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CELAFI'25: 

CELEBRATING AFRICAN IDENTITY

HISTORY & LEGACY

 

CONTENT PREVIEW:  SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017  

 

CELAFI 1992 & 1997 Conference / Festivals in Celebration of African Identity brought together academics, artists, advocates and patrons from across Canada and around the world to present, and challenge each other in public discussion and pass on their métier in hands-on workshops.

 

The landmark conference and festivals dug deep into the roots of Africa art aesthetics, and emanated the many thriving branches as they sprang forth and blossomed in every art form around the world.

 

Twenty five years later we celebrate in conjunction with Canada's 150th with a "preview" of the CELAFI'25 Archive & Repository Legacy Initiative, a rich collection of over 500 artifacts, and more than 1000 artist participants from CELAFI 1992 & CELAFI 1997 Conference & Festival.

CELAFI'25: 

CELEBRATING AFRICAN IDENTITY

HISTORY & LEGACY

CONTENT PREVIEW:  SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2017  

 

CELAFI 1992 & 1997 Conference / Festivals in Celebration of African Identity brought together academics, artists, advocates and patrons from across Canada and around the world to present, and challenge each other in public discussion and pass on their métier in hands-on workshops.

 

Celafi92 program-cover_Page_001_edited
Ayanna Now cover pic_edited
icons cover_edited
Revue Noire.jpg
7. Literature Bookmark
CELAFI sticker
Celafi 1997 Poster_edited
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
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2. Revue Noire book_Page_027_edited
celafi_Page_1_edited

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CANADA 150 

CELAFI 25th ANNIVERSARY

Celebrating our collective milestone

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)

CELAFI'25

Central Repository & Archive

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

Dance & Performance Art
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The landmark conference and festivals dug deep into the roots of Africa art aesthetics, and emanated the many thriving branches as they sprang forth and blossomed in every art form around the world.

 

Twenty five years later we celebrate in conjunction with Canada's 150th with a "preview" of the CELAFI'25 Archive & Repository Legacy Initiative, a rich collection of over 500 artifacts, and more than 1000 artist participants from CELAFI 1992 & CELAFI 1997 Conference & Festival.

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