Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.9, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Janet Goldner Artist ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Breathe](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/breathe/) - I am delighted to be showing two concrete "tiles" that were made in 2017 for the first time. They were created during a residency at Vermont Studio Center and are experiments that combine a new material, concrete, with steel that I have been working with for a long time. They were inspired by new surroundings - [Article : Seydou Keïta: A Tactile Lens](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/article-seydou-keita-a-tactile-lens/) - October 10, 2025–May 17, 2026, Brooklyn Museum By Janet Goldner https://mandestudies.org/newsletters/ In viewing Seydou Keita’s photographs, it is complicated to know whose work you’re looking at. Is it the work of Seydou Keita, the talented Malian photographer whose Malian clients came to his Bamako studio to have their portraits during the 1950’s, the eve of - [Winter Mix](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/winter-mix/) - Carter Burden Gallery starts the year off strong with Winter Mix, a vibrant group exhibition featuring recent works by seventeen of the gallery’s artists. Spanning a wide range of media, including oil on canvas, mixed media, ceramics, interactive sculpture, collage, drawing, printmaking, and more, Winter Mix highlights the diversity and creativity of the gallery’s artists, offering a fresh - [5.7 Sculpture Exhibition-Paulus Hook Park](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/5-7-sculpture-exhibition-paulus-hook-park/) - The Paulus Hook Park exhibition is the 2nd venue in the Sculptors Guild show. The title of the show, “5.7” references the 5.7 linear feet of archival material preserved at the Smithsonian, a physical measure of the Guild’s enduring legacy and contributions to American sculpture. Janet's welded steel sculpture, Circle (Bead Suite) is on view - [5.7 Sculpture Exhibition-Mora Museum](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/5-7-sculpture-exhibition-mora-museum/) - Presented by the Sculptors Guild, the title of the show, “5.7” references the 5.7 linear feet of archival material preserved at the Smithsonian, a physical measure of the Guild’s enduring legacy and contributions to American sculpture. Janet began her artistic practice as a fiber artist. While in college, she began weaving during residencies at the - [UNRESTRICTED ACCESS: 50 Years of SOHO20 Gallery](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/unrestricted-access-50-years-of-soho20-gallery/) - Unrestricted Access was a special exhibition celebrating 50 years of SoHo20 Gallery promoting women artists. SoHo20 is an artist-run, feminist gallery founded in 1973. Janet was a member of the Gallery from 1988-1994. During that time she had 3 solo shows that were instrumental in the development of her artistic practice. She helped the Gallery - [The Rehabilitation of the Archives Room of the National Center for Cinematography of Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/the-rehabilitation-of-the-archives-room-of-the-national-center-for-cinematography-of-mali/) - Following the highly successful Preserving Mali’s Motion Picture Film Heritage project in 2023, we were excited to be working on the second phase, The Rehabilitation of the Archives Room of the National Center for Cinematography of Mali (CNCM) in Bamako, Mali. The film archives room of the National Center of Cinematography of Mali is an - [Residency: The 1st Sculptors Guild Residency, Pietrasanta, Italy](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/residency-the-1st-sculptors-guild-residency-pietrasanta-italy/) - Janet was thrilled and honored to be selected for the first Sculptors Guild Residency at Tre Luci Studios for the month of June, 2025. Pietrasanta is a sculptors' town. Pietrasanta means sacred stones. Marble has been worked in the town for over 500 years, since Michelangelo. Most people you meet are sculptors. Stone and bronze - [Residency: VCCA's Moulin a Nef Studio Center](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/residency-vccas-moulin-a-nef-studio-center/) - Janet was thrilled and honored to be awarded a three week residency at VCCA's Moulin a Nef Studio Center in Auvillar, France. She worked on Woven Journey, a book project marking her 50 years of connection with Mali. She organized and edited years of writing about Mali, took lots of walks, made watercolors. And Janet - [Exploring Global Artistic Connections](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/exploring-global-artistic-connections/) - Janet presented Exploring Global Artistic Connections, a Round Table atTransCultural Exchange’s 2025 International Conference on Opportunities in the Arts: Avenues for Daring During this unique global gathering, we will consider the pressing need for diversity, political equity, and climate and social justice. Now more than ever. We will do so, while also celebrating the arts’ ability to provide joy, - [Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/brooklyn-fine-art-print-fair/) - VanDeb will be showing Handmade Books at the Inaugural Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair. I am happy to be showing two steel books including Triangle, Circle, Square (shown here). - [Art Spiel: Janet Goldner’s Zigzags at FiveMyles](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/art-spiel-janet-goldners-zigzags/) - " A cavernous cubbyhole with a variety of enigmatic gunmetal stalagmites emerges from the relative monotony of the urban backdrop of St. John’s Place in Crown Heights. Janet Goldner’s collection of sculptures, called Zigzags, populate FiveMyles’ exterior space, and while the viewer can enter this space through the gallery, the initial impression of jagged edges, - [Making Space](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/making-space/) - Making Space is an ongoing online exhibition curated by Sarah Haviland and Eileen Hoffman of the NY Artists Circle. Sculpture depends on space. As a visual artform that exists in three dimensions, it shares our world. It has tactile presence and can be created from a huge variety of materials. And as a physical, dimensional - [Take a Pause for Women's Voices](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/take-a-pause-for-womens-voices/) - Take a Pause for Women's Voices looks at select work of eight artists based who use materials to create stories. It features Rosy Petri, Donchellee Fulwood, Ghislaine Sabiti, Sika Foyer, Mulenga J. Mulenga, Taeesha Muhammad, Annick Duvivier, Janet Goldner, Kemi Adeyemi Wilson and Irene Christensen. Opening: Wednesday September 20, 2023, 5:30pm to 8pm Curated by - [ZigZags](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/zigzags/) - Circular. Rectangular. Triangular. Zigzags. Sitting and standing like a flock of visiting ancestral spirits, Janet Goldner’s Zigzags