Journalist, performer and photographer Khadijah “Moon” Ali-Coleman creates a video montage of photos documenting arts events throughout the Washington DC from 2008-2009.
The events include:
-The dedication of the new arts center opened in 2008 by the African Heritage Drummers and Dancers and Kuumba Learning Center in southeast DC
-The Homecoming Celebration produced by the Saartjie Project, an arts group that performs work inspired by the life of Saartjie Baartman
-A Kwanzaa celebration held at Artmosphere Cafe, a black-owned arts venue & restaurant that closed its doors in the Spring of 2009
-Arts events produced by Liberated Muse Productions, the producers of the Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest and other arts events throughout the city
To purchase the song “Kwanzaa Time”, email LiberatedMuseProductions@gmail.com
Posts Tagged ‘Khadijah Ali-Coleman’
Celebrating the Black Arts Movement in Washington, DC
Saturday, November 28th, 2009Check out Video Highlights of FreeSoul @ ArtSpring
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009Reminder: Please Join us for FreeSoul @ ArtSpring on 10/31!
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
FreeSoul @ ArtSpring
8519 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, Maryland
4:00pm – 7:00pm
Authentic Contemporary Art and Liberated Muse Productions present an afternoon of music, art and warm energy. Set in the new ArtSpring Pyramid Atlantic Community Arts Store in Silver Spring, MD, this afternoon features some DC’s hottest emerging artists.
A book sale and signing of Liberated Muse, Vol 1: How I Freed My Soul Anthology, featuring local visual and literary artists, will also be featured
Featuring live performances by Ne’a Posey, Quineice Clarkson, Gary Young & Sadie Flick, the musical sounds will entertain while you enjoy the artwork and activities. Bring the family out for arts, crafts & Halloween candy!
Face painting & artwork for sale.
Music for grown-folks, fun for the family! Halloween has never been celebrated in such style.
To RSVP, visit the FaceBook page here.
Check out Highlights of A Celebration of Freedom
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Check out the exhibition and highlights of the performances here.
Tomorrow: A Celebration of Freedom – Music, Art and Spoken Word
Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009 from 7pm to 10pm
THE POTTER’S HOUSE
1658 Columbia Rd NW
Washington, DC
Liberated Muse Productions is at it again with another musical night of performances from DC’s best and readings from the new book release Liberated Muse Volume I: How I Freed My Soul which features visual artists and writers from the Liberated Muse network.
Artists Exhibiting include: Khadijah Ali-Coleman, Prudence Bonds, Sharon J. Burton, Keisha Carroll, Choke, Marshetta Davis, Shanta Monroe, Nijla Mumin, James Terrell, and Sherry B. Ways. The exhibition is on view through December 1, 2009 and is curated by Sharon J. Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art.
Featured performers include songstress Quineice Clarkson, musician Gary Young, diva singer Mahoganee, poetic vocalist Ozara Ode and the spoken word of Margaux Delotte-Bennett and Jade Andwele of the renowned Saartjie (“Sar-Key) Project. Jazzy soul vocalist Colie Williams will open the show with a half-hour set with members from her band.
The evening will be hosted by Moon of Liberated Muse and feature live art by visual artist Choke, the Liberated Muse member of this month of August. The book, How I Freed My Soul, edited by Khadijah Ali-Coleman will be available for purchase.
Donations from the event will fund youth programming facilitated by the Saartjie Project. A suggested $7 donation is requested, but all are welcome to pay as they can. Food is available for purchase at this venue.
This event is part of the Potter’s House Sounds of Hope benefit series, produced by Mary Shapiro.
To view some of the work that will be a part of the exhibition, click here.
ACA to Curate Art Show for Liberated Muse Productions
Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
Sharon Burton, CEO of Authentic Contemporary Art will be curating an art show featuring visual artists who are members of the Liberated Muse social network, which is based in the Metro Washington, DC area.
The art exhibition, Celebration of Freedom will be a part of an evening of entertainment and poetry in support of the recently published Liberated Muse: Vol. 1, How I Freed My Soul, An Anthology, edited by Khadijah Ali-Coleman, co-founder of Liberated Muse. Love.
“Sickness. Travel. A one-night stand. Speaking up. Losing a job. Breaking up. Khadijah Ali-Coleman has edited an eclectic assortment of work that is sure to inspire, revive and enthrall readers on the very idea of how to free one’s soul. Containing personal essays, poetry, short stories and visual art, this compilation stretches boundaries as one contemplates the very idea of freedom while presenting, and often challenging, the concept of the soul. “
Liberated Muse Productions (LMP) is an arts-based events planning group based in the Washington DC metropolitan area. LMP was created in 2007 by writers and community activists Maceo Thomas and Khadijah “Moon” Ali-Coleman. The intent was to create events promoting artistry and awareness of issues pivotal to urban communities. LMP has become a network of dedicated artists and patrons of the arts.
For more information on the event and about Liberated Muse, visit the website at www.liberatedmuse.com
Archives
Categories
Partners
Causes
Blogroll
DC Fine Arts Examiner
Art Visions Podcast
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.
