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MAVUNO offers a wide-range of family-friendly events and
exhibitions many of them free or at minimal cost to you
and your family.
MAVUNO FESTIVAL
Sweetwater®'s Annual Mavuno Festival is an African
American performing and visual arts festival. Mavuno, translated as "first fruit" in Swahili, will begin
at the start of the Fall/Harvest season.
From Early-September through mid-October, the Mavuno
festival features a wide range of performances, workshops, visual
art exhibitions, and much more in celebration of the
African American voice and vision of the region.
The 13th annual MAVUNO Schedule of Events:
The Dwayne Dolphin Presents Music Series
Sweetwater is partnering with local legendary jazz musician, Dwayne Dolphin, for MAVUNO 2009!
Dwayne Dolphin will be curating a concert series presenting talented musicians who will show you the wonders and variety of African influenced music. These are shows you will not want to miss!
Concerts will be held at Sweetwater in our intimate nightclub setting from 7-9 pm
September 11th - Marty Ashby Trio
September 18th - Carolyn Perteete
October 9th - Salsamba
October 16th
- The Dwayne Dolphin Piccolo Bass Band
First Fruit XIII Art Exhibition
September 4th - October 10th
Reception: September 25th, 6:00-9:00PM
reception coincides with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk
This will be the 13th annual exhibition of artwork by African American artists and artists whose work celebrates African American culture. This exhibition has showcased many great artists through the years as well as given emerging artists a chance to exhibit their work. The show will be juried by members of the regional artist group Women of Visions, Inc. and the reception will coincide with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk. Click here for submission form.
Sweetwater's First Floor Gallery.....................................FREE!
Souls of my Sisters: Dedicated to First Lady Michelle Obama Art Exhibition
September 4th - October 10th
Reception: September 25th, 6:00-9:00PM
reception coincides with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk
Exhibition of works by members of the regional artist group Women of Visions, Inc. Women of Visions, Inc. began in 1981 and has grown over the years to represent a diverse sampling of artistic styles, mediums, and varied expressions of the personal, social and political experience of the African American female artist. The opening reception will coincide with the Sewickley Fall Gallery Walk.
Sweetwater's Balcony Gallery....................................FREE!
Historical Walking Tour
September 12th, 1:00PM
Autumn Redcross, one of the authors of the book African Americans in the Sewickley Valley, will be giving walking tours of historic buildings and discussing their relevance to the African American experience in Sewickley.
Starting from Sweetwater's Booth at the Sewickley Harvest Festival.....................FREE!
Rejoice in Gospel!
September 26th, 6:300PM
Choirs from regional churches come together to perform their favorite gospel songs in this joyous performance. To get your choir involved contact awatrous@sweetwaterartcenter.org
Sewickley Academy, Rea Auditorium,
315 Acedemy Ave., Sewickley...........................FREE!
Women of Visions, Inc. Presentation & Discussion
October 2nd, 6:00-8:30PM
Artists participating in the exhibition Souls of my Sisters: Dedicated to First Lady Michelle Obama will be hosting a presentation & discussion of the art work on display.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts............................FREE!
Visiting Artist Charlotte Blake Alston
She will be conducting workshops and performances
October 7, 8 & 9
at various venues and schools in the region.
Check back for details!
If you are interested in presenting Ms. Alston at your school or organization contact Alex at awatrous@sweetwaterartcenter.org
Free Art Workshops for Kids
Dates TBA
Sweetwater is partnering with the Father Ryan Arts Center to host free art workshops for kids during Mavuno. These specialized workshops will focus on African art and famous members of the African American art community.
Sweetwater Center for the Arts.................FREE!
&
Father Ryan Arts Center.......................FREE!
The Mavuno Festival began in 1996 through a community meeting of local and regional African American leaders. The mission of the Festival is to build awareness of the outstanding talents and organizations within the African American community.
The 2009 Mavuno Festival of African American Art and Culture
is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and
The Multi-Cultural
Arts Initiative. This project is partially
supported
by a grant from Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour, a program
developed
and funded by The Heinz Endowments;
the William
Penn Foundation; the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency;
and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and administered by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation.
Community Partners include Sewickley Academy, the Father Ryan Art Center, Women of Visions, Inc., and Carlow University.
Media Sponsor is DUQ 90.5 FM.
Sweetwater would like to thank Sewickley Eye Group for sponsoring Mavuno.
CALL
FOR VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in volunteering
at Sweetwater® Center for the Arts, please contact the Volunteer
Coordinator, Kelly Koble, at 412.741.4405.
All volunteers
earn $4/hour towards classes at Sweetwater®!
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