gather in silent assembly behind the Plus/Space gate. We can peer in at their hard three-dimensional bodies, dark with patina and age. An alphabet of abstraction. These welded steel sculptures are inspired by the artist’s annual research trips - [Transcultural Enigmas](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/transcultural-enigmas/) - Janet Goldner’s steel sculptures piece together discarded fragments and scrap steel from previous projects. The works embody a commitment to sustainability inspired by recycling practices in Africa and worldwide. Transcultural Enigmas is Janet's fifth exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery. Rooted in the artist's exploration of immigration and a sustained fascination with African culture, the abstract - [Picture This: How I View Myself in Today's Society](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/picture-this-how-i-view-myself-in-todays-society/) - Curated by Kim Wiseman & James Pustorino of the Drawing Rooms - [Woven Journey](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/woven-journey/) - Woven Journey celebrates Janet Goldner's enduring artistic bond with West Africa, particularly Mali. Through photographs and text, the installation commemorates her first trip to the region 50 years ago and her ongoing creative exploration and cultural engagement. The immersive installation encapsulating the artist's continued commitment to Mali, combining evocative photographs amassed over years and poignant excerpts from personal journals. - [One Nation with Liberty & Justice for All](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/one-nation-with-liberty-and-justice-for-all/) - The theme of the show reflects Heller Museum’s commitment to present exhibitions that explore the impact of social issues on contemporary society through works by contemporary visual artists. ​Border Landscapes was inspired by my research trip to the US/Mexican border. I drove 1,300 miles along the Rio Grande from El Paso to Brownsville - [Hard & Soft Contrasts: Textiles, Fiber & Sculpture](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/hard-soft-contrasts-textiles-fiber-sculpture/) - Opening on January 26, from 5:30-7:30, this exhibition is about materiality, breaking traditions and narratives and will include sculpture, textile and fiber works from 14 local, regional and international artists. Work shown explores how the choice and use of materials extend the artist's imagination, use of color and subject matter. From steel to wood to - [Preserving Mali’s Motion Picture Heritage](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/preserving-malis-motion-picture-heritage/) - Preserving Mali’s Motion Picture Film Heritage is an exciting project that took place in November and December. With funding from a US Public Diplomacy Small Grant, Bouna Cherif Fofana and Alassane Poudjougou of the Center National de la Cinématographie du Mali (CNCM), traveled to the United States for technical training, knowledge exchange and professional development - [Transcultural Exchange Conference 2011](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/transcultural-exchange-conference/) - A conference about artists working internationally & how artists are also curators, residency program directors, designers and their own pr agents. - [New York Artist, Janet Goldner Received Fulbright Specialist Grant to Uganda](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/ive-been-awarded-a-fulbright-specialist-grant-to-work-with-the-art-dept-at-makerere-university-in-kampala-uganda/) - Goldner presented a six week workshop for visual art students in Dept of Fine Arts at Makerere University in Kampala. We will focus on found and local materials to explore social issues. Exhibition Catalogue: https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture-from-found-local-materials-goldner-catalogue/ - [Bogolan Workshop](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/bogolan-workshop/) - Each year, the Friends Academy Middle School comes together as a whole community for an Arts Celebration. Goldner taught a four day Bogolan Workshop. The first day included an introduction to bogolan, history, uses, symbols. Students experimented with clay slip from Mali on a small cotton cloth. The second day, students worked on a larger cloth. On the third day, students added natural colors to their bogolan paintings. And on the last day, an exhibition presented their work. - [New York Artist, Janet Goldner Receives Fulbright Specialist Grant to Japan](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/fulbright-specialist-grant/) - Goldner will conduct a three week workshop for visual art students at Kyoto Seika University. Inspired by a process originated by the renowned feminist art critic, Arlene Raven, participants are guided to examine the reasons and context of their artistic production in order to deepen their understanding of their work and learn how to present their work. - [You Will Know Me: Migration Stories](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/you-will-know-me-migration-stories/) - Janet participated in You Will Know Me, a group exhibition curated by Tara Sabharwal in response to the 2016 US elections. The exhibition featuring works by artists from all over the globe. - [Drive By](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/drive-by/) - In an effort to "flatten the curve" of fine art installation closures, activist muralist Janet Braun-Reintz and her son comedian Dave Reintz created Drive By Art Gallery by converting the outdoor coming attraction poster boxes into 12 installation boxes featuring images of art works relating to the coronavirus pandemic. - [The USPS Art Project](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/the-usps-art-project/) - Janet Goldner & Nancy Andell, Friendship Overland, Overseas, Gouache, Pastel, Mixed Media on Paper, 8" x 10" x 1" This collaborative project is to support the United States Postal Service during the COVID-19 crisis that helps artists connect. Artists choose a collaboration partner and each begins an artwork. We sent them to each other by mail - [Glyphs](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/glyphs/) - Carter Burden Gallery presents a new online exclusive exhibition. The exhibition can be seen on Carter Burden's website and Artsy.net. Master welder, Janet Goldner presents free standing and wall mounted steel sculptures in Glyphs her second exhibition with Carter Burden Gallery. While this exhibition highlights her steel sculptures, her work explores culture, identity and social justice in - [Works of Resistance, Resilience: Notions of Home and Borders](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/works-of-resistance-resilience-notions-of-home-and-borders/) - My sculpture, Can We Heal, is included as a section heading in the new issue of About Place Journal, Works of Resistance, Resilience. Edited by Jacqueline Johnson, the issue includes art, poetry, fiction and more by 