Join BlackroseGeek at the Hagedorn Foundation Gallery July 16th, 2010 at 5:00 pm for the gallery's opening reception!
Tomorrow at the Hegedorn Foundation Gallery (The Galleries of Peachtree Hills, 425 Peachtree Hills Avenue, Suite 25) for a day to be emerged in black history in the form of amazing art. This event is apart of the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. The exibition is titled Represent: Imaging African American Culture in Contemporary Art.
One of the attractionss will be a group photography exhibition dealing with the roots of black culture and thus personal identity. Includes bold, nearly absract images of traditional ceremonial hairstyles of Nigeria by Ojeikere; Demetrius Oliver's powerful portrait series documenting cultual influence on the individual usig surreal relationship between the subject and everyday objects.... but this is onl half the spice!
There's alot more to see. View our cultue andour history through the eys of other artists. It will be an amazing experience and an opprotunity built to challange opprotunity! Hope to see you there. For more information, contact the vendors at (404) 492-7718
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Take the first step.... Join the Bookclub!
Now is the time! To get the full experience, you can now join the Bookclub on Facebook!!! It's open to everyone, because I'm just that kind of person. :)
No, but seriously, just search BlockroseGeek Bookclub on facebook! You cant miss it. The first book will be announced July 20, 2010. I'm opening up to suggestions for books or themes. You can post your suggestions in the discussion box.
Let's experience life at it's fullest. That's what the book club is about! Interecting with our lives through our imagination. I've known from a small age that life is more than living! Apart of our journey through life is the art of meditation and creative discovery. No matter what it is we should live it! And when that becomes impossible because our lives are to dull, we have a whole other world that we're invited to through the binding of a couple of pages! For those who love that experience, this book club is for you! Take the first step towards the BlackroseGeek movement. Join the book club!
Sincerely, BlackroseGeek <3
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