Three NYC Women’s History Month events

Two programs and an exhibition in the NYC area will be honoring Caribbean women and culture. Full details on each event follow the short descriptions below.

PICTURE THIS EXHIBITION
3 -31 March 2016
St. Francis College – Callahan Center, 182 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

WOMEN WRITING THE CARIBBEAN
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
6:00 – 8:30pm
160 Convent Ave – Shepard Hall Room 250, New York, NY 10031

WOMAN TINGS: A CARIBBEAN LITERARY (AND ARTS) LIME
Sunday, 20 MARCH 2016
4:00 – 8:00pm
St. Francis College, 182 Remsen street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

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Details

PICTURE THIS EXHIBITION
A group exhibition celebrating the creative duality of Writers as Visual Artists
3 -31 March 2016
St. Francis College – Callahan Center, 182 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Featured Artists

  • Jacqueline Bishop (Jamaica) – drawing
  • Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné (Trinidad & Tobago) – painting
  • Laura James (Antigua & Barbuda) – painting
  • Iyaba Mandingo (Antigua & Barbuda) – painting
  • Michèle Voltaire Marcelin (Haiti) – painting
  • Opal Palmer Adisa (Jamaica) – photography
  • Mervyn Taylor (Trinidad & Tobago) – masquerade

Curators: Loris Crawford, Savacou Gallery, and Ava Tomlinson

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WOMEN WRITING THE CARIBBEAN
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
6:00 – 8:30pm
160 Convent Ave – Shepard Hall Room 250, New York, NY 10031

A panel discussion of women Caribbean writers. Featured writers:

  • Ifeona Fulani
  • Tiphanie Yanique
  • Dahlma Llanos Figueroa
  • Nicole Dennis -Benn
  • Simone A. James Alexander (moderator)

Register to attend here.

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WOMAN TINGS: A CARIBBEAN LITERARY (AND ARTS) LIME
Sunday, 20 MARCH 2016
St. Francis College, 182 Remsen street, Brooklyn, NY 11217

4:30PM – Domestic Workers as Art and Literature
With novelists Victoria Brown (Minding Ben) and Nandi Keyi (The True Nanny Dairy) with painter Laura James.
Hosted by Stephanie A. Cunningham, Brooklyn Museum

6:00PM – Women Colouring Words
The fascinating, multiple influences on the work of poets and painters Jacqueline Bishop (The Gymnast and Other Positions), Michele Voltaire Marcelin (Amours et Bagatelles), and Opal Palmer-Adisa (I Name Me Name).
Hosted by Daniela Fifi, National Museum & Art Gallery

7:00pm: In Her Own Words
Open Mic session hosted by poet and painter, Iyaba Ibo Mandingo (“Sins of My Fathers”), and spoken word artist, Mercy L. Tullis-Bukhari (SMOKE)

Woman tings

ADM: $10
INFO: 718-783-8345 / [email protected]