Jul 18
National Black Arts Festival at the Woodruff Arts Center
Share your thoughts and experiences! The kickoff events for the NBAF have attracted a wide array of people, thoughts, and ideas. We’d love to hear what you thought about the Carrie Mae Weems exhibition,The Amen Corner, the Children’s Village and more.
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July 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I love the website! it is very informative. The exhibitions are awesome and the people are so helpful!!! lets do this all year round!!!
July 18th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
This is truly a wonderful experience. Watching the kids,peformers and guest enjoy themselves…along with me, make me really feel proud to be an Atlantian. (TRANSPLANT)
July 18th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Great Job NBAF
You are on the top of the list of What Make Atlanta Great. The Arts; Music, Literay Festival,Plays, Conversations with Writers, Historians, Musicians throughout the year.
I Thank You
July 18th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I had a very wonderful time and I enjoyed the play tremendously. He concierge service was great, I was led in the right direction.
Dr. Jacquelyn Hunter.
July 18th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
El Benny was a great movie, and I had a great time watching it.
July 19th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Great Job NBAF
You are on the top of the list of What Make Atlanta Great. The Arts; Music, Literay Festival,Plays, Conversations with Writers, Historians, Musicians throughout the year.
I Thank You
July 19th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
After 20 years of incredible artistic memories, Stephanie Hughley & company continue to outdo themselves with tonight’s outstanding performance by Wynton Marsalis’ quartet, along with the ASO. For 10 days, we can celebrate Atlanta being the artistic capital of the country, & the NBAF & artists have once again done the city, & the country, proud. Keep on keepin’ on, & you’ll have my undying support for all you do.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Today we attended the “Conversation” with Wynton Marsalis, Cornel West and Carrie Mae Weems and the “Conversation” and Tribute to Alice Walker. What inspiring, thought provoking experiences!! This extraordinarily empowering dialogue among and between powerful artists from diverse genre was an instructive reminder of the social, political and cultural impact and influence art has had and should have on our history, politics, and society as a whole. Not only have we been historically and culturally blessed and empowered by the infusion of art in the social, political and cultural fabric of our country but art and the alignment and fusion of art has been the impetus and sustainer of so much of who we are and what we have accomplished. The growing absence of this fusion of art and its political, historical and cultural power is so evident in our community. Just think what a tremendously awesome, empowered community we would have if all corners of Atlanta, particularly our young people, experienced just a minute portion of the artistic energy and intellect of NBAF was shared year round, specifically in our schools!! The power, progress, and possibilities would be endless and boundless.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
My History Remixed experience at the High Museum was really enlightening.
The displays were so powerful. The pictures told their own story. You could
feel the emotional and physical pain that our grandparents, parents, uncles
and aunties faced as they were enduring the turmoil for simply wanting an
equal standard of the neccesities of life. I feel selfish now, to know that
my family endured so much pain and that our younger generations could care
less. One day, someday Dr. King’s dream will become a reality.
s
July 21st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
On July 21st, Ms. Phylicia Rashad graced the stage along with her friend, Rev. Dwight Andrews, to deliver a powerful moment in theatre history via a discussion of Baldwin, Hansberry and Hughes: A Legacy to Build On — a True Colors Onstage presentaion. Rev. Andrews shed light on the historic setting of the writers. Ms. Rashad masterfully and gracefully shared from the heart as she spoke of her professional journey and observed the current artistic landscape. She provided many jewels of clarity including the charge for African Americans to embrace their place as citizens of the world. The two together provided a delightful afternoon in the theatre. They already had my appreciation and respect. Even so, my appreciation and respect for them both increased today.