On Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 8:00AM – 6PM GMT, the inaugural TEDxYouthInspire conference will be held at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Accra, Ghana. The free one-day event, a first for young African visionaries ages 14-25, will welcome a host of youth speakers, a Ghanaian dance ensemble and an Academy Award-nominated short film.
Young speakers take center stage at first TEDx conference exclusively for African youth
16 March 2010
First TEDx conference exclusively for African youth announced
8 December 2009
On Saturday, April 10, 2010, from 8:00AM – 6PM GMT, the inaugural TEDxYouthInspire conference will be held at the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT in Accra, Ghana. The one-day, free event will be the first TEDx event dedicated exclusively to young African visionaries ages 14-25.
Exhibition Revisits Historic “A Great Day in Brooklyn”
13 September 2009
Brooklyn, New York, September 13, 2009 – Corridor Gallery hosts “Brooklyn Influence”, a photographic memoir of 2008’s “A Great Day in Brooklyn” and “Another Great Day in Brooklyn”, organized by Brooklyn-based community arts organization DOPE SWAN. Featuring the work of renowned documentarian Jamel Shabazz, and visual storyteller Lafotographeuse, the exhibition is a visual blueprint of Brooklyn residents who eloquently merge the worlds of art, activism and entrepreneurship. The show will run from September 27–November 9, 2009 with an opening reception on Sunday, September 27, from 4:00PM – 6:00PM.
Brooklyn Pays Tribute to Visionary Filmmaker Spike Lee
22 June 2009
Brooklyn, New York, June 22, 2009 – This weekend respected Brooklyn businesses and cultural institutions will come together for the three-day tribute Brooklyn Honors Spike Lee. Set for June 25-27, 2009, at various locations around Brooklyn, the event aims to celebrate the influence and scope of Lee’s work and its impact on art, media, fashion and sports twenty years after the release of “Do The Right Thing.”
‘Next Stop Hollywood’ Opens Submissions for the Next Big Screen Hit
16 June 2007
NEW YORK, NY – June 2007 – In an effort to bring more short stories to the big and small screens, Next Stop Hollywood (St. Martin’s Press) executive producers, Steve Cohen and Jonathan Davis are opening the 2007 submission period with a call for original short stories. To be compiled in the next edition of the annual anthology, submissions will be judged by a panel of Hollywood insiders in search of hidden gems and overlooked page-turners with definite film or television adaptation potential.
MORE FEAR: The Final Call opens in Brooklyn
3 March 2007
Brooklyn, NY – March 3, 2007 – The Gallery at Harriet’s Alter Ego hosts MORE FEAR: The Final Call, a visual diary of the finest and most nadir moments of a people neglected, featuring work by Brooklyn photographers Akintola Hanif and Jamel Shabazz. The show will run from April 8 - May 4, 2007 with an opening reception on Sunday, April 8, from 3:00PM – 6:00PM.
“Art ReFashioned” opens in The Gallery at Harriet’s Alter Ego
27 December 2006
Brooklyn, NY – The Gallery at Harriet’s Alter Ego will kick-off the Spring 2007 Fashion Week event season with the opening of the new exhibit, “Art ReFashioned”. Focusing on the use of fashion and style as an art form, the exhibit will showcase work from apparel and accessory designers as well as visual artists.