INDEX CELAFI'25 ARTIFACTS
The site contains roughly 150 artifacts from over 100 events and over 1000 participants from CELAFI 1992 & 1997:
artwork, photos, film and video production data, exhibition catalogues, arts publications, curatorial statements, and programming essays, bios, articles, reviews and more.
CELAFI'25 Onsite Archive Visitors
Researcher, curators and students can book onsite-time with an Archivist, by completing our online contact form.
Hours operation: Tues, Wed. 2:00 - 6:00pm (subject to change)
CELAFI'25 In-Schools & In-Community
CELAFI'25 offers several special presentations and workshops throughout the school year including but are not limited to, Black History Month, March Break. We can help you establish lesson plans, and engage students with special guests. Schools, Educators and cultural workers can book one of our existing presentations or, can approach us about doing a special “themed” presentation on a topic or artists that is meaningful to the school.
INDEX by ARTIFACTS
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 1997Visual Arts pull-out Jeff Gibson cover
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
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. E Kabu! Fundraising reception - Yoruba Community Association July '97
ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS
37. 'Black Essentials" magazine - Inaugural issue Jun'97 - CELAFI Focus
38. Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine - Feb'96 "Road to CELAFI'97.
39. Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine- May'97 "Artis Lane Comes
Home' CELAFI'97
40. Word Up, CAN:BAIA's Bi-Mthly Magazine - '98 Ayanna's Post CELAFI'97
Wrap Statement
DOCUMENTS, LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE
41. George Elliott Clark: Post-CELAFI'97 handwritten 'thank you' note
42. 1992 letter Post CELAFI Thank You from Caroline Maitland NCA President
43. 1997 press release and full program description and dates
44. Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Press Release -Artis Lane Exhibit
45. Royal Ontario Museum ROM/Margo Welch: Post CELAFI'97 'thank you'
46. The Nathaniel Dett Chorale/Brainard Blyden Taylor: Pre CELAFI'97
'thank you'
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS& PARAFINALIA
47. Revue Noire Beat factory CD
48. CELAFI 1992 Conference badge
49. CELAFI '92 T-Shirts
50. CELAFI 1997 logo stickers
MEDIA/ PRESS
51. Now Magazine Jul'2-3, 1992 Front Page - 'Ayanna Black' CELAFI FEST
52. Now Magazine, 1997
53. Toronto Star, Jan 6, 1997-Columnist Cecil Foster-CELAFI'97 is coming
54. The Globe, Jul. 8, 1997-Columnist Donna Bailey Nurse - CELAFI is here
55. Share, Aug' 28, '97-Columnist Bianca T. Jacob- CELAFI'97 AGO Exhibit
56. Share, Jun 4-10, '97-Editor William Doyle-Marshall-CELAFI'97 ROM
57. Caribbean Camera, Aug21-27, 1997-Herman Silochan-CELAFI'97 AGO
58. Pride. Jun 4-10, '97 -
59. Metro Word, Oct 13-26 1994, Pre CELAFI Cross-Canada Skills Tour
60. Word Magazine Magazine (*)
ARCHIVE VIDEOS, INTERVIEWS FOOTAGE
With hours off festival footage fover CELAFI 92 & 97 the following are ecxerpt interviews from CELAFI prgrammers and artists available online and onsite for extended viewing:
61. CELAFI'97 Video - Ayanna Black Interview @ AGO Exhibition Launch
62. Video - Retrospective of painter/sculptor Artis Lane
63. CELAFI Retrospective Video - CELAFI 1992 & 1997 Compilation
64. CELAFI '97 Revue Noire - Simon Njami address
FILMS & VIDEOS
Select films from CELAFI '92 & '97 film and video programs
NOTE: Public Access by appointment only.
65. Black Mother, Black Daughter, dir. Claire Preito and Sylvia Hamilton, Nova Scotia, 16mm, 30min, 1989
66. Survivors, dir. Alfons Adetuyi, Toronto/Can, 16mm, 54min 1992
67. Dandelions, dir. Dawn Wilkinson, Can, 16mm, 5mins, b/w, 1995
68. It Aint All Jazz, Can. 48:38 min., video, col., docu., 1996
69. Making Change, Colina Phillips, Can., 18min. 16mm, b&w/col., drama, 1995
VISUAL ARTS REGISTRY
A collection of slides, photos, exhibition calatolgeus and biographical infomation on CELAFI visual artists from the CAN: BAIA/CELAFI 1997 Visual Arts Slide Registry
NOTE: Public Access by appointment only.
Ontario Artists
70. Rose Anne Bailey
71. Hollis Baptiste
72. Donna Lee Bolden
72. Michael Chambers
73. Stella Fakiyesi
74. Roberta Huebener
75. Daniel (Kineko) Ivic
76. Artis Lane (USA formerly Chatham)
77. Nicole Pena
79. Ato Seitu
80. Shawn Skeir
81. Ian Watson
82. David Zapporoli
National artists
83. Keith Agard
84. Henry Bishop (Nova Scotia)
85. Anthony Benoit (tbc)
86. Christal Clements (Halifax)
87. Jan Crick (tbc)
88. Marie-Denise Douyon (Quebec)
89. Ormsby Ford (Quebec)
90. Jeff Gibson (Vancouver)
91. David George-Morgan (Vancouver)
92. Paulette Hawkins (Alberta)
93. Serge Jonge (Quebec)
94. Lilison
95. Carlyle Matthews
96. Khadejha McCall
97. Melinda Mollineaux (Vancouver)
98. Kirk Moses (Vancouver)
99. Barbara Prezeau
100. Tony Reid
101. Janet Sparks
102. Yvon Villarceaux (Manitoba/ Ottawa/ Montreal)
BIOGRAPHIES
103 - 200 biographical materials on CELAFI participants.
NOTE: Public Access by appointment only.
INDEX by ART DISIPLINES
> Visual Artists, Photographers, Sculptors & Designers
> Music: Vocalists, Composers, & Bands
> Dance: Companies, Soloist & Choreographers
INDEX Special Program Features:
> Workshops & Conference Panels
> Kids & Youth Programming, Participants