83 writers and artists from around the world. The Journal is available online: https://aboutplacejournal.org/issues/works-of-resistance-resilience/notions-of-home-and-borders/ - [Puffin Foundation’s online exhibition](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/puffin-foundations-online-exhibition/) - A New President in 2021, my recent work is included in the Puffin Cultural Forum's online exhibition. The exhibition is part of the Puffin Foundation's project on Election 2020. https://www.puffinculturalforum.org/the-election-2020/ The Right to Vote is a fundamental right guaranteed by the US Constitution to every single American. It is a right that has - [Segou'Art 2021](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/segouart-2021/) - I was in Mali in February and March to exhibit my welded steel book sculptures at Segou'Art. Segou'Art I Festival on the Niger is a contemporary art fair on the banks of the Niger River. It brings together artists, gallerists, collectors, art lovers and art critics around the works of young emerging talents and established artists from - [Small Works Show](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/small-works-show/) - Seventy-six gallery artists present artwork using 10” x 20” canvases in The Small Works Show. The resulting paintings, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and collages highlight Carter Burden Gallery artists’ diverse strengths. - [No Vacancy: Sculptors Guild Summer Exhibition](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/sculptors-guild-reunion/) - Us, Them We, Steel, 4' x 3' x 3' At the intersection of 6th Avenue and 44th Street, 45 sculptors occupied and transformed a magnificent commercial space. Retail may be struggling but art is asserting the return of New York City as we emerge from a pandemic, experience the global environmental crisis and facing a - [Beyond the Ground and the Sky](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/beyond-the-ground-and-the-sky/) - The sculptures in the show are positive and negative drawing in space about migration, travel and movement. Migration is a continuing theme in my work. Meandering Border (Rio Grande)1 was inspired by my research trip to the US/Mexican border in Texas. The line of the border map is cut into rusty steel using a welding torch as - [Don't Shut Up 2021](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/dont-shut-up-2021/) - -Isms, 39 inches x 24 inches x 24 inches, steel, 1993 Through interruptions, censure, violence and threatening behavior — both in person and online — women are silenced every day. Don’t Shut Up presents the work of 47 woman-identifying artists from across the US and Canada who are working to challenge and disrupt the status - [Gala: Importance of Indigo in Malian Culture](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/gala-importance-of-indigo-in-malian-culture/) - I presented Gala: Importance of Indigo in Malian Culture, this short paper, virtually at the 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS12) in Kyoto, Japan. The cultivation and weaving of cotton dates back more than a thousand years in Mali, as do the techniques for processing and dyeing with indigo which grows wild and is - [Walls and Borders](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/walls-and-borders/) - Falling Fences is a new site specific installation about my ongoing concern with migration and borders. It is composed of barbed wire and photographs from my research trip to the US/Mexican border in Texas. The installation shows the endless tangled barriers to crossing the border, an imaginary line that has real consequences, separating people and - [Fulbright at 75: Celebrating a Legacy of Global Friendships](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/fulbright-at-75/) - I presented i ni ce, thank you, merci: An Ongoing Dialogue about Art, Life and Building Bridges at the Fulbright Association annual conference on October 21, 2021. Since my 1995 Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship to Mali, I have been part of long term, ongoing artistic collaborations with Malian contemporary artists. We are all, at the - [Fulbright Virtual Art Exhibition](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/fulbright-art-exhibition/) - I am participating in the Fulbright art exhibition. 2021 marks the 75th anniversary of the Fulbright Program. This virtual exhibition presents works by past Fulbright recipients in connection with the Virtual 44th Annual Conference, Fulbright at 75: Celebrating a Legacy of Global Friendships. All participants contributing to this exhibition are members of the Fulbright Association, the - [SCALE: Landscape and Abstraction](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/scale-landscape-and-abstraction/) - Curated by Cecilia Andre ARTISTS: Monique Allain, Marianne Barcellona, Beth Barry, Walter Brown, Alli Berman, Yvette Cohen, Pauline Galiana, Janet Goldner, Susan Grucci, Cassandra Jennings Hall, Shelley Haven, Sandra Indig, Jacqueline Sferra Rada, Shira Toren, Ellen WeiderThursdays & Fridays 12-4pm, Sundays 12-3The Great Hall GalleryFirst Presbyterian Church12 West 12th Street, NYC212 675-6150 - [Women in the Arts: Breaking New Ground](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/women-in-the-arts-breaking-new-ground/) - Triangles have been part of my vocabulary for many years and appear frequently in my sculptures. Triangles, circles, squares are primary shapes like primary colors: red, yellow, blue. Structurally, triangles are the strongest shape. Any weight placed on them is evenly distributed between all three sides.Triangles are often associated with feminine energy. The number 3 is a very mystical - [Farm Project 2013](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/farm-project-2013/) - Goldner's installation, Interesting Times, is on view as part of the Farm Project 2013. Curated by Collaborative Concepts Sculptures by over 60 artists. - [Transcultural Collaborations: Collapsing Distance, Transforming Home](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/transcultural-collaborations/) - A panel discussion moderated by Janet Goldner about collaborations in the arts across cultures, backgrounds and boundaries. - [2014 Art & the Environment Photo Contest: Notable Entry](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/2014-art-the-environment-photo-contest-notable-entry/) - Janet's photograph was chosen as a Notable Entry by the Theo Westenberger Estate and is featured on their Facebook page - [Global Africa Project Exhibition](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/global-africa/) - Janet Goldner's work was included in The Global Africa Project which surveyed new talent from the Continent & Africa's influence on artists around the world. - [Gowanus Open Studio Weekend](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/gowanus-open-studio-weekend/) - Janet participated in this neighborhood wide Open Studio