Afro Urban Society (AUS) is going home and I can't help but wonder how the lives of the visionary artists taking this voyage will be transformed...how the trajectory of their artmaking will be expanded, and (selfishly) how Oakland first, and then the world, will be enriched by the bountiful harvest they will bring back and share with our community.
I have witnessed how this amazing artist collective, founded in 2004, has intentionally carved out sacred space for Artists of African descent to create, collaborate, breakdown walls and reimagine worlds... Each artistic inquiry seems more and more intent on setting the captives free...shifting culture and giving voice to every exquisite nuance of the global Black experience.
I have no doubt that as they embark upon this epic pilgrimage to Nigeria to immerse themselves in Igbo culture, and more specifically, to study practices around death and grief, they will unearth powerful medicine that heals their own lives and losses and those of their community. What an Audacious endeavor to make medicine of your art and art of your medicine. When we see such courage, we must do everything in our power to nurture and support it. So I am ringing the bell, sounding the alarm and inviting everyone who is able to support this sojourn.
There are just a few days remaining and the goal is in sight. Please sow a seed to ensure AUS has everything they need (bars). We will all be made richer for it.
Matondo.
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8 months ago