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PREVIEW CELAFI '92 Program Book

PREVIEW CELAFI '92 Program Book

PREVIEW REVUE NOIRE 1997 Edition25

PREVIEW REVUE NOIRE 1997 Edition25

SEPTEMBER RELEASE

SEPTEMBER RELEASE

OCTOBER RELEASE

OCTOBER RELEASE

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.

 

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