EMPOWERING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THROUGH FILM Submission Deadlines February 17, 2023 Earlybird Deadline May 19, 2023 Regular Deadline August 18, 2023 Late Deadline Submit Your Film Black Bottom Film Festival-August Wilson African American Cultural Center proudly accepts entries on FilmFreeway, the world's #1 way to enter film festivals and creative contests. The August Wilson African American...
All are welcome to join us for the closing reception for The Hope of Radiance exhibition by Dr. Imo Nse Imeh. The evening will include live music from Haneef Nelson and a gallery talk with Dr. Imeh. A cash bar and light snacks will be provided. Performance, 6pm Gallery Talk, 7pm About Haneef Nelson Haneef...
Analyzing the August Wilson play, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, students will produce original writing surrounding the topics of self-identification/self-realization. The play, set in the post Great Migration years, shows how the main characters work hard to establish new and stable lives. Students will use the play to deepen their understanding of things that may...
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is thrilled to bring back Dance Camp with educator Christian “JITA” Brown. The purpose of this camp will be to educate students on the fundamentals of dance and what makes hip-hop dance an influential style of dance. JITA will take students on a journey through popping, locking, and...
Hip-Hop Music Camp will include 4 sessions that will focus on the history and evolution of hip-hop, lyrical content and artistic responsibility, and discover the connection between August Wilson and hip-hop music. Music Camp will be taught by Educator, ChaRon Don, a music pioneer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Over the course of the camp, students will...
Please join us for the opening of Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art, celebrating an awe-inspiring selection of works covering nearly a century of African American art. Memories & Inspiration presents 67 selected works from a body of art amassed over 35 years. Kerry, a retired mailman, and Betty,...
Come through the Backyard BBQ! This Juneteenth Weekend, share your story and be a part of the process that will culminate in a new multi-media play, utilizing arts and culture to engage the Pittsburgh community in critical dialogue around how systemic racism is directly connected to the health and wellness outcomes in the Black community....
UHURU JAZZ SESSIONS PRESENTS GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW Part of the fabric of Los Angeles’ hip-hop / jazz / soul avant-garde since 2005, Georgia Anne Muldrow has built a mightily impressive discography and a reputation to match during her career as a vocalist, songwriter, producer and musician. It is fitting that in 2018 she should sign...
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is thrilled to bring back Dance Camp with educator Christian “JITA” Brown. The purpose of this camp will be to educate students on the fundamentals of dance and what makes hip-hop dance an influential style of dance. JITA will take students on a journey through popping, locking, and...
Storytime Spotlight is an educational series presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center that introduces young children to books that features stories, songs, rhymes, and fingerplays. This series highlights Black and Brown children’s book authors and will feature conversations and a live reading with the author. Storytime Spotlight Series is moderated by Cathryn...
Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances on the last Friday* of each month at 6:00p EST via Facebook Live and Zoom Webinar. All conversations are moderated by AWAACC Literary Curator, Jessica Lanay. Joseph Earl Thomas is a writer from Frankford...
The art of voguing is a queer art form that began in the New York City ballrooms in the 1980’s and continues today. The vogue scene includes performers from diverse backgrounds; however, it is found predominantly in Black and Brown communities where queer individuals have freedom of self-expression and identity, a safe space. Voguing is...