UPCOMING
Wednesday, October 30
6:30 – 7:45 pm
Bailey’s Cafe
324 Malcolm X Blvd
Awóyemi Prolific Jones Create Change 2024 | AiR Open Studio
Egungun: The Afro-Indigenous Genealogy Project
Join us for our next Open Studio of 2024!
The focus of “Egungun” (Yoruba for “ancestors”) is to utilize genealogical and genetic research as a catalyst for healing and creative expression in pursuit of reparations for Afro-Indigenous people. At no cost, participants will chart their family lineages, take tests from African Ancestry to uncover their ancestral genome, conduct oral history interviews, engage in indigenous ancestral spiritual rituals, and synthesize their findings in a culminating artistic presentation in Bed-Stuy.
For this Open Studio, community members are invited to a panel discussion, a gallery walk, an interactive family tree activity, and live poetry, dance, theatre, and oration performances by Bed-Stuy artists and neighbors.