Gallery programs

Opening Night — Jan 15 | Join us for new art and good conversation. 5:30-8:30 PM. Not a First Friday (all ages).

Caring for Your Art — Jan 21 | Demo and tips about caring for and preserving your art collection (18 and over).

Beginning Bookmaking — Feb 4 | Turn simple materials into a handmade book. Supplies provided (18 and over).

February First Friday Artwalk — Feb 5 | Catch us the second time around on your First Friday loop. Hot cider served!

Suggested articles & websites

National Museum of African Art — America's only museum dedicated to the collecting, conservation, study and exhibition of traditional and contemporary African art.

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives — A research and reference center devoted to the collection, preservation and dissemination of visual materials that encourage and support the study of the arts, cultures and history of Africa.

AfriChef and AfroFoodTV — Recipes and video instruction for making authentic African food from many cultures.

West African Gold: Out of the Ordinary — If your idea of chunky jewelry is pinkie rings or old-school gold chains, then a close look at the Akan goldwork from Ghana will redefine your notion of serious bling.

Looting Mali’s History — As demand for its antiquities soars, the West African country is losing its most prized artifacts to illegal sellers and smugglers.

Making Art Accessible — Roslyn Walker, former Director of the National Museum of African Art, talks about the collection, the exhibits and making African art come alive in schools and with museum programs.

Suggested books, video & music to check out

African Art and Textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus by Anne-Marie Bottiaux

African Majesty: The Textile Art of the Ashante and Ewe by Peter Adler

The Tribal Arts of Africa by Jean-Baptiste Bacquart

Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader

Natural Fashion: Tribal Decoration from Africa by Hans Walter Silvester

Faces of Africa: Thirty Years of Photography by Carol Beckwith

Africa Adorned by Angela Fisher

Mango Elephants in the Sun: How Life in an African Village Let Me Be In My Skin by Susana Herrera

The African Kitchen: A Day in the Life of a Safari Chef by Josie Stow and Jan Baldwin

The Soul of A New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa by Marcus Samuelsson

Africa produced by National Geographic Video (DVD)

Africa Jazz, blues, gospel, rock, funk and their influence on modern African musicians (Music CD)

African Groove is a prime sampler of cutting-edge urban dance grooves by African artists (Music CD)

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