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B-Girl Be: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop

Exhibition: June 29 - August 19, 2006
Summit: June 29 - July 2, 2006
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The Art of T&A: Truth and Activism
B-Girl Be 2006 Visual Art Exhibition

 

Showcasing 39 artists from around the world who use their visual voice to empower, inform and organize. Women employing Hip Hop culture as means of connection, education and social and political activism globally. The Art of T&A displays works in a variety of media including video, photography, painting, sculpture, and textiles. Curated by DeAnna Cummings and Assistant Curator Michele Spaise
 
Exhibition Opening & Reception
With DJ PaviElle, live models, Braids and Brows salon services  
Thursday, June 29, 2006, 7:00 PM
 
Opening Weekend:  B-Girl Be Summit
June 29-July 2, 2006
 
Ongoing Exhibition through August 19, 2006

  Photo of "Hijabi B-Girl" ceramic sculpture by Andrea Ali
  "Hijabi B-Girl", Ceramic sculpture, 2004
by Andrea Ali

Featuring work by:
Andrea Ali (Berkeley), Angel 179 (Seattle), Are2 (Baltimore), B Fresh (Minneapolis), B-Girl Yoda (Kahuku, Hawaii), Shye (Minneapolis), DonaRosaCor (Recife, Brazil), Marjorie Borgella (New York), Danita Carpentier (Atlanta), Martha Cooper (New York), Desdamona (Minneapolis), EMA (New York), Evolve ( Los Angeles), Faith47 (Capetown, South Africa), Molly Fleming-Wolfe (St. Paul), Krista Franklin (Chicago), Monica Haller (Minneapolis), Allison Herrera (Minneapolis), Bethany Kalk (Minneapolis), Karolina Karlic (Minneapolis), Malichansouk Kouanchao (Minneapolis), Lady K Fever (New York), Lady Pink (New York), Adrienne Lorico (Ontario, Canada), Luca (San Francisco), Lizbeth Lopez Luna (Minneapolis), Lush Girl (Minneapolis), Alice Mizrachi (New York), Melinda Mosheim (Houston), Muck (New York), Niz (Boca Raton), Phem 9 (Kansas City), Catiesha Pierson (Minneapolis), Christina Rimstad (Minneapolis), Sikose (Atlanta), Michele Spaise (Minneapolis), SPIKA (Minneapolis), Stef G (Chicago), Toofly (New York), Keegan Xavi (Los Angeles), YZ (Montreuil, France)

 
kid & family-friendly . all ages . all genders . all incomes . all ethnic communities