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SUMMARY:Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled by Jacob Paa Joe Jr.
DESCRIPTION:By Jacob Paa Joe Jr.\nThe Victoria Gallery\, 1st Floor \nExtended through 7/14 by popular demand! \nAbebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled by Jacob Paa Joe Jr. is a new sculptural installation by Ghanaian artist and master craftsman\, Jacob Tetteh-Ashong\, also known as Paa Joe Jr. Featuring a newly created large-scale “fantasy coffin” with a selection of miniature sculptural boxes\, Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled is a collaborative project and an opportunity to witness the process of creating a traditional Ghanaian figurative coffin in Pittsburgh for the first time while learning more about Paa Joe Coffin Works\, and the Paa Joe Art Academy initiative in Accra\, Ghana. \nAbebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled by Jacob Paa Joe Jr. is inspired by August Wilson’s affinity for knickknacks and personal collection of rooster figurines\, seen inside The Writer’s Landscape permanent exhibition\, and evokes how Wilson uses the rooster as a symbol for his views of the Great Migration of African Americans who traveled from the agrarian South to industrial cities like Pittsburgh.
URL:https://awaacc.org/event/abebui-adekai-proverb-boxes-for-a-life-well-traveled-by-jacob-paa-joe-jr/
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SUMMARY:Limitless Africans
DESCRIPTION:By Mikael Owunna\nApr 26th – Jul 7th\, 2024\nYvonne & Christine Cook Family Regional Gallery \nExtended through 7/14 by popular demand! \nLimitless Africans is a documentary photography series that focuses on the lives and experiences of 50 LGBTQ African immigrants\, refugees\, and asylum seekers in North America\, Europe\, and the Caribbean. Photographed over 6 years in 10 countries\, this work is in conversation with precolonial African notions of LGBTQ people as the gatekeepers\, shamans\, and healers of their communities and combats contemporary ideas that it is “un-African” to be LGBTQ. Limitless Africans was released as a published monograph in October 2019.
URL:https://awaacc.org/event/limitless-africans/
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SUMMARY:Xippi\, Heritage\, and Metamorphosis: Voices in West African Art
DESCRIPTION:Extended through 7/14 by popular demand! \nThis exhibition unveils a captivating collection of artworks originating from diverse regions in Western Africa\, including Dakar\, Nigeria\, Ghana\, and more. An interplay of colors\, textures\, and forms harmoniously weave together\, creating memorable visual narratives. These visual vocabularies are a testament to the immense creativity\, storytelling\, skill\, and cultural significance of the remarkable artists behind them. The exploration invites you to transcend stereotypical interpretations\, offering a fresh perspective on African art that encompasses the realm of futurism. \nDecentralizing the constraints of the traditional western-centric narrative\, this exhibition challenges the tendency to lump together African and African-raised or American-based artists. Instead\, we celebrate the individuality and unique styles of these exceptional talents\, presenting their works as true masterpieces deserving recognition and appreciation in their own right.
URL:https://awaacc.org/event/xippi-heritage-and-metamorphosis-voices-in-west-african-art/
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SUMMARY:Father’s Day Open House and Film Screening of Paa Joe & The Lion
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the special fathers and father figures in your life with us at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center! Families and friends are invited to join us for a creative and cultural experience honoring West African and African American heritage. \nEnjoy FREE* activities\, food\, and fun times for Father’s Day! \n*A suggested donation of $10 goes toward supporting our public programs and exhibitions amplifying the voices of artists. \nDonate here \n\n12-3pm Father’s Day Card Making | Café\nThis engaging activity provides children\, parents\, and caretakers alike a fun way to craft a personalized Father’s Day gift\, connecting with Ghana’s rich visual language using meaningful Adinkra symbols and vibrant Kente cloth\, inspired by our current exhibition Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled by Jacob Paa Joe Jr. \n2:30-3pm Drop-in Tour of Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled | Victoria Gallery\, 1st Floor\nAbebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled\, Victoria Gallery\, 1st floor \nDrop in and enjoy a curator-led tour of the exhibition Abebui Adekai: Proverb Boxes for a Life Well Traveled by Jacob Paa Joe Jr.\, learn about the installation in relation to fatherhood\, legacy building\, love\, and death. Tours begin at the ticket desk\, on a first-come\, first-served basis. \n3-4:30pm PAA JOE & THE LION Film Screening | Theater\nHighlighting  the world’s greatest living fantasy coffin makers\, Joseph Tetteh-Ashong and his son Jacob Paa Joe Jr.\, PAA JOE & THE LION takes viewers on a fantastical journey through the art of love and death as father and son\, artist and apprentice\, confront love\, death and injury in a bid to rescue the Master craftsman’s legacy and rebuild their business before Paa Joe’s name disappears like his thousands of coffins that lie deep below the African soil. Directed by Benjamin Wigley. \nRun time: 1 hour 9 minutes\nFacebook: facebook.com/paajoeandthelion\nInstagram: @paajoethelion  @paajoewks
URL:https://awaacc.org/event/fathers-day-open-house-and-film-screening-of-paa-joe-the-lion/
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SUMMARY:Paa Joe & The Lion: Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:Highlighting  the world’s greatest living fantasy coffin makers\, Joseph Tetteh-Ashong and his son Jacob Paa Joe Jr.\, PAA JOE & THE LION takes viewers on a fantastical journey through the art of love and death as father and son\, artist and apprentice\, confront love\, death and injury in a bid to rescue the Master craftsman’s legacy and rebuild their business before Paa Joe’s name disappears like his thousands of coffins that lie deep below the African soil. Directed by Benjamin Wigley. \nA suggested donation of $10 goes toward supporting our public programs and exhibitions amplifying the voices of artists. \nDonate here \nRun time: 1 hour 9 minutes \nFacebook: facebook.com/paajoeandthelion\nInstagram: @paajoethelion @paajoewks
URL:https://awaacc.org/event/paa-joe-the-lion-film-screening/
CATEGORIES:Film
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