Program: Hope Vision 2002
Date2002
MediumPaper
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
DescriptionProgram for Hope Vision 2002.
Object number2015.196.72.14
CopyrightIn Copyright
NotesSubject Notes: This event celebrated the revitalization of the Kelvin D. Anderson Center, a long-time community center and children’s activity, welfare, sports, and educational space in the North End of Hartford. The event was a multicultural festival featuring local artists from ethnic and cultural groups including Indian, Native American, Jewish, Brazilian, and African diaspora, jazz and gospel, hip hop, rap artists. At this time CCHAP was collaborating with performers Cashiboo, a group of visiting artists from Trinidad who were presenting workshops at the Institute for Community Research in Caribbean hair braiding, Carnival mask-making, drumming, and dancing. Cashiboo was sponsored by the Sankofa Kuumba Dance Troupe, a well-known and popular African diaspora arts group and educational organization directed by Christine Dixon-Smith, also known as Sister Nandi.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.On View
Not on view
2002 July 28
