Greetings from KLA to BK: Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit

KLA - Broolyn Art Exhibition

Brooklyn, New York- On June 18, 2011 at Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA),
“Greetings from KLA to BK: A Dialogue Between Artists from Kampala & Brooklyn Art Exhibit &
Fundraiser” will open with a Special Artists Meet & Greet reception from 2-5pm which will include sales
of Mushana Ugandan traditional crafts, live entertainment, and film screenings from the Bavubuka
Foundation of Uganda. This multimedia art exhibit will feature the work of 15 artists from Uganda and
New York communicating through their art cross-cultural expressions of youth movements, cultural
identification within traditional art forms, and new media translation of empowerment. The exhibit will
bridge the experiences of the artists in Uganda with that of the artists in New York. On July 1-9, 2011
there will be a special auction of the art displayed in the exhibit with proceeds benefiting the Bavubuka
Foundation.

Exhibit Open June 18, 2011- July 9, 2011
MoCADA
80 Hanson Place
Brooklyn, NY

Featured Artists From Uganda:

Bwette Daniel Gilbert

Walakira Richard

Mpiima Moses

Sp Omugunjule

Daudi Karungi

Sanaa Gateja

Featured Artists From New York:

Paul Singleton

Kofi Effah

Veronique Crepy

 

Mushana

Rebekah A. Frimpong

Paul Singleton
Kofi Effah
Cassi Amanda Gibson
Veronique Crepy
Jah Czar
Mushana
Rebekah A. Frimpong

 Greetings From KLA to BK Events:
June 18: Special Artists Meet & Greet 2-5pm
July 1: Opening Reception and Art Auction 6-8pm
July 9: Closing Reception and Concert 2-5pm

Greetings from KLA to BK Presented By

Young African Visionaries

 & BGNB PRODUCTIONS ©
2011




published By:
Bwette Daniel Daniel Gilbert