Event. - [DIG](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/dig/) - In archeology, we dig beneath the surface. Janet Goldner's photographs skate the surface with objects that truly give us a passage into the past. - [About Place Journal](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/about-place/) - Janet is pleased to be included in The Future Imagined Differently issue of About Place Journal, edited by Patricia Spears Jones. About Place Journal is a literary journal published by the Black Earth Institute dedicated to re-forging the links between art and spirit, earth and society. - [Black Lives Matter](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/black-lives-matter/) - BLACK LIVES MATTER is a group exhibition asking the question, What does #blacklivesmatter mean to you? - [OPEN (C)ALL: Up for Debate](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/open-call-up-for-debate/) - OPEN (C)ALL: Up for Debate exhibition presents work responding to current social/political issues and aspirations, given the upcoming Presidential elections. - [Bronx:Africa](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/bronxafrica/) - BRONX:AFRICA is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the art and influence of African cultures that transform our city and impacts the arts. - [Panel Discussion: Fusion New York 2016](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/fusion/) - West Harlem Art Fund & Arttable ALL WOMEN'S panel about Diversity. - [Panel Discussion: Photography in the US and Africa.](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/panel-discussion-photography-in-the-us-and-africa/) - Janet was pleased to participate in a panel discussion in conjunction with Bronx:Africa. - [Fences & Neighbors](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/migration/) - Fences & Neighbors is Janet Goldner’s mixed media installation inspired by her research trip to Arizona in 2014. A barbed wire fence divides the gallery. Migrants’ treacherous journey are layered on both sides of the space in photos, video, text. - [Allies or Aliens? Collaborating Across Cultures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/open-engagement/) - This panel addresses Issues of power and privilege in socially engaged cross-cultural projects in Mali, Venezuela, the Republic of Georgia, and Norway. - [American Twist](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/american-twist/) - The Sculptors Guild presents American Twist. The Point of Water is a wall installation composed of many steel elements. The installation highlights the intersection of ecology and culture paying homage to the social importance of water. - [Fences & Neighbors on Governors Island](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/fences-neighbors-on-view-on-governors-island/) - The Sculptors Guild presents Fences & Neighbors, Janet Goldner’s mixed media installation about immigration inspired by her research trip to Arizona in 2014. - [ArtSlope](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/artslope/) - Janet participated in ArtSlope at two locations. Art Slope was a nine-day free, multi-arts festival in Park Slope, Brooklyn. With an incredibly rich trove of artists, arts organizations, and venues to draw on, Art Slope brought together artworks from across all disciplines and celebrate New York's diverse creative community. - [State of the Arts NYC: Traveling Home & Back](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/wbai/) - Janet was featured on State of the Arts NYC, the weekly radio show hosted by Savona Bailey-McClain, long-time Executive Director of the West Harlem Art Fund (WHAF). - [i found god in myself: the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls....](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/colored-girls/) - i found god in myself: an exhibition honoring the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls...." - [CURRENTLY 80](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/currently-80/) - Sculptors Guild celebrates its 80th year (1937 - 2017) as one of the oldest artist run nonprofit organizations in NY. - [Kawral: An Artist Residency in Mali for Peace, Reconciliation & Social Cohesion](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/kawral-caa/) - Kawral was a response to the crisis that erupted in Mali in 2012. This artist residency, exhibition, catalogue are important because they serve as a model for the role that artistic production and culture can play in the life of a nation. Yet, projects such as this are rare. - [100 Works on Paper Benefit](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/100-works-on-paper-benefit/) - Goldner's photograph, Fruit Seller on Her Way to a Wedding, was included in the annual Kentler Benefit. - [Celebrating 80 Years of THE SCULPTORS GUILD](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/celebrating-80-years-of-the-sculptors-guild/) - The Sculptors Guild Celebrating 80 exhibition toured to Governors Island. The show celebrates the 80th year (1937 – 2017) as one of the oldest artist run nonprofit organizations in NY. “Each sculpture embodies a different vision of the world, of the past, present, and future. Some of the sculptures are whimsical: others touch on the tragic. The sculptors present a span of human emotions as wide as the range of their materials, shaped by the mind as much as by the hand. “ John Yau, curator - [Vermont Studio Center](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/vermont-studio-center/) - We are pleased to announce Janet's fellowship to the Vermont Studio Center for the month of October. - [UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/unesco-world-heritage-sites-in-mali/) - Janet Goldner's slide lecture focused on the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Djenné, Gao, Timbuktu, and Dogon to look at Mali's rich history. In 2012, an ongoing political crisis erupted in Mali. This presentation discusses some consequences of the crisis and how Mali's cultural heritage is important to world culture. Malian culture holds the keys - [Open Studio](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/open-studio/) - Goldner opened her new, bigger studio in Brooklyn. She presented her new steel and concrete sculpture made during her October artist fellowship at Vermont Studio Center. - [In The Studio: BMCC Faculty Show](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/bcc-faculty-show/) - Goldner has been teaching sculpture at Borough of Manhattan Community College. She participated in the Faculty Show. - [Disillusionment](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/disillusionment/) - A group of 25 diverse women artists were invited to create art about present conditions of DISILLUSIONMENT, whether personal, global, cultural, political or societal – addressing issues of deception, falseness, unfaithfulness, betrayal and treachery – with reference to wearing, inhabiting, being veiled, clothed, draped, revealed, exposed or wrapped in