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Dear NBAF Supporters,
As NBAF ends its 23rd year of presenting the National Black Arts Festival and other cultural programs, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generous support during this year and years past. Because of you, NBAF continues to provide world-class programming in film, visual arts, the summer festival and performing arts, in addition to our education and public programming and special events.
It is because of your support that NBAF continues to do the work that we do. Thank you for believing in our mission; thank you for attending the programs, events and other cultural offerings that NBAF produces each year.
I look forward to seeing you throughout the new year and on behalf of all of us at NBAF, I would like to wish you and your family a very happy, safe and peaceful holiday.
Warm Regards,
Neil A. Barclay
President & CEO, NBAF |
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NBAF Fine Art + Fashion: Couture Designer CD Greene Donates Design for Auction
 | | (Left to Right) C D Greene, Couture Designer & Fine Art + Fashion Honoree; Sandra Anderson Baccus, Fine Art + Fashion Chair; and Neil A. Barclay, NBAF President & CEO |
Internationally-known couture designer and Fine Art + Fashion Honoree, C D Greene will donate one of his couture designs to NBAF for auction on Charity Buzz. Stay tuned for information on bidding.
Get your Fine Art + Fashion tickets now while they last. For more information or tickets, visit www.nbaf.org or call Judy Hanenrkat, 404.730.6369.
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What a Difference a Day Makes!
NBAF's Education and Public Programs is now offering a special opportunity for members to participate in a series of amazing, one-of-a-kind excursions. This series of experiences, dubbed What a Difference a Day Makes, will take members on day-long, guided tours to key sites in major U.S. cities beginning in January through May 2011. What a Difference a Day Makes Highlights:
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- Jonathan Green
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Jonathan Green has a passion for creating and collecting cross-cultural fine art representing the themes of work, love, belonging and spirituality.
- Material Girls, Lewis Museum
Baltimore, MD
Saturday, February 26, 2011
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Curated by Dr. Michelle Joan Wilkinson, the museum's director of collections and exhibitions, Material Girls celebrates accomplished women artists who produce three-dimensional sculptures, site-specific installations, mixed-media assemblages and mechanized objects.
- African Mosaic, National Museum of African Art
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Washington, DC
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Like a colorful mosaic made from a thousand pieces of brilliant glass, African Mosaic features 112 objects that represent 10 years of building a permanent collection and reflect the diversity and outstanding quality of Africa's arts.
- Mural Arts Project
Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, April 30, 2011
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The Mural Arts Program is the nation's largest mural program. Since 1984, the Mural Arts Program has created over 3,000 murals and works of public art, which are now part of Philadelphia's civic landscape and a source of inspiration to thousands of residents and visitors who encounter them, earning Philadelphia international recognition as "City of Murals".
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- Global Africa Project, Museum of Arts & Design
New York, NY
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Featuring the work of over 100 artists working in Africa, Europe, Asia, the United States and the Caribbean; the Global Africa Project surveys the rich pool of new talent emerging from the African continent and its influence on artists around the world.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Fees include transportation and admission only. For more information and to reserve your space for these exciting trips, please contact Dr. Collette Hopkins at 404-224-3464 or chopkins@nbaf.org. |
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NBAF Receives Funding from Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities
NBAF is pleased to announce the approval of a grant for FY 2011, supported by the Georgia Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities through an appropriation from the Georgia General Assembly.  |
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NBAF Receives Grant for Revival of
"Voodoo Macbeth" 
NBAF has received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) American Masterpieces Grant to support the revival of Voodoo Macbeth, accompanied by documentation from the original 1936 production. An adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth to 19th-century Haiti, the play will be presented in Atlanta in late 2011 prior to traveling to various locations around the US.
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Become a Member of NBAF
Be sure to join our email list and check out the amazing incentives offered when you become a member of NBAF during our 2010 membership campaign.
Look out for emails each Friday offering a chance to win incentives or to receive an amazing gift when you become a member by the deadlines in each campaign.
Your gift will provide critical support for the NBAF programming. Be part of the legacy of this national treasure known as NBAF. |
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The Giving Seed
Now you can support NBAF as you do your holiday shopping online via the Giving Seed. Here's how...
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NBAF Has an App for That
Our new iPhone application brings you access to music from this year's artists, live streams of events, and more exclusive content.
The NBAF app is free for a liimited time only--get it at the App Store now! |
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About Us
NBAF (National Black Arts Festival) is one of the premier national and international presenters of the art, music and culture of people of African descent. The mission of NBAF is to engage, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provide opportunities for artistic and creative expression. NBAF produces year-round education and public programming, as well as events presented in collaboration with our partners, in addition to the annual summer festival. Recognized as an innovator in the arts, NBAF was awarded a $1 million, 5-year restricted grant to participate in Leading for the Future (LFF), a program of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. NBAF was one of six new field leaders named as National Dance Project (NDP) Hub Sites for 2011 by the New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA). Learn more about NBAF at www.nbaf.org.
Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners through the Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia Council for the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of Education, Georgia Humanities Council, and the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau. NBAF was recently granted a $1 million, 5-year restricted grant to participate in Leading for the Future (LFF), a program of the Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF), funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The grant focuses specifically on the use of technology and new media as a tool for communication and development of new audiences as well as the dissemination of creative ideas and expression. |
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