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Projeto Morrinho: Official Opening
Participate in the official opening of the first US installation of Projeto Morrinho. Meet the artists and celebrate with Brazilian delicacies, samba, dancing, and friends.
Find out more »VITALITY: The Arts of Brazil
From Pre-Columbian Cultures to Contemporary Expressions: Resources for Study in the Queens College Libraries
Culling books, periodicals, pamphlets, images, electronic resources, and media available at the Queens College libraries, this exhibition explores the cultural arts of the largest country in South America.
Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library, open Monday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 11 PM, Friday 7:30 AM - 5 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8 AM - 5 PM; check schedule for holidays.
Find out more »Brazil: Night & Day – Photographs by Andrew Prokos
Award-winning photographs of Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia created by noted architectural and fine art photographer Andrew Prokos are set to be exhibited at Banco do Brasil in New York.
The exhibition is on display April 3-25, 2014 at Banco do Brasil, 11 W. 42nd St., New York, NY. The branch is open Monday through Friday 9am - 6pm.
Find out more »Os Sertões: The Land, The Man, The Fight
Featuring contemporary artists working with concepts of politics, war and the human condition inspired by the structure of Os Sertões by the Brazilian author Euclides da Cunha.
Open 9 AM - 5 PM, Monday through Friday.
Find out more »Reception: Os Sertões: The Land, The Man, The Fight
More information about the exhibit is here.
Find out more »Abdias Nascimento: Artist, Activist, Author
This exhibition celebrates the pivotal contributions of Abdias Nascimento, a major political and artistic figure in Brazil and the African diaspora and a founder of Brazil's Black Movement. On view are forty artworks revolving around the theme of orixas, or mediators between heaven and earth in the possession and trance-based religion known as Candomblé. Throughout the exhibition, public programs with expert speakers will discuss and situate Nascimento's work in broader contexts
Open Monday - Thursday, 11 am - 7 pm, Saturday 11 am - 5 pm. Closed during College recesses and holidays.
Find out more »Abdias Nascimento and Candomblé, Santería and Afro-Latino Politics in the Americas
Opening reception for the Abdias Nascimento exhibition.
Find out more »Reception: Abdias Nascimento: Artist, Activist, Author
Opening reception for the Abdias Nascimento exhibition.
Find out more »Flushing’s Role in the Atlantic Trade in People and Agricultural Commodities
James Moore (Anthropology, Queens College) will be the speaker for this lecture, held in conjunction with the Abdias Nascimento exhibit.
Find out more »Styling at the Afro Spot
Black Gods, Black Aesthetics
Christopher Winks (Comparative Literature, Queens College) will be the speaker for this lecture, held in conjunction with the Abdias Nascimento exhibit.
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