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SUMMARY:Afro-talks at Drummund Studio with Morowa Mosai
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to vibe with the hottest Afrobeats and hear from Morowa Mosai with the real talk behind the Art. Wine tasting is included. \n\n\n\n\nJoin The ZD Experience and Drummond Studio Gallery for \nAFRO-TALKS\, a new conversation experience where art\, music\, and culture come together to spark meaningful dialogue. \nSet to Afrobeats and house music by DJ NorWay\, this intimate evening features acclaimed multidisciplinary artist Marowa Mosai (Alexandria Taylor) and her newest exhibition \nBIRTH OF A MOTHER \nCentered on the idea that “mother” transcends culture and language\, Birth of a Mother explores what it means for a mother to come into being. Through pregnancy\, postpartum\, identity\, transformation\, childbirth\, and the many different paths into motherhood\, the exhibition considers not only the arrival of new life\, but the emergence of a new self. \nFollowing a guided conversation with the artist\, guests are invited to share their own reflections during an open community discussion\, accompanied by curated wine samplings from Fermented Vines. \nCome for the art. Stay for the conversation. Connect through culture. \nAFRO-TALKS is an evening of art\, music\, storytelling\, and community. \nKnown professionally as Morowa Mosai (“Queen Mosaic”)\, Alexandria is an Afrocentric artist whose work is rooted in her Caribbean and African American heritage. Through portraiture and expressive abstract works in acrylic\, oil\, and digital media\, she celebrates the beauty\, resilience\, and excellence of Black identity. Her work has been featured at MOJA Festival\, Spoleto Festival USA\, exhibited throughout Charleston\, and includes several public murals and community art initiatives across the city.
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/afro-talks-at-drummund-studio/
LOCATION:Drummond Studio Gallery\, 12 Line St\, Charleston\, SC\, 29403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversations
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SUMMARY:Heritage Storytelling with Theresa Hilliard
DESCRIPTION:Theresa Hilliard of Mama Doonk’s Gullah is a retired Equal Employment Opportunity/ Diversity Manager\, and author of Mama Doonk’s Gullah Recipes (first and second editions) and A Guide to Charleston’s African American Historical Markers. She is a Gullah storyteller/lecturer\, artist in residence\, historian\, certified tour guide\, and past interpreter at the Old Slave Mart Museum. Theresa grew up in the Gullah culture on Edisto Island. \nShe is an expert in the Gullah language and culture and uses her expertise to engage her audience throughout her presentations. She will explain how the Gullah language was developed\, who the Gullah-Geechee people are and where they lived. Theresa incorporates a show and tell segment centered on items she grew up with before the modern conveniences of today and shares the history and stories of the Gullah dishes featured in her books. \nShe will discuss how spirituals were used amongst the enslaved people to communicate as well as sing some old Negro Spirituals. She will share some history on how Charleston\, SC\, began\, and the contributions Gullah people made in the building of America. By the end of this presentation\, students will be familiar with the Gullah language\, how and why Africans came to the United States\, and the challenges they encountered. Students will have knowledge of medicines\, foods\, and other methods of their survival. She will speak and interpret the Gullah language. \nTheresa has been featured in National Geographic Video Magazine\, The Post and Courier\, Charleston Magazine\, Upscale and Essence Magazines\, West Of\, Charleston Inside Out\, Garden and Gun Magazine\, and Black Southern Belle\, among others. She has also appeared on Fox 24 News and Lowcountry Live television shows\, WCIV News\, Quinton’s Closeup; ABC News 4 and Keeping it Krystal Klear. She has given presentations at festivals\, Morris Museum\, the State Museum\, Art Galleries\, Brook Green Gardens\, public and private schools across South Carolina\, Presentations in Florida\, and Massachusetts\, and many other venues. \nShe is a recipient of the Contribution to MOJA Award. She is an Artist in Residence\, member of the Charleston Gospel Choir and Lowcountry Voices and serves on the MOJA Arts Festival Planning Committee and past officer for her neighborhood association. She is available for assemblies\, workshops\, residencies\, and virtual presentations. For more information\, visit www.mamadoonk.com.
URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/heritage-storytelling-with-theresa-hilliard/
LOCATION:Baxter Patrick Library\, 1858 S Grimball Rd\, Charleston\, 29412\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conversations
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SUMMARY:Cannon Speakeasy
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URL:https://mojafestival.com/event/cannon-speakeasy/
LOCATION:Cannon Street Arts Center\, 134 Cannon St\, Charleston\, SC\, 29403\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Conversations
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