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DWYER CULTURAL CENTER UNVEILS HARLEM IS…THEATER AND WEUSI REVISITED: 2010
DWYER CULTURAL CENTER UNVEILS HARLEM IS…THEATER AND WEUSI REVISITED: 2010
TWO GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITS ON HARLEM’S BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
February 17 – September 3
In honor of Black History Month, Community Works presents two new exhibits, harlem is…Theater and Weusi Revisited: 2010 that celebrate and build upon Harlem’s rich tradition in both theater and art. Hosted by the Dwyer Cultural Center, (253 St. Nicholas Avenue; entrance on 123rd Street) three interactive public dialogues with key luminaries will also compliment the exhibits and explore the evolution and intricate history of Harlem’s Black Arts Movement.
A public art and education program of Community Works, harlem is…THEATER (February 17 – September 3) celebrates the rich legacy of Harlem’s theater movement from the founding of the African Grove Theatre in 1821 to Harlem’s Black Arts Movement to the present. The exhibit includes stunning portraits, rare audio clips, video montages and student reflections on the power of theater in Harlem. In conjunction with the exhibition, visitors will view the harlem is…THEATER documentary, directed by Oscar-nominated songwriter, Professor Jamal Joseph, which contains rare archival footage chronicling decades of Harlem’s theater heritage and contemporary legacy keepers.
Complimenting harlem is…THEATER is part one of the stunning visual arts exhibit, Weusi Revisited: 2010 (February 17 – September 3). Weusi, a Swahili word meaning blackness, is a distinguished collective of artists established in Harlem in 1965 against the backdrop of the Black Arts Movement. Considered the progenitors of the Movement, the members of the Weusi Artist Collective were among some of the first artists in America to make African imagery a central part of their work. With in-depth artist interviews and video footage, the groundbreaking multi-media exhibit explores the group’s seminal contributions to a historically fertile period in our nation’s artistic, cultural and political landscape. Weusi Revisited: 2010 illuminates the aesthetic and social impact these artists continue to have individually and collectively.
Organized by David Lackey of Whirlwind Creative, in association with the members of the Weusi Artist Collective, Weusi Revisited: 2010 features work by artists Abdullah Aziz, Ché Baraka, David Byer-Tyre, Kay Brown, Perry Cannon, Stanwyck Cromwell, Robert Daniels, Ogundipe Fayomi, Gaylord Hassan, M L J Johnson, Niiahene La Mettle-Nundoo, Dindga McCannon, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Okoe Pyatt, Taiwo Shabazz and Emmett Wigglesworth. Weusi Revisited: 2010 is presented by Community Works and supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
In addition to the two exhibits, the Dwyer will host a cadre of public symposiums, gallery talks by Weusi artists, workshops, and documentary screenings that delve into the Black Arts Movement’s legacy and its historical and modern cultural significance in Harlem and beyond. The series of three public symposiums will focus on the development of Harlem’s theatrical tradition during the Black Arts Movement, the impact and innovation of the Weusi Artist Collective, and the relationship between the Weusi Collective and the theater movement in Harlem. Invited participants include Peter A. Bailey, Amiri Baraka, Danny Dawson, Deborah Willis, Ademola Olugebefola, Woodie King, Jr., Roscoe Orman, Voza Rivers, Garland Lee Thompson, Abdullah Aziz, Otto Neals, M L J Johnson, and Emmett Wigglesworth. The three public symposiums will be held throughout the spring in February, March, and April.
These public programs, in conjunction with the exhibits, will spark enthusiastic and intergenerational dialogue on the importance of an historic period in Black history and culture. They are made possible with the generous aid of the New York Council for the Humanities with additional support from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
harlem is…THEATRE and Weusi Revisited: 2010 are part of harlem is…,an award-winning public art series chronicling Harlem’s evolution over the past 100+ years. Both exhibits open on February 17th. Admission to the Dwyer Cultural Center is free. Visitors receive a poster with a suggested donation of $5. For more information, please contact the Dwyer at 212-222-3060 or visit www.dwyercc.org.
The Dwyer Cultural Center is a partnership between Community Works and International Communications Association:
Community Works (CW) is an award-winning 20-year old nonprofit arts organization dedicated to building bridges between diverse cultures and neighborhoods, enriching the arts curricula in public schools, and extending the benefits of the arts to underserved populations. Founded by Barbara Horowitz in 1990, CW began as a small grassroots organization and is now active in every borough of the city, serving more than 350,000 people a year. A pioneer in arts education and community learning, its signature program model Making a Difference was the impetus for the award winning harlem is…series, which has come full circle to find a permanent home at the Dwyer Cultural Center.
