Gideon Ampeire at Exhibition Talk for CCHAP 25th Anniversary Exhibit
SubjectPortrait of
Gideon Ampeire
(Ugandan)
Date2016 November 3
Mediumborn digital video
DimensionsDuration: 1 Minutes, 28 Seconds
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections
CopyrightIn Copyright
Object number2015.196.283.2
DescriptionVideo of an Artists Talk at the Connecticut Office of the Arts Gallery held in conjunction with the exhibition, "Connecticut Traditional Artists and Their Communities: An Exhibit Celebrating 25 Years of CCHAP."
Gideon Ampeire demonstrates and explains how to play one of the instruments he has made. He also sings.
The Ugandan traditional musical instruments featured in the exhibition were:
- Ngoma, a drum used for music and dance, and to call people together
- Enanga, a Zither used to accompany songs
- Akogo, a thumb piano played by plucking the metal tines
- Endigindi, a fiddle with one string, played with a bow
- Adungu, a harp played as a solo instrument or in ensembles
NotesSubject Note: In 2016, the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program (CCHAP) at the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS) marked 25 years of documenting the state’s diverse cultural traditions and sharing the artistic creations and community cultural practices of folk artists living here. To celebrate this achievement and honor their longtime partnership, the Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) hosted a new exhibit curated by CCHAP. "Connecticut Traditional Artists and Their Communities" displayed a variety of ethnic, occupational, and native arts that are thriving throughout the state.Gideon Ampeire demonstrates and explains how to play one of the instruments he has made. He also sings.
The Ugandan traditional musical instruments featured in the exhibition were:
- Ngoma, a drum used for music and dance, and to call people together
- Enanga, a Zither used to accompany songs
- Akogo, a thumb piano played by plucking the metal tines
- Endigindi, a fiddle with one string, played with a bow
- Adungu, a harp played as a solo instrument or in ensembles
"Connecticut Traditional Artists and Their Communities: An Exhibit Celebrating 25 Years of the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program" highlights the work of Connecticut folk artists whose creativity expresses the history, cultures, values, and beliefs essential to their heritage. Their skills have been learned from family and community members over years of observation, practice, and artistic participation. Artists included Peruvian woodcarver and furniture restoration expert Romulo Chanduvi, Polish iconographer and community folklorist Marek Czarnecki, Ukrainian pysanky (decorated eggs) master Paul Luniw, and Q Delpeche, creator of brilliant Trinidad-style Carnival costumes. Several skilled textile artists from newcomer groups including Bosnian, Burmese Karen, and Assyrian displayed their weavings, embroideries, and lace. The Finnish community from eastern Connecticut showed woodcarvings, weavings, and sauna decorations, and the Tibetan community displayed thangka paintings, woven rugs, and a sand mandala. Connecticut-based Native American artists displayed flutes, pottery, and finger weaving. Occupational artists from maritime, ironwork, decoy carving, and shoe-making traditions illustrated the crafts of working communities. Additional artists included Lithuanian artists Aldona Saimininkas and Asta Nenortas, Cambodian costume designers Sotha Keth and Sophanna Keth Yos, Ukrainian embroiderer Zirka Rudyk, Laotian community artists Khoutavong and Manola Sidara, Ugandan musical instruments made by Gideon Ampeire, and National Heritage Fellowship awardee Eldrid Arntzen.
Artists described their work at a public exhibition talk held on November 3, 2016.
The exhibition ran from August 11 - November 4, 2016, at the Gallery at Constitution Plaza, Hartford. The exhibition was supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Connecticut Office of the Arts, and the Connecticut Historical Society.
Additional materials exist in the CCHAP archive for these artists and this event.
Cataloging Note: This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services MA-245929-OMS-20.
Status
Not on view
