Log on one time or every month until May for an introduction to African art and its variety of forms, depth of history, and roles in Western and global culture. This series is presented in conjunction with Groton Public Library and public libraries across Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Registration is required; click here to register via Zoom.

September's topic: This talk looks at photography currently on exhibit at the Fitchburg Art Museum, Africa Rising, as well as that part of the backstory centered on Studio Portraiture. Names that will become familiar: Seydou Keita, Malik Sidibé, Zanele Muhole, Aida Muluneh, George Osodi, Wilfred Ukpong, Omar Victor Diop, Heather Agyepong, Lina Iris Viktor, Cyrus Kabiru, Maurice Mbikeye, Tamary Kudita, and Sethembile Msezane. These are only a few of the photographers whose work is represented in the exhibition. 

Image credit: Omar Victor Diop. Dom Miguel De Castro. 2014

About the Presenter: Jean M. Borgatti, PhD, is a consulting curator at Fitchburg Art Museum, as well as a former Fulbright Scholar (2002-2004 and 2014-2015), professor at the University of Benin in Nigeria, and is affiliated with Clark University and Boston University.

QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION? Contact the Reference Desk, 978-388-8148, option 2 / reference@amesburylibrary.org

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROGRAM? Contact Stephanie Smith, ssmith@amesburylibrary.org, 978-388-8148 x607

FUNDING CREDIT: Thank you to the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library for helping fund this series!

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