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Greetings from KLA to BK: Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit & Fundraiser
Brooklyn, New York- On June 18, 2011 at Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA), “Greetings from KLA to BK: A Dialogue Between Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit & Fundraiser” will open with a Special Artists Meet & Greet reception from 2-5pm which will include sales of Mushana Ugandan traditional crafts, live entertainment, and film screenings from the Bavubuka Foundation of Uganda. This multimedia art exhibit will feature the work of 15 artists from Uganda and New York communicating through their art cross-cultural expressions of youth movements, cultural identification within traditional art forms, and new media translation of empowerment. The exhibit will bridge the experiences of the artists in Uganda with that of the artists in New York. On July 1-9, 2011 there will be a special auction of the art displayed in the exhibit with proceeds benefiting the Bavubuka Foundation.
Greetings from KLA to BK: Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit & Fundraiser
Brooklyn, New York- On June 18, 2011 at Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA), “Greetings from KLA to BK: A Dialogue Between Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit & Fundraiser” will open with a Special Artists Meet & Greet reception from 2-5pm which will include sales of Mushana Ugandan traditional crafts, live entertainment, and film screenings from the Bavubuka Foundation of Uganda. This multimedia art exhibit will feature the work of 15 artists from Uganda and New York communicating through their art cross-cultural expressions of youth movements, cultural identification within traditional art forms, and new media translation of empowerment. The exhibit will bridge the experiences of the artists in Uganda with that of the artists in New York. On July 1-9, 2011 there will be a special auction of the art displayed in the exhibit with proceeds benefiting the Bavubuka Foundation.
Greetings from KLA to BK: A Special Art Exhibit and Fundraiser for the Bavubuka Foundation
Exhibit Open June 18, 2011- July 9, 2011
MoCADA
80 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY
Featured Artists From Uganda:
Gilbert Frank Daniels
Szanie Elvis
Walakira Richard
Mpiima Moses
Sp Omugunjule
Daudi Karungi
Sanaa Gateja
Ronex Ahimbisbwe
Featured Artists From New York:
Paul Singleton
Kofi Effah
Cassi Amanda Gibson
Veronique Crepy
Jah Czar
Mushana
Rebekah A. Frimpong
Greetings From KLA to BK Events:
June 18: Special Artists Meet & Greet 2-5pm
July 1: Opening Reception and Art Auction 6-8pm
July 9: Closing Reception and Concert 2-5pm
The Bavubuka (Youth) Foundation is a non-profit organization that was started in 2005, committed to restoring hope and healing in communities through music and the arts to connect youth and empower them to become peace building community builders of Uganda East Africa. The Bavubuka Foundation believes connecting youth with music and the arts can transform lives and unify diverse communities, and is dedicated to creating spaces and educational programs that nurture and empower a new generation of young leaders, in Uganda and all of Africa, who will use their voices to communicate positive messages and affect positive change in their communities and the world. Bavubuka provides Ugandan youth with the opportunity to gain new skills, bring their own creations to life and develop relationships that connect them to their immediate community, the larger Ugandan struggle, and a global peace building movement.
http://www.bavubuka.org/ & http://www.bavubukacommunity.
Greetings from KLA to BK Presented By Young African Visionaries & BGNB PRODUCTIONS © 2011
Exhibit Open June 18, 2011- July 9, 2011
MoCADA
80 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY
Featured Artists From Uganda:
Gilbert Frank Daniels
Szanie Elvis
Walakira Richard
Mpiima Moses
Sp Omugunjule
Daudi Karungi
Sanaa Gateja
Ronex Ahimbisbwe
Featured Artists From New York:
Paul Singleton
Kofi Effah
Cassi Amanda Gibson
Veronique Crepy
Jah Czar
Mushana
Rebekah A. Frimpong
Greetings From KLA to BK Events:
June 18: Special Artists Meet & Greet 2-5pm
July 1: Opening Reception and Art Auction 6-8pm
July 9: Closing Reception and Concert 2-5pm
The Bavubuka (Youth) Foundation is a non-profit organization that was started in 2005, committed to restoring hope and healing in communities through music and the arts to connect youth and empower them to become peace building community builders of Uganda East Africa. The Bavubuka Foundation believes connecting youth with music and the arts can transform lives and unify diverse communities, and is dedicated to creating spaces and educational programs that nurture and empower a new generation of young leaders, in Uganda and all of Africa, who will use their voices to communicate positive messages and affect positive change in their communities and the world. Bavubuka provides Ugandan youth with the opportunity to gain new skills, bring their own creations to life and develop relationships that connect them to their immediate community, the larger Ugandan struggle, and a global peace building movement.
http://www.bavubuka.org/ & http://www.bavubukacommunity.
Greetings from KLA to BK Presented By Young African Visionaries & BGNB PRODUCTIONS © 2011
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