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  • What is CELAFI and CAN:BAIA?
    Yes! Users can add video from YouTube or Vimeo with ease: Enter App Settings Click the "Manage Questions" button Click on the question you would like to attach a video to When editing your answer, click on the video icon and then paste the YouTube or Vimeo video URL That's it! A thumbnail of your video will appear in answer text box
  • What is the CELAFI25 collection?
    The celafi25.com initiative andcollection was born out of online search in 2014 for evidence of the mammoth and purposeful undertakings by Canadian Artist Network: Black Artist In Action (CAN: BAIA). Its flagship events, the CELAFI 1992 and CELAFI 1997 Conferences and Festivals, whose objectives were to unite and showcase the wealth of Canada's National Black community of artist practitioners and their creations. The events were groundbreaking at the time, and surely, but sadly, we found little to nothing of this national/international diaspora’s artistic perspective online, and relatively little reference to the hundreds of Canadians and their International counterparts who participated in these two extraordinary events. This realization strengthened our resolve to preserve the legacy of this rich historical and cultural endeavor. To help visitors explore celafi25 website contents at-a-glance: 1. Click C'25 logo located in the header to view sitemap 2. Select square to be taken to webpage 3. Explore, share contribute
  • What is the meaning behind the C25 logo and 'A' with the Circle Symbol?
    The CELAFI25 logo is a visual story of the history of CELAFI from it's inception in 1992 to it's 2nd event in 1997 and the launch of CELAFI'25 in 2017. The A symbol is Designed by La Rue Shields To add a new question go to app settings and press "Manage Questions" button. refers to https://www.nypl.org/node/370718 The logo and Symbols also act as symbols to assist in navigating the site and...
  • How can contribute and or share my CELAFI experience?
    We want to hear from you! The initial archive was assembled from three private collections so we know as varied and extensive as it is, its still not complete. ​ Do you know of an artist or event that was part of CELAFI 1992 and/or 1997 that should be included in the archive? Do you have materials from either CELAFIs that you would like to contribute to the digital archive? Fill out for located on CONTACT page.
  • What's next for CELAFI25 Initiative?
    We want to hear from you! The initial archive was assembled from three private collections so we know as varied and extensive as it is, its still not complete. ​ Do you know of an artist or event that was part of CELAFI 1992 and/or 1997 that should be included in the archive? Do you have materials from either CELAFIs that you would like to contribute to the digital archive? For more details see WHAT NEXTpage.
  • What is CELAFI'25?
    The celafi25.com initiative andcollection was born out of my online search in 2014 for evidence of the mammoth and purposeful undertakings by Canadian Artist Network: Black Artist In Action (CAN: BAIA). Its flagship events, the CELAFI 1992 and CELAFI 1997 Conferences and Festivals, were events whose objectives were to unite and showcase the wealth of Canada's National Black community of artist practitioners and their creations. The events were groundbreaking at the time, and surely, there would be a lasting record of these important events and the works they showcased. Sadly, we found little to nothing of this national/international diaspora’s artistic perspective online, and relatively little reference to the hundreds of Canadians and their International counterparts who participated in these two extraordinary events. This realization strengthened our resolve to preserve the legacy of this rich historical and cultural endeavor.
  • What is the meaning behind the CELAFI25 logo website?
    The CELAFI25 logo is a visual story of the history of CELAFI from it's inception in 1992 to it's 2nd event in 1997 and the launch of CELAFI'25 in 2017. The logo also acts as a navigation symbol to navigate the site and... The 25 boxes represents the timeline and significant events: > Purple, this regal colour was the prodominant colour repreenting CELAFI 1992 > Gold square- prominant colour of The prodominant colour repreenting CELAFI 1997 > Black squares the time inbetween > Silver - A for the 25th anniversary and the original symbal of Celebrating African Identity
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