CELAFI'25: HISTORY & LEGACY
CELEBRATING AFRICAN IDENTITY
FEBRUARY 2018
CELAFI 1992 & 1997 Conference / Festivals in Celebration of African Identity brought together academics, artists, Preview Visual arts crossRUDE RESTORES @ Cinples
INSIDE CELAFI'25
About CELAFI History & Legacy 2.
Ayanna Black Tribute 4.
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CELAFI '92 & '97 Venues Index <
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Archive commemorates and documents what was an explosive tour de force of creativity by Black Artists and their
CELAFI'25 website is a comprehensive archive and publicly accessible resource that permanently imprints on Canada's public record the cultural and artistic body of work contributed by Black Canadians as the neared the 21st century .
CELAFI's 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.
This quarter we share:
1. > Feature RUDE Celafi '97 Film
2. > Throwback NEW Celafi Publication Page -Feb
3. > Next: BENCHMARK - Feb
4. > Visual arts catlogue Preview -Mar
5. > Dance - Tribute Len Gibson
The initial archive was assembled from three private collections, it is also a work-in-progress. The site contains roughly 150 artifacts from over 100 events and over 1000 participants from CELAFI 1992 & 1997, including - publications, artwork, exhibition catalogues, curatorial statements, programming essays, bios, articles and more. Each month we will showcase a new artifact from the Archive.
Explore and preview content online, visit onsite archive repository and book in-class presentations and workshops click here to learn more