disillusion. - [Sympathetic Magic](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/sympathetic-magic/) - Sympathetic Magic delves into the numinous and explores how different artists come to terms with the unseen through works that explore the bridge between the physical world and an invisible universe of memory and mystery. - [Groupe Bogolan Kasobane: The Art of Clay from Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/kasobane-spain/) - This exhibition of contemporary and traditional bogolan from Mali presents contemporary bogolan paintings of the Groupe Bogolan Kasobane, the ancient origins of this ancestral technique as well as works by artists who have been influenced by and collaborated with the Groupe. - [Vision Festival](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/vision-festival/) - Images of Goldner's work were projected during the concert at the Vision Festival. Founded in 1996, the Vision Festival is New York City's longest continuously running jazz festival. Now in its 24th year, this festival of music, dance, poetry, and visual art is heralded as “one of New York’s most essential art events” (New York - [SculptureNow 2018](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/sculpturenow-2018/) - Janet Goldner's Interesting Times were included in the SculptureNow 2018 exhibition at The Mount in Lenox, MA, The 12 vinyl banners are 25' x 4'. Interesting Times was made in 2013 around the time of the Arab Spring and anti-austerity movements in the US and Europe. Each of the 12 banners have the name of the country, images of the protests, and two images of cultural sites in those places. The banners include Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Syria, Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Turkey, Brazil, Occupy and Wisconsin. - [Collaborative Concepts 2D](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/collaborative-concepts-2d/) - Janet Goldner participated in this group exhibition in Beacon, NY. - [US/Mexican Border in Texas](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/us-mexican-border/) - Goldner spent 10 days on the US/Mexican Border in Texas. Goldner spent 5 days in El Paso with Annunciation House, a nonprofit, volunteer organization that has been working with migrants and refugees since the 1970's. She lived in a house that also welcomes migrants. She went to sites key to the migrant experience in El Paso. Then Goldner spent 5 days driving from El Paso to Brownsville, looking at the border, the fences, the Rio Grande. Crossing back and forth into Mexico thru the US Points of Entry. - [Artist Residency in Ethiopia](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/residency-in-ethiopia/) - Goldner had a 5 day artist residency at The Ethiopian Tire and Rubber Economic Plant (ETREP). She made 6 steel sculptures and 2 rubber pieces. It was a wonderful place to work. All this work poured out effortlessly. The factory art and industry program is the initiative of Gossa GS Oda, CEO of ETREP. - [Point of Water](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/point-of-water/) - The Point of Water is a wall installation that uses fabricated, recycled, and found steel objects. In Bamana thought in addition to north, south east and west there is a 5th cardinal point: the point of water. Access to water determines where villages are located. The circle can be like a drop of rain, a symbol of water. And the ellipse can symbolize a body of water. - [The Politics of Space](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/the-politics-of-space/) - Presented by The Sculptors Guild in Collaboration with LIC-A; Janet Goldner, As Life Slips Away, Steel, 2017 — As Life Slips Away is a wall installation that pays homage to my mother who died in July 2017. I spent her last week with her in her home in California. The text is from my memories of her and of that very sad week that was so full of love. The letters and words are formed using a welding torch as a drawing tool making spaces in the steel. That amazing week resulted in a separation that is impossible to bridge even as it collapsed the space between my mother and me. - [70th Anniversary of the Declaration Human Rights](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/8470/) - Janet Goldner's sculpture was included in an exhibition commissioned by The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in celebration of the closing of the 70th Anniversary of the Declaration Human Rights in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. - [Inside Out: A Workshop for Women Artists from Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/inside-out-a-workshop-for-malian-women-artists/) - Inside Out is a valuable self-assessment tool for artists. Participants, whatever their medium, are invited to examine the reasons and context of their artistic production. This leads to a deeper understanding of their work and encourages their personal and professional development. This workshop was inspired by the pedagogy of art historian, Arlene Raven. - [Segou'Art](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/segouart/) - Goldner’s installations, Fences & Neighbors and Fire & Water were shown at Segou,Art, 2nd Edition, in the Invited Senior Artist section of the Festival. Sponsored by the Festival sur le Niger Foundation, Segou’Art brings together contemporary art and artists from more than 20 countries in Africa and elsewhere. - [New York artist, Janet Goldner Receives Fulbright Specialists Award to Zimbabwe](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/new-york-artist-janet-goldner-receives-fulbright-specialists-award-to-zimbabwe/) - Janet Goldner conducted a workshop for visual artists. Inspired by Arlene Raven, participants deepen their understanding of their work & learn to present it. - [Curate NY 2013](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/curate-ny-2013/) - Janet's work was selected for 2 Curate NY 2013 online exhibitions! - [Considering Migration: Research Trip to Tucson](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/tucson/) - Photographs from Janet Goldner's research trip to Arizona to consider issues surrounding the border and migration. - [Lecture: Threatened World Cultural Sites: The Silk Road & Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/threatened-world-cultural-sites/) - Artist & cultural ambassador Janet Goldner speaks about strategies for protecting threatened cultural heritage. - [In the Shadow of the Empires: Protecting West Africa's Cultural Heritage](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/in-the-shadow-of-the-empires-protecting-west-africas-cultural-heritage/) - This session discussed many aspects of West African culture which are in danger of being lost due to historical & contemporary factors. - [Exhibition: Ka kelen kelen wili (May we wake up one by one)](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/exhibition-brooklyn-public-library/) - Brooklyn Public Library hosts exhibitions of cultural