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Uumbaji

The Uumbaji Art Gallery in the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University is pleased to invite applications from individuals or organizations.

The Uumbaji Art Gallery is a space dedicated to examining themes about global Africa and its diasporas, social justice and other issues facing Peoples of Color. However, it is also a space that embraces themes not directly related to Africa and its diasporas. We select proposals based on the quality of the artwork, how it fits in with our theme, as well as the interest your proposed show may have for the entire university and surrounding community. We encourage applications that reflect a variety of media, styles and viewpoints.

The Uumbaji Gallery is located in room 134 Oscar Ritchie Hall, 225 Terrace Drive, Kent, OH 44242

Want to exhibit at the Uumbaji Gallery?

The Uumbaji Art Gallery is currently accepting applications for the 2020-21 year.  Individuals and organizations who wish to utilize the Uumbaji gallery are asked to submit the following documents:

Questions & Media Contacts:

email: dpasuumbaji@kent.edu

phone: (330)672-2300

Uumbaji Gallery

Current & Upcoming Exhibits

The Uumbaji Gallery features a wide variety of work that represents the African Diaspora.

Current Exhibit 

God is Anti-racist (GiA-r), composition no.1 by Amanda D. King

Exhibit Dates: March 3 - May 12, 2022

Description:

Artist and social justice advocate Amanda D. King’s acclaimed solo exhibition, God is Anti-racist (GiA-r), composition no.1, consists of screenprints, digital prints, letterpress prints, textile, and found sculpture. The exhibition moves through stages of lamentation, crucifixion, resurrection, and baptism. King’s creative process is informed by Black Liberation Theology, spiritual practice, and cultural mythmaking.

Opening Tour & Talk:
Thursday, March 3, 2022, 6:30 pm
Artist Talk featuring Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley:
Thursday, March 24, 2022, 12:00 pm
Closing Reception:
Thursday, March 24, 2022

Upcoming Exhibits

 

Want to exhibit at the Uumbaji Gallery? Download Uumbaji Gallery Exhibit Application 

Individuals and organizations who wish to utilize the Uumbaji gallery are asked to submit the following documents:

Questions & Media Contacts:

Idris Kabir Syed, Uumbaji Gallery Curator

email: isyed@kent.edu

phone: (330)672-0158

The Uumbaji Gallery is located in room 134 Oscar Ritchie Hall, 225 Terrace Drive, Kent, OH 44242

 

Silas Felix-Uumbaji Spring 2018

Past Exhibits

Artists that have exhibited in the Uumbaji Art Gallery have displayed fashion, themes related to Black Hair, photojournalism, dolls, and, ceramics just to name a few.  Read below for more information about exhibitions that have previously shown in the gallery.

Black Student Movements: Orangeburg, Kent and Jackson State 1968-1970 Spring & Summer 2020

This exhibit seeks to highlight the civil rights struggles and anti-war protests which students engaged in at Orangeburg, Kent State University and Jackson State University as well as presenting images from the shootings which occur at each of the three Universities between the years 1968-1970.  Curated by Idris Kabir Syed.

Learn more about the Black Student Movements exhibit

(Dis)Mantle, an exhibition of works by Cleveland-based artist Amber N. Ford Fall 2019

Curated by Dr. Joseph Underwood with assistance from curatorial assistant Jonathan Gonzalez

For more information contact,JUnder18@kent.edu

spirit of the Masquerade: Masks of Western Africa by Orisanmi Kehinde Odesanya (Joyce Morrow) Fall 2018


Learn more about the Spirit of the Masquerade exhibit

Spirit of the Masquerade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Retold African Culture and Fables Reinterpreted into Fashion by Tamika Ellington, Ph.D. Fall 2016

Learn more about Retold exhibit

Retold

 

The Real African: Images from Ghana a photography exhibit by Vince Robinson Spring 2017 & 2018

Learn more about The Real Africa exhibit

Photo courtesy of Vince Robinson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DANCING A LIFE: The Journey of an Afro-Caribbean Woman a photography exhibit by Joann Kilgour Dowdy Fall 2014
Learn more about Dancing a Life exhibit

 

 

 

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