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Upcoming year to offer much in black arts and culture The Arts Council of Winston Salem and Forsyth County announces its new 1991-92 sched ule of programs. The Upcoming year promises to be an important time for the art? in our community and The Arts Council plans to con tinue in its mission of promoting awareness, understanding, and appreciation oT the arfsby providing a series of programs and activities which are tailored to meet the needs of the diverse economic, eth nic, and cultural populations in our community. In addition to the programs dis cussed in last week's "Arts Reach," cultural discovery is an integral part of the "Art Is" program in that it gives students the chance to visit arts and cultural organizations, the- the Kate B. Reynolds Poor and atres. exhibits, galleries, and work- Needy Trust Foundation and the ing artists. This program, in addi- National Endowment for the Arts In tion, offers "performing and visual Washington, D.C., a federal agen By REGGIE JOHNSON arts to the special populations^?? ? cy. ; our community including the men- The "Young Black Writers" pro tally and physically challenged, gram is a seminar series for high homeless, convalescents, and school-aged young adults which seniors. This program is fanded by focuses on teaching a new genera tion about literature and providing specialized instruction so that these young people can learn the cfafTOf writing. ; This project is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Writers' Network and is an important part of their lit eracy and build an audience for lit erature throughout North Carolina Our Jazz Sampler Series includes jazz concerts and work shops designed to make jazz avail able and accessible to everyone in Winston-Salem and Forsyth^ Coun ty. By providing local, regional, and national jazz musicians the opportunity for technical exchange and public exposure, the series ale a A^iiAatAB great variety of jazz talent* available in this community. This program is funded by the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endow ment for the Arts. This year's line-up includes the Jimmy Heath Quartet on October 26 at the Arts Council Theatre, the John ScofieW Quartet on Novem ber 9 at Brendle Hall on the cam pus of Wake Forest University, and The Second Annual All Star Jazz Jam on May 9, 1992 at the Stevens Center. "Sisters," the acclaimed stage production, wit! be presented by Jomandi Productions, the Atlanta based professional black theatre company at the Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium in the campus of Winston-Salem State University on March 21, 1992. This performance is jointly sup ported by a grant from 'the North Carolina Arts Council, the Southern Arts Federation, the National Endowment for the Art, and Alter nate ROOTS. , ' t * ' ' ' '* " ? * * 0 ? ' ? 'Group Portraits' exhibit at Artworks Gallery "Artworks Gallery will be these works, I hope the viewer will crowded with faces when *6roup find a somewhat different Portraits/ an exhibition by Anne approach to portraiture." Kesler Shields, opens September The subjects of Mrs. Shield's ? Sr-Th* four-large works in the portraits are unusual, as _well._One_ show include portraits of nearly 80 assemblage depicts a group of viewers take time to see the indi vidual faces in the crowd * Mrs. Shields says. "We always want to put people into groups. We speak of 'the elderly. * for instance, and the 'disadvantaged.' Yet when you "Samaritan Guests" by Anne Kesler Shields, 56 inch. X 109 inch., oil on canvas and mixed media, 1991. people, "v. ?:* These are not group portraits in the usual sense. Instead of por traying several people on a single canvas, Mrs. Shields has created individual portraits, then placed them in a sculptural assemblage. "When people look at por traits/ they tend to look only at the likeness and not at the style or the composition ? the art, in other words," Mrs. Shields- says. "With Black Issues Forums to air Some of the most pressing - issues facing African-American edu cation are highlighted on North Car olina Puhlic Television this month in a reprise of two Black Issues ? Forums, Airing Sunday, September 1 at 2 p.m., The Role of Black Col leges and Universities addresses the societal contributions of black higher education to North Carolina and the problems faced by these institutions. Black educators, includ ing Dr. Edward B. Fort, chanceltoroT North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Dr. Cleon F. Thompson Jr., chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, will discuss the history of black col leges and universities; the schools' past role and how that role has changed; and the schools' commu nity responsibility. African-American Culture: The Education Connection , airing Sun day, September 8 at 2 p.m.* will focus on the need for African- Ameri can studies to encourage apprecia tion of black culture in our schools. The show is moderated by Valeria L Lee, chair of the University of North Carolina Public Television Board of Trustees and program development officer at the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. ? Stevens Center ? , I / * . . ?? " % / Something for Everyone For ticket information B Call 721-1946 m homeless and impoverished peo ple she met while volunteering at a soup kitchen. Another repre sents the elderly residents of a health care center where her mother lived. "I hope this show will help really stop and look at the people in any group, you see that every one is an individual with a face and personality and life unlike any other." ? ? ? The work of Anne Kesler Shields has been exhibited at the & L I AT THE UVM COLISEUM COMPLEX 4-Saptemb?r Events 1-2 Spirits vt Durham Ernie Short Field 14-15 14-15 18-10 NC Manufactured Housing Sli Viewing Days). ...... ? Dixie Show (PubHe Classic Fair Midway Pipers Gap Gun Show . . . . Annex WS Chamber of Commerce Business Expo . . . ? ; . ... Annex 20 Billy Jos Royal/Doug Stone ........... Coliseum 22 ' Shrine Circus. Coliseum Upcoming October Events 4-12 18 10 25 Dixie Classic Fslr Dixie Claseic Fairgrounds Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic. .Coliseum Garth BrooksfTrlsha Ysarwood Coliseum Thundsrblrds vs Roanoke ? ... Annex Upcoming November Evonts *? v;s . _? t 7..y. : ' ???? 2 WSSU Homecoming Conoert ... . Coliseum 1,6,10,15, 22, 24, 28 Thunderblrde Annex 8-10 Antique Extravaganza Coliseum 16,23,2*, 30 Weke Forest. Coliseum Evsnte tubjict Id ohsnQC .... WM ?' M m W<F Available at TlalwtmaatorTMsat Cantata; Mar 1 1 fiJVM Coiiltinr5' PhonaOttfata: Vth? wrm prtiiiifi m M .. ^y||^ p -? ? x ? '-.v.- ? Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the High Museum in Atlanta, the Southeastern Center for Contem porary Art in Winston-Salem, and the Library of Congress in Wash ington, D.C. She received degrees from Hollins College and the Uni - Greensboro. She studied painting with Hans Hoffman and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine. "Group Portraits" will run from September 6 to October 19, with an opening reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on September 6. Artworks Gallery, at 564 N. Trade St., is open Tuesday ? Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from ? ^0 a.m. to 4 p.m. for more infor mation call 723-5890. Craft and Arf Classes for all ages and Interests begin September 19 Register for a class with a friend and save 10%. Call 723-7395 1 VISUAt ART ? Itc T*UA PUct to Qnucu 226 N Mo"ho" s"co, Wtnston-Salem. NC 27101 919-723-7395 THe \K I Of Flirtation. I ' is .t - lit fx lilt .11 : t<> i m.i si < i . but U-.i i mti n WM& liia ? an l>< 1 1 1 ! > |ust t>?> i j||| in .1 plat r t hat serves IP |||| tlx world's finest * 1 } I I ? 1 'ijn.u . \ : i ? I p? i tier. f j,; '(inc. pra< t ice MARTELL 1 ? 1 Cognac. LXrt De mQQell.
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