Africa Belle Art Exhibit: 4/19 - 5/10

Art Exhibit:


Photography and Sculptures of Africa
Photography by Tyjon Tom of imAVio Studios and Sculptures of Africa provided by Simone Zade.


Location: Allliance Francaise Gallery.
Free and open to the public.
Hours: 10:30am to 7:00pm Mon - Thurs and 10:30am to 5:00pm on Fridays.
Artists Reception on Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 7:30pm

Giwayen Mata presents Dance Africa: 4/15/2012

Soweto Gospel Choir: 3/4/2012

Soweto Gospel Choir, Sun, Mar 4 at The Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree Street, Midtown Atlanta    7pm  Tickets: $35-$65 http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or the Fox Theatre Box Office   http://www.foxtheatre.org/    

The Soweto Gospel Choir was formed in Soweto, South Africa by David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, two choir directors. The 30 + member ensemble blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae, and American popular music. The group performed at the first of the 46664 concerts for Nelson Mandela, and has since toured internationally several times.  The 52-strong choir, under the direction of Beverly Bryer, draws on the best talent from the many churches in and around Soweto.  The choir is dedicated to sharing the joy of faith through music with audiences around the world.

Contemporary Artists of Africa Here and Abroad

Contemporary Artists of Africa Here and Abroad:  An exhibition celebrating the beauty and power of Contemporary African Art in Atlanta's African community.   This exhibition will be accompanied by West African art from Hammonds House Museum's permanent collection with major representation from the countries of Senegal and Nigeria.   November 20, 2011- January 29, 2012.   learn more...

Atlanta has been a destination of African immigrants for many years and a hotbed of African cultural celebration through spiritual practices, visual arts, music, and dance. The profound connection and influence that the African communities of Atlanta have had in shaping the city's unique identity cannot be overlooked. Through its universities and grassroots organizations, Atlanta has been blessed to be home to the traditional aesthetic practices of Africa as well as its contemporary innovations and impulses. Hammonds House Museum is honored to bring to the public a small selection of the myriad of African-born artists who now call Atlanta home or who have local connections. The exhibition features artists from several countries on the continent and continues the Museum's legacy of educating the metro-Atlanta community about the important contributions made by artist of Africa and the African Diaspora. The exhibition also will include contemporary works by African artists in Hammonds House Museum's permanent collection, including artwork donated by the late Louise Willingham of Atlanta, GA, and the late Janet Carter of New York City.

Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples St SW, Atlanta, GA,.   Members: Free / General Adults: $4, Children, Students and Seniors: $2 / WE Cultural Connection Tour Adults: $10, Children, Students and Seniors: $6

Kinyarwanda - Sundance Film Festival: 12/2

The Story of Kinyarwanda:  During the Rwandan genocide, when neighbors killed neighbors and friends betrayed friends, some crossed lines of hatred to protect each other.

At the time of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the Mufti of Rwanda, the most respected Muslim leader in the country, issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims from participating in the killing of the Tutsi. As the country became a slaughterhouse, mosques became places of refuge where Muslims and Christians, Hutus and Tutsis came together to protect each other. KINYARWANDA is based on true accounts from survivors who took refuge at the Grand Mosque of Kigali and the madrassa of Nyanza. It recounts how the Imams opened the doors of the mosques to give refuge to the Tutsi and those Hutu who refused to participate in the killing.  See The Trailer

KINYARWANDA interweaves six different tales that together form one grand narrative that provides the most complex and real depiction yet presented of human resilience and life during the genocide. With an amalgamation of characters, we pay homage to many, using the voices of a few.    Buy tickets