themes, books & ideas. Janet makes hinged sculptural steel books with movable pages. - [Goldner's ideas conceived in Mali, born on Warren Street](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/goldners-ideas-conceived-in-mali-born-on-warren-street/) - Tribeca artist Janet Goldner finds inspiration at opposite ends of the Earth. Intrigued by the tension between her 2 homes on different continents, she is an insider & an outsider. - [Persimmon Tree article](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/persimmon-tree-article/) - Janet Goldner: Art and Life - [Roundtable: Reflecting on the Ways Forward in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/ways-forward/) - Academics and policy makers working in Mali came together to discuss ways to build a durable peace, responsible government and vibrant civil society in Mali. - [Culture Citizens: The Immigrant and the Stranger](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/culture-citizens-the-immigrant-and-the-stranger/) - Twelve artists from around the nation explore the theme "Culture Citizens: The Immigrant and the Stranger - [i found god in myself...](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/souleo/) - i found god in myself was a multigallery exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. - [Building](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/building/) - Janet Goldner welds as she builds, the steel affirms strength yet the deliberate searing through the metal imbues them with a sense of fragility. - [Celebrate Africa- Symbols of Spirits Exhibition](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/celebrate-africa/) - The 2nd Annual Exhibition celebrating the connections between the peoples of Africa and the Brooklyn public. - [KAWRAL: Malian Visual Artists contribute to Mali’s REVIVAL](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/kawral-malian-visual-artists-contribute-to-malis-revival/) - We are pleased to announce the publication of a catalogue to document KAWRAL, the visual artists' residency which took place in Mali in April, 2014. - [New York artist, Janet Goldner Receives Fulbright Specialists Award](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/new-york-artist-janet-goldner-receives-fulbright-specialists-award/) - Goldner conducted a seminar for visual art students in Bamako, Mali. Students examined their artistic production to deepen their understanding of their work. - [Collaborative Concepts @ Saunders Farm](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/collaborative-concepts-saunders-farm/) - Bamana/Bambara features an architectural pillar used as the support for Malian adobe houses. The use of text to define the image is reminiscent of Islam art. - [ANTHROPOLOGY: Revisited, Reinvented, Reinterpreted](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/exhibition-central-booking-dumbo/) - Janet Goldner's installation, Ntlowmaw/WhY, was shown in ANTHROPOLOGY: Revisited, Reinvented, Reinterpreted. Her small steel books were featured in Gallery 1. - [Bintou's Salon: Photo Exhibition in Tribeca](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/bintous-salon-photo-exhibition-in-tribeca/) - An exhibition of intimate portraits of an open air beauty salon in Bamako, Mali, where women prepare for weddings, parties and other celebrations. - [a reader's art: 10th Anniversary](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/another-sample-news-item/) - Celebrating a decade of exposing the power and beauty of the book-as-art with more than 50 local, national and international artists. - [Benefit Auction, Women's Studio Workshop](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/womens-studio-workshop-auction/) - Women's Studio Workshop is a visual arts organization that specializes in printmaking, hand paper making, ceramics, letterpress, photography, & book arts. - [Arts in the One World Conference](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/arts-in-the-one-world-2010/) - The Arts in the One World conference explored artistic, political & historical intersections for reconciliation, historical memory & advocacy for justice. - [Artist in Residence](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/artist-in-residence-at-new-jersey-city-university-in-april-2010/) - Janet Goldner was in Residence in the Sculpture Department at New Jersey City University. She produced welded steel sculptures & taught a writing workshop. - [Exhibition: Babel](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/babel/) - BABEL explored the relationship btw language & the visual arts & made connections between written words & the recent immigrants in and around NYC. - [I will cut thrU: Pochoirs, Carvings, and Other Cuttings](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/i-will-cut-thru-pochoirs-carvings-and-other-cuttings/) - Focuses on how the art of cutting: pochoir (stenciling), relief printing, paper cutting, and other techniques convey content, form, text, and image. - [Bamako Symposium on the Arts](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/im-off-to-mali-2010/) - Janet Goldner presented a paper on Global Collaborations in the Arts. - [Exhibition: I’ll cut thrU 2](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/ill-cut-thru-2/) - The exhibition focuses on how the art of cutting: pochoir (stenciling), relief printing, paper cutting, & other techniques convey content, form, text & image. - [READER’S ART 11: Urban/Urbane](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/readers-art-11/) - Crushed Cans, was presented in READER’S ART 11, an annual survey show of artists books whose theme this year was Urban/Urbane. - [Artistry of African/Diaspora Blacksmiths](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/artistry-of-africandiaspora-blacksmiths/) - During her Fulbright Fellowship, Janet apprenticed w/ blacksmiths. This research provided insight for her own sculptural work & into blacksmiths in Mali. - [Institute for Wishful Thinking](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/wishful-thinking/) - As self-declared Artists in Residence for the US Government, the Institute for Wishful Thinking believes that artists have resources to solve social problems. - [INTERSTICE & EMPHASIS: Artists From The Aljira Collection](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/interstice/) - Janet Goldner makes wall-bound installations that reference her artistic lineage going back to the welded sculpture of Julio Gonzalez. Curated by Carl Hazlewood - [Farm Project 2011](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/farm-project-2011/) - Janet Goldner's installation, Wealth in Africa, 2011 was on view as part of the Farm Project 2011 at Saunders Farm in Garrison, NY. - [Common Threads: Groupe Bogolan Kasobane, Gee's Bend Quilters in Residence](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/common-threads/) - A week long encounter between Alabama's Quilters of Gee's Bend and Mali's Groupe Bogolan Kasobane that