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Affrilachia Art and Poetry
North Georgia will welcome the spirit of Affrilachia throughout the campus beginning in mid-February. Referring to the African-American experience in Appalachia, the series will educate faculty and students through the use of poetic and artistic expressions.
The National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] recently awarded a $10,000 grant to North Georgia for the funding of “Affrilachia in Words and Images.”
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA has provided more than $4 billion to programs in the support of innovative and artistic actions benefiting individuals and communities.
In Georgia alone, $394,000 was awarded by the NEA through 21 grants.
North Georgia’s series of Affrilachia is a collaborative effort of the Library and Technology Center, the Georgia Appalachian Studies Center, the Department of Visual Arts, the Visiting Writers Committee and the Office of Multicultural Services with the help of a former photography exhibition displayed at the Vickery House.
Contributing to the program will be English professor and writer from the University of Kentucky, Frank X Walker. Artist and director of The Affrilachia Artist Project, Marie T. Cochran will also be participating.
Better known for coining the term “Affrilachia,” Walker will hold successive classroom and community meetings to discuss his own poetry and thoughts on the genre. Recently honored by The Oxford American: The Southern Magazine of Good Writing, Walker will also display his creativity by leading a writing workshop during his two-day visit on Feb. 27.
Cochran will participate in the planning of the fall 2012 visual arts exhibition featuring works from North Georgia and North Georgia Technical College students.
Currently overseeing the August Wilson Center for African American Culture’s exhibition “Common Ground Affrilachia! Where I’m From,” Cochran is also a visiting lecturer in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina University.
H/T to
fenris_lorsrai for the source.
Previously this month: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, Day Five, Day Six, Day Seven, Day Eight, Day Nine, Day Ten, Day Eleven, Day Twelve.
Affrilachia Art and Poetry
North Georgia will welcome the spirit of Affrilachia throughout the campus beginning in mid-February. Referring to the African-American experience in Appalachia, the series will educate faculty and students through the use of poetic and artistic expressions.
The National Endowment for the Arts [NEA] recently awarded a $10,000 grant to North Georgia for the funding of “Affrilachia in Words and Images.”
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA has provided more than $4 billion to programs in the support of innovative and artistic actions benefiting individuals and communities.
In Georgia alone, $394,000 was awarded by the NEA through 21 grants.
North Georgia’s series of Affrilachia is a collaborative effort of the Library and Technology Center, the Georgia Appalachian Studies Center, the Department of Visual Arts, the Visiting Writers Committee and the Office of Multicultural Services with the help of a former photography exhibition displayed at the Vickery House.
Contributing to the program will be English professor and writer from the University of Kentucky, Frank X Walker. Artist and director of The Affrilachia Artist Project, Marie T. Cochran will also be participating.
Better known for coining the term “Affrilachia,” Walker will hold successive classroom and community meetings to discuss his own poetry and thoughts on the genre. Recently honored by The Oxford American: The Southern Magazine of Good Writing, Walker will also display his creativity by leading a writing workshop during his two-day visit on Feb. 27.
Cochran will participate in the planning of the fall 2012 visual arts exhibition featuring works from North Georgia and North Georgia Technical College students.
Currently overseeing the August Wilson Center for African American Culture’s exhibition “Common Ground Affrilachia! Where I’m From,” Cochran is also a visiting lecturer in the School of Art and Design at Western Carolina University.
H/T to
fenris_lorsrai for the source.Previously this month: Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, Day Five, Day Six, Day Seven, Day Eight, Day Nine, Day Ten, Day Eleven, Day Twelve.