Posts Tagged ‘Sharon J. Burton’

TONIGHT: pARTake “We Remember Harlem”

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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pARTake: Remembering Harlem
A “When Harlem Came to Paris” Pre-Event
Panel Discussion/Art Preview/Reception

March 1, 2010
6pm – 9 pm

Alliance Francaise de Washington
2142 Wyoming Avenue, NW-WDC
Free & Open to the public

Lil SoSo Productions, Authentic Contemporary Art and The Alliance Francaise de Washington invite you to rediscover the art and culture of the Harlem Renassiance and its affect on Parisian culture at pARTake: We Remember Harlem. This pre-event to the 3rd Annual When Harlem Came to Paris, sponsored by Lil So So Productions, will feature a panel discussion about the legacy of the visual art and fashion of this exciting moment in history.

Moderated by Sharon J. Burton, creator of the “pARTake” series and founder of Authentic Contemporary Art, a panel discussion featuring LiL SoSo Productions, Alliance Francaise, artist James Terrell and more, will offer some insight into the pull of the Harlem Renaissance and why its relevance is so long lasting.

Attendees will also get the chance to preview a few of the artworks that will be featured for auction at the main event March 20th by artist James Terrell and visit the WHCTP Style Corner with hand-made cocktail hats by milliner Crystal Little and tips from stylist Sharon Cyrus and make-up artist Evelyn Bandoh.

Seating is limited, to RSVP, click here.

Mark Your Calendar: When Harlem Came to Paris edition of “pARTake”

Friday, February 19th, 2010

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pARTake: Remembering Harlem
A “When Harlem Came to Paris” Pre-Event
Panel Discussion/Art Preview/Reception

Alliance Francaise de Washington
2142 Wyoming Avenue, NW-WDC

Monday, March 1, 2010
6PM-9PM
Free & Open to the public

Moderated by Sharon J. Burton, creator of the new “pARTake” Art Salon series and founder of Authentic Contemporary Art, a panel discussion featuring LiL SoSo Productions, Alliance Francaise, artist, James Terrell and more, will offer some insight into the pull of the Harlem Renaissance and why its relevance is so long lasting. Also, attendees will get the chance to preview a few of the works that will be featured for auction at the main event March 20th by artist James Terrell. For more information contact: whctp@lilsoso.com

Millennium Arts Salon Kicks Off It’s All About Art: Celebrating 10

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

On Saturday, November 21st, The Millennium Art Salon held it’s first Annual Salon Club Membership Meeting and Drive at the MAS headquarters.  The meeting applauded the current and new members of the MAS board and volunteers, who are vital to program execution.  A full crowd of board members, volunteers, supporters, and guests enjoyed wine, cheese, and learned about the upcoming programs that MAS has in store for it’s tenth year.

Some upcoming programs this special year include the following:

Salon and Book Signing with Margo Humphrey and Adrienne Childs, Ten Interesting Facts about Margo and the Book Project (Season Holiday Event).

Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3-6 pm, $25 (free or discounted for salon club members) amount can be applied toward a purchase.

Ethiopian Art and Culture Tour with Wosene

January 16-29, 2010

MAS will tour and experience the art of Ethiopian culture through its savory food, scenic country side, cultural centers, and colorful markets.

Ten Artists for Ten Years Exhibition at MAS

March – June 2010

This exhibition, curated by Sharon J. Burton of Authentic Contemporary Art will feature some of Washington’s creative genius and will highlight why we have much to celebrate in our Nation’s (Art) Capital.  The opening event is FREE and open to the public.  Related exhibition programs will be announced at a futre date.

Salon with Dr. Walter O. Evans, Ten Favorite Books and Manuscripts in my Collection

April 30, 2010, Library of Congress

Dr. Evans is well known for his impressive collection of 19th and 20th century African American art.  However, less known is that he may have the largest book collection in the US, perhaps the world –over 100,00 books and manuscripts.  He has taken on the formidable task fo selecting his favorite ten.  This event is a collaboration with the Library of Congress and will take place at noon at the Library.  This event is FREE and open to the public.

MAS 10th Anniversary Celebration (June 2010, TBA)

The 10th program season concludes with an event to celebrate Millennium Arts Salon ten years striving to advance cultural literacy, to acknowledge 10 Washington artists as well as indivisuals who have inspired this vital Washington arts community.  This will be a FREE event.

For more information, visit www.millenniumartssalon.org

To view pictures from the MAS First Annual Salon Club Membership Meeting and Drive on November 21st click here.

About the Millennium Arts Salon

Now celebrating its 10th year, Millennium Arts Salon is committed to advancing cultural literacy through its art programming, which includes salon talks, exhibitions, tours and special events.

Based in historic Columbia Heights, DC, many of its intimate salon talks and art exhibitions are held in its beautifully restored 1923 town home. Through its outreach efforts, it also hostsprograms in various venues around the city and collaborates with art institutions, such as The Phillips Collection, the David C Driskell Center at the University of Maryland College Park, Pyramid Atlantic, and Parish Gallery of Georgetown DC.

MAS is primarily funded through its membership organization, The Millennium Arts Salon Club, consisting of art interested individuals in the Baltimore-Washington-Virginia area and points northand west US, and supported by committed staff and volunteers, and an Art Advisory Board of accomplished artists and art administrators. Its Board of Directors appreciates all for your support.

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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

New ArtCast: Celebrating Freedom with Liberated Muse’s Khadijah Ali-Coleman

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

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 Khadijah Ali-Coleman

  

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We are continuing the series Art and Change, which focuses on how the visual art world to helping to change society, whether on the community level or internationally. Today we are talking with one of the founders of an exciting social network of artists, Khadijah Ali-Coleman of Liberated Muse Productions based in the Metro Washington, DC area.

 Khadijah Ali-Coleman is founder of So Our Youth Aspire (SOYA), LLC , and co-founder of Liberated Muse Productions, the founding group of the Capital Hip Hop Soul Fest. She is a freelance writer & photographer who has appeared in numerous print and online publications including the Washington Post, Honey Magazine, and the Washington Informer.She pens an arts column in the Washington DC-based monthly paper East of the River, showcasing talent hailing from the Washington DC area.

In addition to writing and serving as web manager of http://www.liberatedmuse.com/, Khadijah is a perfomer who has appeared on the television show “Showtime at the Apollo” and has appeared in various venues nationally and locally as a singer. As an actress, she has acted in stage presentations of “The Medea Myth”, “The Life”, and “The Vagina Monologues”. Her preference is to perform in socially conscious and boundary-stretching presentations that address complex issues of race, gender and social class. She is a member of the arts collective The Saartjie Project (http://www.thesaartjieproject.org/) which examines the politics of the Black Woman’s body.As a director and creative writer, Khadijah produced in February 2008 the play “Shades of Black: a thought in progress”.The play debuted in Baltimore, Maryland on the campus of Morgan State University. Khadijah’s creative writing has also appeared in different places, including recently in the online literary magazine Flask and Pen. She is editor the recently published anthology “How I Freed My Soul”, Volume One in a series of Liberated Muse publications. She will soon publish a poetry chapbook “Legacy of Lovely” and is working on finishing the book “Being Heard Through the Noise: A Youth Worker’s Guide to Working with Urban Youth”.

To learn more about Liberated Muse, visit their website at http://www.liberatedmuse.com

You can listen to this podcast through i-tunes ,the podcast home page here or download the mp3 here.

ACA to Curate Art Show for Liberated Muse Productions

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

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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

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