Elegba Folklore Society

THE ELEVATION OF THE QUEEN MOTHERS - April 5th through April 30th
2013-04-05 10:00 - 2013-04-30 17:00 (America/New_York) | Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Come behold a new gallery exhibit at Elegba Folklore Society giving honor to the Ancestral Queen Mothers of RVA.
THE ELEVATION OF THE QUEEN MOTHERS is presented by Ms. Maat Free and The Guardians of African Ancestral Remembrance in RVA. Photo Credits: Patience Salgado.
This exhibit is interactive. You will be able to sit down and craft an altar card to establish a sacred space within your own home. Bring your family and your friends.
The Guardians for African Ancestral Remembrance in RVA were inspired to perform the elevation ceremony in March 2013 because that is International Womens History Month.
The exhibit features a collection of photographs depicting a celebration to honor the mighty women of RVA from our earliest known African Ancestral Mother, Queen Mother Betsy all the way up to the last to make her transition, our Beloved Queen Mother Joyce Branch.
Learn these women’s stories, seek guidance from their collective wisdom. Gain insight about the age-old practice of Ancestor Veneration and lifting up the names of those with impeccable character and strength, upon whose shoulders we stand.
Group Ancestral Remembrance workshops can be arranged.
For more information please call 804 564 6163 or send your email inquiries to oracle@myclearpeople.com
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[Exhibition] Africa in Portraits - On exhibit through June 30th
2013-04-01 10:00 - 2013-06-30 17:00
Africa in Portraits
Africa in Portraits is the exhibit in Elegba Folklore Society’s Cultural Center, 101 E Broad St, corner of 1st & Broad in the downtown Arts District. The exhibition runs through June 30.
Africa in Portraits features the paintings and print of Joseph Harris’. He has been an artist since he learned how to hold a pencil in his hand. He evolved from drawing to painting throughout his primary school years, and he developed his craft to become a competitive award winner. Joseph Harris is certified in Commercial Art from The Art Instruction School in Minneapolis, Minnesota and in Fine Art from The Brookline Institute in Anaheim, California. He currently resides in Richmond.
