It will be a kumbaya good time as artists working to fight oppression through many genres (theater, music, visual, performance) converge in Arden, NC.

Storytelling 101 is a 6-week intensive focused on identifying and presenting meaningful narratives orally and in writing.

Adobe evangelists demo new ways to create with the 2014 release of Creative Cloud. See features in Adobe Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, and other apps that make everyday tasks easier and faster. Meet Adobe experts, partners, community leaders, and other creatives.

The National Art Educators Association's 3-day convention includes over 1,000 participatory workshops, panels...research reports, discussions, exhibits, and tours...keynote addresses by world-acclaimed educators, artists, researchers, and scholars...with the opportunity to connect with your colleagues from all over the  world.

I'm meeting Holly in Pretoria to help stage 2 of her performance works, Sweet Science and Domestic, at the Pretoria State Theatre. We'll reside in the Theatre building itself, and I hope to catch a few other productions (& the sights & sounds of JoBurg) while we're there.

Holly Bass will be joined by Kim Brown, Howard University Department of History, and Sindile Dlamini, HU Serve and Learn Coordinator, to discuss the life and legacy of Saartjie Baartman, famously known as “Hottentot Venus,” in conjunction with HU’s production of Venus by Suzan-Lori Parks.

Kerry James Marshall's distinctive body of work combines classical art-historical references with elements of African American culture and African-inspired motifs. Marshall's works engage audiences on issues of black identity and representations of blacks in Western art.

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