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INDEX CELAFI 1992 & 1997 ARTIFACTS

The site currently contains roughly 150 artifacts and list over 100 events and 1000 participants (92 & 97)

artwork, photos, film and video, exhibition catalogues,  arts publications, curatorial .... and programming essays and bios, articles, reviews,

When fully realized, the CELAFI'25 Onsite Archive of Artifacts will be available for reviews by appointment,

Researcher, Curators and students will be able to book time in the Archive

PUBLICATIONS
1.  CELAFI 1992 Program & Catalogue

2.  Voices: Canadian Writers of African Descent - Harper Perennial
3.  Revue Noire African Contemporary Art : African Canada1997, Vol25


EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
4.  Celebrating African Identity:Icons Of Representation - A Space  Gallery
5.  The Creation of the African Canadian Odyssey - Power Plant 
6.   From the Streets: New Visions for the Millennium - A Space Gallery
7.  Traces of Identity - Gallery 44
8.  Transforming The Image: African Canadian Visions Entering The
     Millennium - Thames Galley
9.   Emerging into Spirit: Sculptures by Artis Lane - Royal Ontario Museum
10. Entering The Millennium: A Spiritual Dialogue - Art Gallery Ontario
      (AGO)
11. Revue Noire: African Canada 1997 - (Visual artists pullout– OG)

PROGRAMS, PHAPHLETS, FLYERS, POSTCARDS,
12. CELAFI 1997  Pre-Program 
13. 'women work'  - YYZ Gallery Exhibition
14. Solo Exhibit  - WARC Studio Gallery solo exhibit (Orla to find)
15. Transforming the Image - Exhibition Thames Gallery
16. Design Africa - York Quay Gallery, Harbourfront Center
17. CAN: BAIA Members in Print Bookmark - Word on the Street
18. Stay Black or Die - Studio Theatre, Harbourfront Centre
19. CELAFI'97  - Press Release May 27, 1997
20. E Kabo! - Founders College Hall, York University
21. Suite Life: Links And Changes - Studio Theatre, Harbourfront & Young
       Peoples Theatre
22. Tellabration: A Celebration of Spoken Word - Harbourfront: Brigantine
       Room; The Loft & Bethel Worship Centre
23. CELAFI/Harbourfront Reading Series - Brigantine Room, Harbourfront
24. Harbourfront music 
25. Bump n Hustle - Brigantine Room, Harbourfront
26. Film & Video Program 1997 - Jackman Hall, John Spotton & Gekko Bar

CONFERENCE PROGRAMS, CATALOGUES
27.    First AfriCanadianPlaywrghts' Conference - Canadian Stage
28.1  1992 Full conference listing see 'Publication'  CELAFI 1992 Program
28.2  1997 Full conference listing see

POSTERS
29. CELAFI 1992
30. CELAFI 1997 (where is that MO)
31. CELAFI Visual arts exhibition poster

PROGRAM LAUNCH RECEPTIONS
32  Exhibition Preview & Reception - Bev Mascoll, ROM, May'97
33. Opening Invocation Ceremony, Art Gallery Ontario, Jul'97
34. Revue Noire Launch - Mayor Barbara Hall, Toronto City Hall  Jun'97
35. Austin Clark Tribute  - Harbourfront Reading Series, Jul'97
36.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS
37.
38. Revue Noire Beat factory CD
39. 'Black  Essentials" magazine - Inaugural issue Jun'97 - CELAFI Focus
40. Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine - Feb'96 "Road to CELAFI'97.

41. Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine- May'97 "Artis Lane Comes
      Home' CELAFI'97

42.  Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine - ???? Post CELAFI'97 (OG)

VIDEOS

43. CELAFI'97 Video - Ayanna Black Interview @ AGO Exhibition Launch

44.  Video - Retrospective of painter/sculptor Artis Lane
45. CELAFI Retrospective Video - CELAFI 1992 & 1997 Compilation

DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE
46. George Elliott Clark: Post-CELAFI'97 handwritten 'thank you' note
47. 1992 letter QQQQQQ (Thank You from Caaroline Maitland NCA)
48. 1997 press release and full program description and dates
49.  Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)  Press Release -Artis Lane Exhibit
50.  Royal Ontario Museum ROM/Margo Welch: Post CELAFI'97 'thank you'
51.  The Nathaniel Dett Chorale/Brainard Blyden Taylor: Pre CELAFI'97
       'thank you'
52.

MEDIA/ PRESS
53. Now Magazine Jul'2-3, 1992  Front Page - 'Ayanna Black' CELAFI FEST
54. Now Magazine, 1997
55. Toronto Star, Jan 6, 1997-Columnist Cecil Foster-CELAFI'97 is coming
56. The Globe, Jul. 8, 1997-Columnist Donna Bailey Nurse - CELAFI is here 
57. Share,  Aug' 28, '97-Columnist Bianca T. Jacob- CELAFI'97 AGO Exhibit
58. Share, Jun 4-10, '97-Editor William Doyle-Marshall-CELAFI'97 ROM
59. Caribbean Camera, Aug21-27, 1997-Herman Silochan-CELAFI'97 AGO
60. Pride. Jun 4-10, '97 -
61. Metro Word, Oct 13-26 1994, Pre CELAFI Cross-Canada Skills Tour
62.

63.

OTHER

64.  CELAFI 1997 sticker

65.  CELAFI 1992 Button

66.

67.

 

SLIDES

68 - 102 CAN: BAIA/CELAFI  1997 Visual Arts Slide Registry - Public Access by appointment only.

Bios
Over 50 bios 
- Available in publication 92 and visual arts catalogue


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