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Time For African Drums & Dance At The Artist X-Change

Finally Friday, August 28, 6 pm.

Looks like we’re going to be drumming, dancing and sharing at our next Artist X-Change! Our newest resident studio artist, Stephanie Amma Young and Ishmael-El will engage you in West African drumming and dance to experience their expression in life.

Amma and Ishmael brings their love and passion for their cultural heritage through dance and drum wherever they go. Join us as we experience some expertly performed dance and drum that promotes the preservation of African dance and culture. It provides opportunities for lifelong learning and fortifies our communities with a sense of pride. Spreading “Peace, Love, and Respect for Everybody!”

It’s a night of building community and making connections. You’re even welcome to talk about your own projects. $5 donation.

Stephanie “Amma” Young

AMMA, Stephanie Young is a native of Philadelphia who celebrates the African-American experiences and contributions through her art. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Amma is elated with opportunities that will allow her to fuse her visual arts with music, song and dance.  

AMMA has studied and worked as a visual artist and dancer for more than 30 years. She also studied and taught silk screen printing and mural painting. She has studied and performed as a dancer, of Traditional West African Folkloric. Amma studied West African culture through spiritual and religious training and art disciplines.

AMMA, as a performing artist,  has performed in concert performances at the Philadelphia Academy of Music, Philadelphia Art Museum, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Smithsonian Institute, New Covenant Church of Philadelphia, Odunde Festival, African American Festivals, Welcome Americas, and other venues.

AMMA  received her BFA in Fine Art from the University of Art Philadelphia. When she is not creating paintings and dancing, she can be found designing costumes for Kulu Mele, Adowaa Praise Drum and other Dance companies teaching and sharing her creative gifts with youth in Public Schools.

AMMA is an award winning artist who is a recipient of 2014 Council of the Arts Apprenticeship Grants to study songs and culture of Mali West Africa; a three-time LeeWay Grant Award Recipient; 2010 Presidential House: Commemorative Untold Story Quilt and Exhibit at Independence Mall and African American Museum of Philadelphia, among a host of other awards.

Ishmael-El, Percussionist/Singer

Ishmael is a percussionist and performer with over 30 years experience. He has performed in many venues including The Locust, The Academy of Music, Kimmel, Wilma, Zellerbach, Painted Bride, African American Museum of Philadelphia, University of Penn, The Barnes, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Philadelphia Odunde Festival, and New York Street Festival. He has studied and performed abroad in the Caribbean Islands—Puerto Rico and St. Johns; West Africa— Nigeria Benin, Guinea Conakry, and Senegal Gori Island.  

He has also played for EZIBU Muntu African Dance and Culture Ensemble and Elegba Society in Virginia, and presently Little Africa Drum Ensemble specializing preserving Afro-Cuban Rumba, Troupe D.A.D.A., Adowaa Praise Drum and Dance Ministry of New Covenant Church of Philadelphia, and the premier Kulu Mele African American Drum and Dance Ensemble for 35 + years.

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Monday Motivation | A Website of Your Own

Kick off your week with Monday Motivation!

Tip of the week

Digital portfolios are not just for your artistic practice. Building a comprehensive and creative website about your professional skills can also help you land the job you want by listing a lot more accomplishments than you're able to squeeze into a resume or cover letter. Not convinced? Personal pages are also a powerful way to make sure the right information about you appears first in a Google search. Read more about it in this article by themuse.

This week’s highlighted jobs:

National and International Outreach Programs Coordinator National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington, DC

Commissions Manager Dyson & Womack Los Angles, CA

Director of Communications ShowHamptons Southampton, NY

Art Space and Outreach Director Through the Flower Belen, NM

Managing Director Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble Philadelphia, PA

This week’s highlighted opportunities:

Request for Qualifications  Art on theMART Chicago, IL

Be Naughty and Unconventional with Us Crosshatch Publishing San Diego, CA

Impossible Sites // Artist Relief Award Black Cube Englewood, CO

Virtual Nonfiction Writers Workshop Kaz Conference Writing Workshop New York, NY

- Mary-kate Grohoski, Sales Manager

Find more jobs and opportunities on NYFA Classifieds.

This post is part of a regular blog series, NYFA Creative Careers. Let us know what careers you’d like to learn more about by visiting us on Twitter: @nyfacurrent and using the hashtag #NYFAClassifieds.

Image: Joseph Burwell (Fellow in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts ’11), Shea Colosseum, 2009, colored pencil and pen on tracing paper

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Local Arts Organizations to Receive $1.2 Million in Grant Funding Through PNC Arts Alive Initiative

Affordable access to theater, jazz and blues performances, a mobile studio that offers neighborhood residents hands-on art-making experiences and multicultural productions are among the plans for 31 arts organizations receiving a total of $1.2 million in grants through PNC Arts Alive. 

Entering its 11th year, PNC will support large and small arts groups in the Philadelphia, Delaware and Southern New Jersey region. The grants cover a wide range of disciplines, audiences and participatory experiences.

In addition, as announced by Joseph G. Meterchick, PNC regional president, during last year’s Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance annual meeting, the PNC Arts Alive program is evolving to include a new component. The PNC Arts Alive CONNECT initiative now will provide funding support for smaller, community-based arts and culture organizations. Since its debut in 2009, PNC Arts Alive has provided $10 million to support more than 270 arts programs and 65 organizations. This year’s Arts Alive portfolio also includes nine new Arts Alive CONNECT program participants. Financial support is made possible through the PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group.

“The success of PNC Arts Alive can be seen in its continued extension, as well as the addition of support for neighborhood arts and culture organizations,” Meterchick said. “With PNC Arts Alive-funded programing spanning more than a decade, we continue to see its benefits as our arts community grows and creates innovative exhibits and experiences reaching hundreds of thousands of people.” 

Family Fun, Free Events

PNC Arts Alive once again will support a range of family-friendly programs, like the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s pay-what-you-wish “Community Days,” the Clay Studio’s Hands on Clay and Fleisher Art Memorial’s ColorWheels programs, and Opera Philadelphia’s “Opera on the Mall,” which each provide opportunities for the community to come together to experience the visual and performing arts.

In addition, with the support of PNC Arts Alive funding, both the Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble, and PHILADANCO! will celebrate their 50th anniversary seasons – with such events as PHILADANCO’S October 5, celebration at the Merriam Theater, with co-hosts Leslie Odom, Jr. and Sheryl Lee Ralph. Also among the latest programs supported through PNC Arts Alive is the People's Light world premiere of Inside Ashland, a production exploring the story of Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin. Included among the inaugural participants of PNC Arts Alive CONNECT are the Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion’s theatre program emphasizing Black History, the Jazz Bridge Project’s Neighborhood Concerts program, the annual Media Film Festival, and productions by the South Camden Theater Company, among other programs.

PNC Arts Alive is a multi-year initiative of PNC and the PNC Foundation dedicated to supporting visual and performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement in new and innovative ways. The PNC Foundation, which receives its principal funding from The PNC Financial Services Group, actively supports organizations that provide services for the benefit of communities in which it has a significant presence. The foundation focuses its philanthropic mission on early childhood education and community and economic development, which includes the arts and culture. For more information, visit www.pncartsalive.com.

CONTACT

Jason Beyersdorfer

+1 (609) 651-5617

jason.b@pnc.com

@JasonB_PNC

source: https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/42554-Local-Arts-Organizations-to-Receive-1-2-Million-in-Grant-Funding-Through-PNC-Arts-Alive-Initiative?tracking_source=rss

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