Spend one Sunday afternoon each month learning the wonders of African Art. Jean Borgatti, Consulting Curator for African, Oceanic, and Native American Art at the Fitchburg Art Museum, will delve into a different aspect of African Art each month, including its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player in Western culture and across the globe. A reading list will be available for those who want to delve more deeply into any one topic. Jean Borgatti will also invite participants to an online workspace where she will post additional images, articles, and videoclips for anyone interested. The Fitchburg Art Museum will also provide a limited number of free passes as part of this series. Please contact the library for more information.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library, the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust, and other public libraries throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Register for the series here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1317236458829/WN_ozlO60hWSK2a1x1BMqHD6Q#/registration
September 8, 2024 at 2:30 pm - 21st Century African Photography. Examine the work of Senegalese photographer Victor Diop and others featured in the Fitchburg Art Museum’s Africa Rising exhibit.
October 13, 2024 at 2:30 pm - African Art in the medieval world--1000-1600 CE: The Trans-Saharan trade, Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, Benin, Djenné, Lalibela, Great Zimbabwe
November 10, 2024 at 2:30 pm - African Art and the West –From Curiosity Cabinet to the Museum and the Development of Modernism (e.g. Picasso and African art)
December 8, 2024 at 2:30 pm - Learning to Look: Forms and Materials. The African art most familiar in the West are carvings, but wall-painting, textiles, and body decoration are equally important.
January 12, 2025 at 2:30 pm - Case Studies: Art in Cultural Context: Contrasting Cultures – Contrasting Styles -The Dogon of Mali and the Yoruba of Nigeria.
February 9, 2025 at 2:30 pm - Masquerade – A multi-media art form including a ‘head’ or mask, of many possible materials and a body costume presented in the context of movement and sound--not just that mask on the wall!
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 pm - Anonymous Doesn't Live Here Anymore--African Artists Traditional and Modern
April 13, 2025 at 2:30 pm - Likeness and Beyond: Portraiture in Iconic African Art. African ‘traditional’ portraits take many forms, from those based on likeness to the highly symbolic.
May 3, 2025 at 2:30 pm (1st Sunday instead of 2nd Sunday since May 11th is Mother’s Day) - Shango to Shonibare: African Art in the Black Atlantic World--with a focus on the form, meaning and movement of the Thunder Deity Shango from Africa through the Diaspora.
RECORDING NOTE: All programs will be recorded. Registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
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