Film Screening: WEUSI

Film Screening: WEUSI
Friday, May 16
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Children's Art Carnival

Independently produced documentary film tracing the roots and capturing the creative spark of the WEUSI Artist Collective, including interviews with noted WEUSI Collective members. Artist talk with members Ademola Olugebefola & Dindga McCannon, with Voza Rivers, Producer.

About the Exhibition: Reflections of WEUSI: 1965 to Present

The griots of the WEUSI Artist Collective have captured history using their unique creative styles to add a benchmark to the culture of Harlem and the world. This group of men and women were fearless, bold and unapologetic about their mission at a time of civil unrest in America. They made a statement, “Black images by Black people”.

The members of WEUSI continue to produce positive “Black” images using every medium, media and method known to the art world. They are modern masters of artmaking who weave their stories using paint, paper, metal, stone, photography, glass, wood, textiles, cloth to deliver powerful messages of hope and pride. The diversity of art makers in this collective continue to push the visual boundaries of storytelling with a commitment to uplift the global community of the African diaspora and serve as a building block for the future of Black art makers.

This exhibition is a tribute to these trailblazers here in Harlem where they had an undeniable and lasting impact on the culture and our lives. The exhibition is a collaboration between the WEUSI Artist Collective, Hamilton Landmark Galleries, and the Children’s Art Carnival.

Participating artist list in alphabetical order:
Abdullah Aziz | Jesse Anthony Henry | Ademola Olugebefola | Kay Brown | Jennifer Ivey | Okoe Pyatt | Perry Cannon | MLJ Johnson | Ed Sherman | Robert Daniels | Dindga McCannon | Deborah Singletary | Jimmy James Greene | Karl A. McIntosh | Ken Wright | Gaylord Hassan | Otto Neals

Location:
The Children’s Art Carnival, 62 Hamilton Terrace, New York, NY 10031
Hamilton Landmark Galleries, 467 West 144th St, New York, NY 10031

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