African Art for the People:
A Family Open Day with the Argyll Collection
Castlehill Community Centre, Cupar, Fife
Saturday, October 18th
11am-4pm
Join Cupar Arts, Fife African Caribbean Network, and Culture Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles (CHARTS) for a pop-up exhibition and family open day with the African artworks from the Argyll Collection. The event is part of Black History Month Scotland.
Join us to explore the remarkable cluster of modern artworks from Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya and South Africa, bought in the 1960s and 1970s for the children of Argyll. Today these artworks are part of the Argyll Collection, a pioneering local authority educational art collection owned by Argyll and Bute Council.
For Black History Month, these artworks are in Fife, providing the opportunity to get up close with internationally significant paintings and prints by artists like Jak Katarikawe (Uganda), Henry Tayali (Zambia), Lucky Sibiya (South Africa).
Come and learn about Tingatinga paintings, prints from the era of independence in Uganda, art inspired by the “Zulu Macbeth,” and many other things!
There will be creative activities for wee ones, and magnifying glasses and other equipment for hands-on examinations of the artworks.
More details to follow on refreshments and additional programming
Free, but ticketed
About:
Cupar Arts is a volunteer run community arts organisation, dedicated to arts, music, heritage and cultural programming for Cupar and the surrounding area.
Fife African Caribbean Network is dedicated to informing, inspiring and empowering the African Caribbean people of Fife in their everyday lives.
The Argyll Collection is managed by the Culture Heritage and Arts Assembly, Argyll and Isles (CHARTS), on behalf of Argyll and Bute Council, with additional support from Creative Scotland.
Black History Month (BHM) across Glasgow and Scotland has been co-ordinated by the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER) since 2001. BHM gives an opportunity to bring together people of all cultures and ethnicities to celebrate the key role that African, Caribbean and Asian people have played in Scottish history and society.
