MAD invites you to a special Professional Development for Teachers.
The Global Africa Project features the work of over 100 artists in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States, and the Caribbean, surveying the rich pool of new talent emerging from the African continent and its influence on artists around the world and its impact on visual culture.
Through ceramics, basketry, textiles, jewelry, furniture, and fashion, as well as selective examples of architecture, photography, painting, and sculpture, the exhibition actively challenges conventional notions of a singular African aesthetic or identity, and reflects the integration of African art and design without making the usual distinctions between "professional" and "artisan."
Check out the NY Times Review of the exhibition.
Read what other teachers have said about MAD’s Professional Development Seminar and Workshop on November 2, 2010:
…just a quick note to tell you how much my teachers looooved the event on Nov. 2nd...they can't stop raving about it...said it was one of the best conferences/workshops ever!!!! –Mary Passero, Herricks Schools
Thank you for providing this opportunity. I really enjoyed the day. I continue to think of the artist who gave the presentation. –Christine Defazio Marsh, P.S. 277
Great artists, great projects, great activities, great conversation. –Kate Thomason, Louis Armstrong Middle School.
Come socialize, and network with other educators at MAD, tour the exhibition, and learn about our online resources for teachers.
Be sure to check out the online interpretive materials for The Global Africa Project.
Reservations are honored on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating is limited. RSVP required.
Schedule
Registration - sign in: 8:45 am
Coffee and Danish provided
Seminar: 9:30 am –10:30 am
Wahala Temi, a featured artist in The Global Africa Project, will discuss the ideas of loss of meaning, obsessive consumerism in her work Afrikea (2009). RSVP required.
Gallery Discussion: 10:45 am -11:45 am
Spend time in the exhibition with artist educators in a dialog on The Global Africa Project.
Lunch Break: 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Teachers should plan to go out for lunch from 12:00 pm - 12:45 pm
Workshops begin promptly at 1:00p.m.
Afternoon Workshop and wrap up: 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm.
Wahala Temi will facilitate the afternoon workshop Re-imagining “Waste” as Opportunity: Encouraging self-expression of cultural identity by re-purposing materials.