March 22, 2018
Blackness, Citizenship, and the Arts
A Transatlantic Dialogue
Thursday, March 22
5:30pm – 8:30pm
Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15206, USA ()
The event will include:
- Opening of a photo exhibit “Black, Muslim and French” (5:30-6:30 pm)
- Screening of the documentary Mariannes Noires: Afropean Mosaics (2016)+ Q/A. (6:30-8:30pm)
- A "vernissage" of the photo exhibit "Black and Muslim in France" by Mame-Fatou Niang and a screening of "Mariannes Noires" followed by a QA + reception
Friday March 23
9:00am – 4:30pm
Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ()
This event is a one-day symposium with 12 activists, artists and scholars from Pittsburgh and Paris on Race and Citizenship in Europe. (9-4:30pm)
Participating Artists Include:
- (visual artist)
- (filmmaker)
- (choreographer)