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Welcoming 2023

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I'm starting off this new year leaning into lessons I'm learning from the ice. Yes, ice aka water in static motion (an oxymoron), the cold of Winter, and what it means to stop rushing and focus on the beauty of stillness at a time when so much in society demands a constant and rapid grind. I do hope this newsletter finds you in a state of inner-peace and with a cool head as we open January and what I'm sure will be a phenomenal Aquarius season!

Still revelling in our successful 2022 we've included our "A Year of Generosity Practice" infographic that spotlights our 6-point platform including site specific ceremony, exhibitions, publishing, artist residencies, public forums, and grants.

I'm excited to wet your palate with a couple of w-i-p announcements - see below!

~Ashara

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AAFR Goes Global!

AAFR in South Africa this February!

AAFR is launching a chapter in Cape Town in February! AAFR founder and curator Ashara Ekundayo has been named the inaugural Curatorial Research Fellow at the Muholi Art Institute in Cape Town, South Africa, and will be traveling there over the next 18 months delving into the archives of award,-winning, humanitarian and visual arts activist, Zanele Muholi. She will also continue writing BLATANT - an art book which features more than 35 interviews with Black womxn artists across genre and geography.

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Join Us In Salvador, Brazil This July!

AAFR opens our chapter in Salvador, Brazil beginning by sponsoring the inaugural “Odù” international film festival presented by Black Freedom Fellowship and curated by AAFR Curatorial Assistant Isha Rosemond.

Odù is an immersive film festival that centers the sonic and visual stories of Black and Indigenous artists and activists. Created by the Black Freedom Fellowship and made in collaboration with local artists and movement workers, this grassroots festival includes film screenings, artist talks, community workshops and musical performances.

The AAFR Brazil chapter will highlight the creative work of Black, Indigenous and LGBTQIA+ artists working throughout Brazil!

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Visit The Indigo Project!

On View Until February 5, 2023

The Indigo Project is an exhibition curated by Black [Space] Residency alumni Bushmama Africa and AAFR Curatorial Assistant Isha Rosemond for the 2022 Curatorial Residency at SOMArts.

The Indigo Project is a temporal journey that weaves the threads of Indigo, Cotton and Denim to connect stories from across the African Diaspora.

The show features work from interdisciplinary artists living across the United States including Abayomi Anli, Nikesha Breeze, Ashara Ekundayo, Stephen Hamilton, Courtney Desiree Morris, Rachel Parrish and Bryan Keith Thomas.

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2022-In-Review

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