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CELAFI'25

Central Repository & Archive

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CELAFI ONLINE preserves the event as a celebration of African identity and cultural heritage made by artists of African origin to various fields of creation (visual arts, literature, theatre, etc.) Includes the programme of conferences and exhibitions, as well as biographical notes on the participan

CELAFI ONLINE LAUNCH

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

CELAFI ONLINE Launched Feb 1, 2017 for BLACK HISTORY MONTH To ensure the legacy and contributions of some of Canada's most   distinguished Creators and change-makers have digital footprint and works  availability to these materials.

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THEN and NOW: 

Click 2017 events to view current projects featuring CELAFI Alum

CELAFI ARCHIVE

CELAFI brought together academics, artists, advocates and patrons from throughout the country and around the world to present, challenge each other in public discussion and pass on their metier in hands-on workshops. the festival dug deep into the roots of the African art aesthetic, and emanated the many thriving branches as they sprang forth and blossomed in every art form around the world.

 

25 year later we celebrate in conjunction of the Canada 150 by launching CELAFI'25 a collection of artifacts  from  CELAFI's  1992 &  1997 venture. The following sub-menu list collection by genre  

Dance & Performance Art
Celafi92 program-cover_Page_001_edited
Ayanna Now cover pic_edited
icons cover_edited
Celafi 1997 Poster_edited
7. Literature Bookmark
CELAFI sticker
Revue Noire.jpg
Celafi92 program-art headlines 4_edited_edited
2. TRANSFORMING THE IMAGE- cover
2. Artists Lane - ROM
4. Celafi 1997 Film and Video - cover
Slide2_edited
gallery 44- Traces - photography_edited
Literature_edited
Music-Live events Harbourfront_edited
Design_edited
5. Ekabo -Yuroba family day
3. Africanadian Playwrites conference_cover
Theatre_edited
GlobeAndMail 1997_edited
2. from the street_-cover
Austin Clarke tribute invite_edited_edited
Black essentials _ Ita
2. Revue Noire book_Page_041_edited
img017_edited
2. Revue Noire book_Page_027_edited
celafi_Page_1_edited

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Joining the CELAFI Group, share your memories and artifacts from CELAFI and and promote your upcoming events

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CANADA 150 

CELAFI 25th ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating our collective milestone

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As of our launch Feb 1 there are officiall 15) days counting down to CANADA DAY. We intend to =celebrat each day with te release of a new Art'iFact from the Ceflafi Archive. Leading up to July 1 where we launch Phase 2.
 

- Join us July 1: CANADA DAY

celebration of African identity and cultural heritage.

ONLINE: Phase 2 Website

LIVE: Harbourfront

The site contains roughly 150 artifacts (if you include slides and photographs from OG archive binder), containing: 
- 500 participants (92 & 97
- 1000 images (artwork, photos, design icons and etc.)
- 200 bios (this is not confirmed at all, I have to do a count)
- 75 papers (curatorial and programming essays)
- 30 venues across Toronto (see venue page)

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