included demonstrations & lectures, - [i ni ce, thank you, merci: Steel Sculptures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/i-ni-ce-thank-you-merci-steel-sculptures/) - A solo exhibition of the steel sculptures of Janet Goldner presented at the Interchurch Center in NYC in 2012. - [Lecture: UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/unesco-loc/) - The Library of Congress presents a lecture about UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Mali by Janet Goldner, Scholar & Sculptor Wed, February 20, 2013, Noon–1PM - [Multiple Exposures: Jewelry & Photography](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/multiple-exposures/) - Wealth in Africa is a mixed media sculpture in the form of a necklace. The title is meant to counter the relentless attention to poverty in Africa & to refocus attention on richness, beauty & genius. ## Pages - [Steel Books](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/steel-books/) - Hinged sculptural steel books with movable pages. Indoor tabletop sizes to large outdoor sculptural installations including fences & gates. - [Bio & CV](https://www.janetgoldner.com/about/cv/) - Janet Goldner's Biography and CV - [Press](https://www.janetgoldner.com/about/press/) - Press about Janet Goldner's artwork. - [Sculpture](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/) - A master welder, Janet Goldner works in 3 dimensions, on the floor, on walls, suspended from the ceiling, indoors and outdoors. - [Woven Journey Installation](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/woven-journey-installation/) - Woven Journey by artist Janet Goldner, is an immersive installation encapsulating the artist's continued commitment to Mali, combining evocative photographs amassed over many years and poignant excerpts from personal journals. Beginning in 1973 with a three-month sojourn in Ghana as part of a study abroad program, Goldner’s journey led her through West Africa, with Mali being - [Photography](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/) - Janet Goldner's Photography - [Public Sculpture](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/public-sculpture/) - Janet Goldner's Public Sculpture - [Woven Journey](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/woven-journey/) - A poetic essay about travels in West Africa in the 1970's. - [Finding Home: West Africa](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/finding-home/) - Blog articles about Janet's travels in West Africa n the 1970's. - [Projects in AFRICA & in the US](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/) - Janet Goldner's cultural, educational and women’s empowerment projects in Africa & in the US. - [#4: April 19 - May 6](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/april-19-may-6/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [Workshops & Lectures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/) - Artist, scholar, consultant, Janet Goldner offers workshops and lectures about contemporary art and cultural preservation. - [Wall Sculptures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/wall-sculptures/) - Janet Goldner's Wall Installations in Steel - [Photography / Video](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/) - Janet Goldner's Photography and Video work. - [Mixed Media / Collage](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/mixed-media/) - Janet Goldner's concrete, mixed media and collage work. - [Free Standing Sculptures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/free-standing/) - Janet Goldner's floor standing sculptures - [Installations](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/installations/) - Have We Met? an installation with steel sculpture, video & sound includes a video that presents 4 aspects of daily life a village in northern Mali. - [Groupe Bogolan Kasobane](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/groupe-bogolan-kasobane/) - The Group Bogolan Kasobane and their work. - [Early Fibers & Mesh](https://www.janetgoldner.com/sculpture/fibers/) - Woven fiber sculptures led to wire mesh sculptures. Janet began weaving at the Asgard School, Denmark, Penland, North Carolina and the Univ of Ghana, Kumasi. - [Using the Past to Sculpt the Costume of the Future](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/costume-of-the-future/) - An interview with Kandioura Coulibaly about Malian costume & his history & outlook about traditional and contemporary fashion. Writing & photographs. - [Arts and Culture in Mali, Study Abroad Program](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/arts-culture-in-mali/) - A field study based Study Abroad program in Mali for American undergraduate art students. - [South African Mail: Messages from Inside](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/south-african-mail/) - An exhibition reflecting the life circumstances, hopes & dreams of South African women of all races. Funded by the UN Special Committee Against Apartheid. - [Collaborative Workshop for Artists](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/collaborative-workshop/) - Participants work together to produce a collaborative work of art. The workshop can also involve the wider community in an art project. - [Considering Migration: Tucson](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/migration/) - Janet Goldner's photo essay about migrants difficult journey from Nogales, Sonoma, Mexico to Nogales, Arizona, United States - [Apprenticing at a Forge in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/metal-working/) - Janet apprenticed with blacksmiths in Dioro, Mali for several weeks. A metal worker herself, she appreciated their skill & roll in the culture. - [Groupe Bogolan Kasobane](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/kasobane-lecture/) - A lecture about the Groupe Bogolan Kasobane. Workshops can also be arranged. - [UNESCO World Heritage Sites In Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/unesco/) - The UNESCO World Heritage sites in Djenné, Gao, Timbuktu & Dogon are keys to understanding Mali's rich ancient and contemporary history and culture. - [Bogolan (Mud Cloth) Workshop](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/bogolan/) - Bogolan (Mud Cloth) Workshops, lectures, demonstrations exhibitions for children and adults with artists from Mali. - [Welded Steel Sculpture Workshop](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/welded-steel/) - Learn to use welding equipment & work with materials to fabricate sculptures. Many art schools no longer teach this versatile and satisfying technique. - [Inside Out: A Writing Workshop for Artists](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/inside-out/) - Inside Out: A Writing Workshop for Artists - a valuable self assessment tool for artists. Participants are guided to examine their artistic practice. - [Mali's History & Culture: The Keys to a Durable Solution](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/history-culture/) - Published