrating forty years of the AfriCOBRA Artist Collective. AfriCOBRA: Liberated Images will feature works by ten members of the collective. The exhibition will be on view from February 2nd through April 5th, 2008. Regular Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. AfriCOBRA (“African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists”) began in Chicago in 1968 as a group of visual, performing, and literary artists who sought to capture the vibrancy and spirit of African American urban life through elements found in traditional African art. Through the years, the group has continued to add new members. Exhibiting artists in AfriCOBRA: Liberated Images include: Akili Ron Anderson, Kevin Cole, Adger Cowans, Murry DePillars, Jeff Donaldson (1932-2004), Michael D. Harris, Napoleon Jones-Henderson, James Phillips, Frank Smith and Nelson Stevens. Jones-Henderson, who is a founding member of the group, serves as exhibition administrator for AfriCOBRA. The exhibition features recent works in a variety of two-and-three-dimensional media. There will be a panel discussion with the AfriCOBRA artists on February 2nd from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. at CFAC. The panel discussion is free and open to the public. The official opening reception for the exhibition will be during the Community Folk Art Center's Third Annual Gala Celebration, entitled AfriCOBRA Experience, on February 2nd from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at CFAC. Several of the AfriCOBRA artists will be in attendance. Entertainment will be provided by reggae group Selah Vibe, with an opening performance by dancers from CFAC's Kuumba project. Caribbean cuisine will be featured, with food by Jerk Hut and beverages by Valarie Escoffrey. Admission is $50.00 per person, with tickets available at CFAC. For more information about the exhibition, panel discussion and Gala Celebration, please call the Community Folk Art Center at 442-2230 or e-mail cfac@syr.edu. The Community Folk Art Center is a program of the Department of African American Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University. |
The Community Folk Art Center is a program of the African American Studies Department in the College of Arts & Sciences at Syracuse University and |
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