Millennium Arts Salon 2009-2010 Program Season -- It's All About Art: Celebrating 10
Season Kickoff Sept 11 at the Ethiopian Embassy

 

Now entering its tenth year, Millennium Arts Salon is honored to kick off its 2009-2010 program season on Friday, September 11, 4pm at the Ethiopian Embassy.

This year's season is titled It's All About Art: Celebrating 10, referring to MAS' ten years of programming dating back to 2000, and a celebration of art and culture on several topics including Ethiopia - the birthplace of humankind, art and artists, books, and music.

Featured speakers this season include His Excellency Wondimu Assemnew, Public Diplomacy Officer for Ethiopia, international artist Wosene, and renowned collector of African American art, Dr. Walter O. Evans, among others. Previously announced, this season's program includes an art and cultural tour to Ethiopia, January 16-31, 2010 (see details attached).

Please join us at the Ethiopian Embassy, 3506 International Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20008 for an insightful salon, Ten Important Facts about Ethiopia, followed by a reception.

This promises to be another fun and exciting season! Please sign up or re-new your membership today at www.millenniumartssalon.org or contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . We appreciate and value your support.

MAS First Annual Salon Club Membership Meeting and Drive

November 21, 2009, 3-6pm at MAS
MAS is supported almost entirely by its membership programs.  Art patrons express their generosity and support by renewing or joining the MAS salon club.  The first annual membership drive will applaud the MAS board who are the stewards of MAS resources, and the MAS volunteers, who are vital to program execution.  Enjoy wine and cheese in a casual and festive setting.  This event is FREE and open to the public.

 

Salon and Book Signing with Margo Humphrey and Adrienne Childs, Ten Things to know about Margo and the Making of this book (MAS Holiday Event)

Sunday, December 13, 2009, 3-6 pm 
Margo is arguably among the great stone lithographer’s of our age, not to mention her expert story telling skills that are embodied the images she produces.  Margo Humphrey, Volume VII of the David C. Driskell Series of African American Art, masterly prepared by scholar, curator, and author Dr. Adrienne Childs, is long overdue.  This is a FEE event, $25 (free or discounted for salon club members); amount may be applied toward a purchase of $100 or more.

 

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Ethiopian Art and Culture Tour with Wosene

Jan 16-29, 2010 
We begin our tour in Addis Ababa with a celebration of Timket, an Ethiopian religious holiday.  This, and many treasures ensue, including being personally escorted to art and cultural centers in Addis by renowned Ethiopian artist Wosene Worke Kosrof, visiting Ethiopian’s historic cities of Lalibella, Axum, and Gondor and experiencing Ethiopian culture through its savory food, scenic country side, and colorful markets.  MAS club members at the Patron level or above receive a $150 discount off tour price.

 

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Exhibition at MAS -- RESCHEDULED TO THE FALL

(Fall 2010) 
"Ten Artists for Ten Years". This exhibition, curated by Sharon Burton and featuring some of Washington’s creative genius, will punctuate why we have much to celebrate in our Nation’s (Art) Capital. The opening event is FREE and open to the public. Related exhibition programs will be announced at a future date.
Salon with Scholar Kelly Quinn and Architect Peter D. Cook, Hilyard Robinson and the Making of a Community: Langston Terrace Dwellings
April 7, 2010, 5:30-7:30 at The Phillips Collection
Hilyard R. Robinson (1899-1986) introduced modern architecture to generations of Washingtonians.   Through this salon, scholar Kelly Quinn will explore Robinson's formative years, examining the social milieu and physical forms of Washington, DC that shaped his youth.  Her talk will also situate Robinson within two circles of Black men who helped him to identify and define his professional purpose;  the officers whom he served with in the segregated armed services in France during WWI and the men of Alpha Phi Alpha, his fraternity brothers. Robinson's buildings represent the principles of the New Negro movement in tetonic form and require us to reconsider the meanings of modernism in Washington, DC by priveleging African American experiences of the city.

Quinn will be joined by architect Peter D. Cook, AIA, Principal at Davis Brody Bond here in Washington, DC, who is collaborating on the design of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Cook is the grandson of Juliam Abele Cook Sr, an architect, who served as the Building Coordinator at Howard University and who was one of Hilyard Robinson's contemporaries.  Cook will respond to Quinn's talk and lead, we anticipate, a rich and lively Q&A.

The salon is a collaboration with Millennium Arts Salon and The Phiillips Collection.  The event will be held at the Center for Modern Art (just behind the Phillips) from 5:30-6:30 pm.  This event is FREE and open to the public.

Review of Ethiopian Art and Culture Tour, with photography by Edward O. Savoir
April 20, 2010, 6:00 PM -- 8:00 PM at the Ethiopian Embassy.  Ethiopia: an Art and Cultural Tour, featuring the photography of Edward O.Savoir.  Following MAS' historic trip to Ethiopia in January for the Religious Festival of Timkat, views of historic sites in Lalibella, Axum, Gondar, and Bahir Dar, and the art scene in Addis (expertly guided by Ethiopian Artist Wosene Kosropf),  MAS will share tour highlights, enriched by Mr. Savoir's photography.  Tour participants present will be invited to comment.  Mr. Savoir, a published professional photographer will show a superior body of work covering the famous "Historic Northern Route" of cultural Ethiopia, punctuating the magnificent Ethiopian landscape. Many from the Ethiopian cultural communities around the Greater Washington Area will also be invited to attend.  We hope the results will be a rich and lively exchange.

The embassy is located at 3506 International Drive, NW, Washington, DC 20008-3035  Tel: (202) 364-1200.  This event is FREE and open to the public.
                

Salon with Dr. Walter O. Evans, Ten Favorite Books and Manuscripts in My Collection

April 30, 2010, noon at the Library of Congress 
Dr. Evans is well known for his impressive collection of 19th and 20th century African American art.  However, less known is that he may have the largest book collection in the US, perhaps the world – over 100,000 books and manuscripts.  He has taken on the formidable task of selecting his favorite ten.  This event is a collaboration with Millennium Arts Salon and the Library of Congress and will take place at noon at the Library, in the Mumford Room, Madison Buildiing, 6th Floor.   

This salon talk was preceded by two tours of the Library of Congress' rare book collections:
April 9th -  Prints and Photographs and Geography and Map Divisions
April 23rd -  Africa and Middle East Division, and the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collections

The tour and salons at the LOC are FREE and open to the public but space is limited.  Please go to the website http://aprilevents100413.eventbrite.com  to RSVP to the event. From this site, you can print your ticket for admission.

Dr. Evans' Salon at the Library of Congress on April 30th at Noon is FREE and open to the public, and space is also limited.  Please RSVP at http://walterevansatloc.eventbrite.com. 

Millennium Arts Salon, 6:00 PM, Join Dr. and Mrs. Evans for a salon on their collections.  Expect to hear some of the dialogue from the noon talk and more!  MAS is located at 1213 Girard Street, NW, Washington, DC.  This event includes a salon and reception.  The cost is $25 for the general public and discounted or FREE for MAS members at the Patron level and above.  The reception will immediately follow the salon talk.  Space is limited.  Registration details will be announced soon.

MAS 10th Anniversary Celebration

(Date/Details to be announced)
Our 10th program season concludes with an event to celebrate Millennium Arts Salon ten years striving to advance cultural literacy, to acknowledge 10 Washington artists as well as individuals who have inspired this vital Washington arts community.  We have much for which to be grateful; much to celebrate.  This is a FEE event.