Intermedia Arts Calendar Advisory
Singing the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata: The America Project Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
From October 22-24, 2009, Intermedia Arts will host Singing the Legacy of Sekou Sundiata: The America Project Twin Cities, a series of community events including Brown Bag Dialogues, Citizenship Dinners, a Film Screening, Potluck Dinner and Community Sing, all designed to inspire and ignite our passionate ideals around citizenry, civic work, and active engagement in civic life. The highlight of this celebration will be on the evening of Saturday, October 24th, when Intermedia Arts hosts its very first Potluck Dinner and Community Sing from 6-10PM. This will be an evening of food, song, celebration and dialogue around critical citizenship, creativity and civic dialogue. Together we will use art, music, conversation and laughter to discuss what it means to be an American today, and what we dream it might mean for the future. The America Project celebrates and continues the work of acclaimed theater artist, poet, musician and teacher Sekou Sundiata, who dreamed of creating public rituals around our American “holy days” and civic life. In 2009, MAPP International selected Intermedia Arts to be the first organization in the country to host a public gathering of The America Project since Sundiata’s passing in 2007. Intermedia Arts brings 37 years of experience using art and dialogue as a catalyst for community change and bringing underrepresented voices and stories to the forefront. WHEN/WHERE: Singing the Legacy of Sekou SundiataPotluck Dinner and Community SingSaturday, October 24, 20096-10PM at Intermedia Arts2822 Lyndale Ave SouthMinneapolis MN 55408 Admission is FREE with potluck contribution or $5 withoutSeating is limited; reservations are required. Call (612) 871-444 to make your reservation today. For more information, call (612) 871-4444 or visit www.IntermediaArts.org. Intermedia Arts is a catalyst that builds understanding among people through art.Create. Engage. Inspire. Changewww.IntermediaArts.org
MEDIA CONTACT: Julie Bates(612) 874-2815Julie@IntermediaArts.org PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:Digital photos, interview and photo opportunities are available upon request.
The America Project: Twin Cities is supported by the America Project Working Group with funds contributed by The Ford Foundation and The Nathan Cummings Foundation, and is presented in cooperation with the Walker Art Center.
ABOUT INTERMEDIA ARTS Intermedia Arts is Minnesota’s premier multidisciplinary, multicultural arts organization. We thrive on pushing the boundaries and definitions of artistic excellence. From graffiti art to performance art to digital technology and spoken word, we work from the community up to unearth and enliven new and emerging artists and art forms. Our programs do more than support the creation and presentation of art-they challenge and explore the role of art in our lives. Intermedia Arts is a catalyst that builds understanding among people through art. Our work inspires people to make changes in their lives and communities. By stimulating civic dialogue and by giving voice to the issues and experiences of underrepresented communities, we contribute to a stronger, healthier society.
ABOUT THE AMERICA PROJECT WORKING GROUPThe America Project Working Group is a consortium dedicated to sustaining arts-based and artist-driven public explorations of the meaning of engaged citizenship in the United States today. The America Project emerged from the creative work of the late artist, poet and educator Sekou Sundiata as a shared contemplation of America’s national identity, its power in the world and its guiding mythologies. For more information, please visit www.mappinternational.org.
