Echoes of Africa Performance - World Beat Center African Drum & Dance

Please join us in celebrating the opening exhibition Echoes of Africa with a special performance by The World Beat Center African Drum & Dance. The performance will take place in the outside courtyard located on the 1st floor of the Central Library. After the performance, guests are welcome to visit both the popular library and the 9th floor Fine Art Gallery where the exhibition will be on view.

Echoes of Africa celebrates classical and contemporary artistic traditions by African and African American artists. This two-part exhibition features African artifacts from San Diego Mesa College's World Cultures Art collection coupled with artworks produced by local contemporary artists. A dynamic group of artifacts will be exhibited, featuring objects that demonstrate the mastery of African artisans in metal, wood, ceramics, beadwork, and textiles. The Fine Arts gallery will highlight artworks by contemporary local artists in conversation with select African artifacts, echoing and responding to aspects of their materials, symbolism, and creative process. The exhibition pays tribute to the ongoing cultural and artistic influence of African art on African American artists and celebrates our connections to the spirit and history of African and African American culture.

Curated by Dr. Denise Rogers and features work by Andrea Chung, Angie Jennings, Christopher Lloyd Tucker, Maxx Moses, and Jermaine Adeshola Williams.