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Event 

Teen Night! Signs and Symbols with Jane Weissman (ages 12+)
Title:
Teen Night! Signs and Symbols with Jane Weissman (ages 12+)
When:
Fri 18 February 2011 19h00 - 21h00
Where:
The American Library in Paris - Paris
Category:
For Young Adults

Description

signs_and_symbolsAfter taking a look at Signs and Symbols: From Mali, West Africa to Brooklyn, NY, one of the murals in the Library's February exhibition, participants will create their own work of art inspired by symbols found in African fabrics and painting.

We will collaborate with exhibition curator Jane Weissman to develop our own symbols, then everyone will have a chance to create their own pieces of mud cloth using fabric provided.


About Jane Weissman
Jane Weissman is co-author of the cultural history, On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City (with Janet Braun-Reinitz, University Press of Mississippi, 2009). In conjunction with the publication of On the Wall, Jane developed and curated the traveling exhibition Images of the African Diaspora in New York City Community Murals. A longtime member of Artmakers Inc., she has been the project director and a participating artist for several Artmakers murals including the award-winning When Women Pursue Justice (2005).

For teen events and certain seasonal events, sign-up is required as space is limited. Please call the Library at 01.53.59.12.60 or email Celeste: to sign up. Unless otherwise stated, all programs are free for library members and 9 € for non-members.

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