TWO GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITS ON HARLEM’S BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
February 17 – September 3
In honor of Black History Month, Community Works presents two new exhibits, harlem is…Theater and Weusi Revisited: 2010 that celebrate and build upon Harlem’s rich tradition in both theater and art. Hosted by the Dwyer Cultural Center, (253 St. Nicholas Avenue; entrance on 123rd Street) three interactive public dialogues with key luminaries will also compliment the exhibits and explore the evolution and intricate history of Harlem’s Black Arts Movement.
A public art and education program of Community Works, harlem is…THEATER (February 17 – September 3) celebrates the rich legacy of Harlem’s theater movement from the founding of the African Grove Theatre in 1821 to Harlem’s Black Arts Movement to the present. The exhibit includes stunning portraits, rare audio clips, video montages and student reflections on the power of theater in Harlem. In conjunction with the exhibition, visitors will view the harlem is…THEATER documentary, directed by Oscar-nominated songwriter, Professor Jamal Joseph, which contains rare archival footage chronicling decades of Harlem’s theater heritage and contemporary legacy keepers.
Complimenting harlem is…THEATER is part one of the stunning visual arts exhibit, Weusi Revisited: 2010 (February 17 – September 3). Weusi, a Swahili word meaning blackness, is a distinguished collective of artists established in Harlem in 1965 against the backdrop of the Black Arts Movement. Considered the progenitors of the Movement, the members of the Weusi Artist Collective were among some of the first artists in America to make African imagery a central part of their work. With in-depth artist interviews and video footage, the groundbreaking multi-media exhibit explores the group’s seminal contributions to a historically fertile period in our nation’s artistic, cultural and political landscape. Weusi Revisited: 2010 illuminates the aesthetic and social impact these artists continue to have individually and collectively.
Organized by David Lackey of Whirlwind Creative, in association with the members of the Weusi Artist Collective, Weusi Revisited: 2010 features work by artists Abdullah Aziz, Ché Baraka, David Byer-Tyre, Kay Brown, Perry Cannon, Stanwyck Cromwell, Robert Daniels, Ogundipe Fayomi, Gaylord Hassan, M L J Johnson, Niiahene La Mettle-Nundoo, Dindga McCannon, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Okoe Pyatt, Taiwo Shabazz and Emmett Wigglesworth. Weusi Revisited: 2010 is presented by Community Works and supported by the New York State Council on the Arts.
In addition to the two exhibits, the Dwyer will host a cadre of public symposiums, gallery talks by Weusi artists, workshops, and documentary screenings that delve into the Black Arts Movement’s legacy and its historical and modern cultural significance in Harlem and beyond. The series of three public symposiums will focus on the development of Harlem’s theatrical tradition during the Black Arts Movement, the impact and innovation of the Weusi Artist Collective, and the relationship between the Weusi Collective and the theater movement in Harlem. Invited participants include Peter A. Bailey, Amiri Baraka, Danny Dawson, Deborah Willis, Ademola Olugebefola, Woodie King, Jr., Roscoe Orman, Voza Rivers, Garland Lee Thompson, Abdullah Aziz, Otto Neals, M L J Johnson, and Emmett Wigglesworth. The three public symposiums will be held throughout the spring in February, March, and April.
These public programs, in conjunction with the exhibits, will spark enthusiastic and intergenerational dialogue on the importance of an historic period in Black history and culture. They are made possible with the generous aid of the New York Council for the Humanities with additional support from Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.
harlem is…THEATRE and Weusi Revisited: 2010 are part of harlem is…,an award-winning public art series chronicling Harlem’s evolution over the past 100+ years. Both exhibits open on February 17th. Admission to the Dwyer Cultural Center is free. Visitors receive a poster with a suggested donation of $5. For more information, please contact the Dwyer at 212-222-3060 or visit www.dwyercc.org.
The Dwyer Cultural Center is a partnership between Community Works and International Communications Association:
Community Works (CW) is an award-winning 20-year old nonprofit arts organization dedicated to building bridges between diverse cultures and neighborhoods, enriching the arts curricula in public schools, and extending the benefits of the arts to underserved populations. Founded by Barbara Horowitz in 1990, CW began as a small grassroots organization and is now active in every borough of the city, serving more than 350,000 people a year. A pioneer in arts education and community learning, its signature program model Making a Difference was the impetus for the award winning harlem is…series, which has come full circle to find a permanent home at the Dwyer Cultural Center.
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