The works and ideas of young creatives seed the future of art. As critically demonstrated by “Back to the Future”—the 2021 Gwendolyn M. Carter Conference—artist resiliency is vulnerable in the “Post-Covid” era. Emerging artists’ dreams can thrive in the light of community and relationships or be crushed by the weight of isolation and disconnection. In the Fall of 2022, the Arts/Africa working group was founded to act upon these key findings. In a series of virtual demonstrations/presentations—October 12, November 2, and November 30, 2022—visual artists Michael Dela Dika, Beatrice Opokua Atencah, Theresah Ankomah, and choreographer Agathe Djokam will share their critical works and ideas. These emergent artists seek to engage UF and the greater global community of students, artists, and scholars in the resolve and significance of their processes. Artist-scholars Samuel Nortey, William Howard, Rujeko Dumbutshena, Sarah Politz, and Joan Frosch will respond to and contextualize the artists’ work. At this fragile moment in the history of contemporary artmaking, the creative mobilization of Arts/Africa seeks to elevate a new generation of performance and visual artists, nourish new scholarly relationships and interdisciplinary approaches, and enhance the public’s understanding and reception of contemporary art and performance.
Coordinators:
Professor, School of Theatre and Dance: Joan Frosch (jfrosch@arts.ufl.edu)
MFA Candidate, School of Art and Art History: Eugene Ofori Agyei (eugeneagyei@ufl.edu)
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