in the online journal Cultural Anthropology in a series called Hot Spot: Mali. - [Council on Foreign Relations Blog: A Revolution](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/cfr/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a unique viewpoint. Council on Foreign Relations blog posting. - [#5: A Call for Malian Self Determination](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/malian-self-determination/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [#3: April 5 - 19](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/weeks-3-4/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [#2: March 28-April 5](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/week2/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [Have We Met Installation @ Colgate University](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/have-we-met-installation/) - Video documenting the Have We Met Installation at Colgate University. - [Women Artists of Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/association-of-mali-women-artists/) - Association of Women Artists of Mali and their first exhibition. - [US/Mexican Border in Texas, 2018](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/texas-2018/) - In August, Janet spent 10 days on the US/Mexican Border. She participated in a Border Awareness Experience in El Paso with Annunciation House. Then she spent 5 days driving from El Paso to Brownsville, looking at the border, the fences, the Rio Grande. Crossing back and forth into Mexico thru the US Points of Entry. - [Bamako, 2013](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/2013-2/) - Aug & Sept, 2013 included the presidential election & the inauguration of the new president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. And normal life in Bamako continued. - [Obama in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/obama/) - Photographs documenting images of Obama everywhere in Mali - stuck on cars & motorcycles, painted on stores, printed on t-shirts & fabric. - [Timbuktu, Gao, Konna, Doentza, Nocara](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/timbuktu-gao-konna/) - Timbuktu, Gao, Konna, Doentza are in the area in Mali that was affected by the 2012 occupation. Beyond the names & the news, here's what they look like. - [Artistic & Cultural Biennial, 2010](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/biennial-2010/) - The Artistic & Cultural Biennial brings together performers from across Mali to showcase a cross section of the diverse cultures of Mali. - [Bintou’s Salon, 2009](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/bintou/) - An intimate portrait of an open air beauty salon in Bamako, Mali, where women prepare for weddings, parties and other celebrations. - [Potters - Kalabougou, Mali, 1995](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/potters/) - The women of Kalabougou are renowned for their pottery. These photographs present their work and their lives. - [Blacksmiths, Mali, 1995](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/blacksmiths/) - Photographs of blacksmiths in Mali - [UN Women’s Conference - Nairobi, 1985](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/nairobi/) - Photographs from Forum '85, the 1985 Women's Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. - [West Africa, 1973](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/photo/1973-2/) - Photographs from West Africa, 1973 - [Crisis in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the crisis. - [4 x 27: Women Collaborate](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/4-x-27-women-collaborate/) - 27 young women artists came together for 6 weeks to participate in this collaborative project. New York Feminist Art Institute in NYC. Funded by NEA. - [Kawral: Malian Visual Artists contribute to Mali's Revival](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/kawral/) - 2014 Artist Residency for 25 Malian professional artists on the theme of peace, reconciliation, social cohesion. - [Writing: Published Articles & Memoir](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/) - Published Articles and Memoir - [Fences & Neighbors](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/fences-neighbors/) - The video presents the experiences of 7 recent immigrants to the United States. They talk about why they came and what they found since they arrived. - [Video](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/) - Janet Goldner's Video work - [Artist Statement](https://www.janetgoldner.com/about/artists-statement/) - Janet Goldner's Artist's Statement - [About Janet](https://www.janetgoldner.com/about/) - About Janet Goldner - [Family & Community in Mali, 2009](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/family-community/) - 14 interviews of a diverse group of Malians about family and community with photographs. - [The Women Potters of Kalabougou](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/workshops/kalabougou/) - The potters of Kalabougou are renowned for their pottery & are major suppliers of pottery to Bamako. Janet lived in the village during her Fulbright. - [Women Facing AIDS](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/women-facing-aids/) - Art workshops for women with AIDS, Fall of 1988. The sculptures produced in the workshop were shown at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in NYC in 1989. - [Maternal Death Reduction Project](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/maternal-death-reduction-in-mali/) - Reducing maternal mortality by setting by a blood bank in San, Mali. - [Lala and SeguiSo SARL: Women Spinning Cotton](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/lalla-and-seguiso/) - Consulting to Lalla and SeguiSo SARL to provide employment to rural women in Mali. - [Mali Fabric Dyeing Project](https://www.janetgoldner.com/projects/mali-fabric-dyeing-project/) - Collaborating to help a Malian friend start a fabric dyeing business by crowd funding (pre-Kickstarter). - [Unity: 3 Countries Textile Collaboration](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/textile-collaboration/) - A video documenting a textile collaboration among artists from Indonesia, Mali, Nigeria that took place in Mali. Funded by the Ford Foundation, Nigeria. - [Mali: An Invitation to Travel](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/mali-invitation/) - Mali: An Invitation to Travel- a documentary video that presents a positive introduction to the history, economics & culture of Mali. In English. - [Mali Mode: Traditional & Contemporary](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/mali-mode/) - Mali Mode was a fashion show featuring traditional & contemporary costumes & accessories by Kandioura Coulibaly and the Groupe Bogolan Kasobane. - [Community Radio in Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/gwo-natan/) - The wide spread blossoming of community radio in Mali is testimony to democracy and freedom of the press. - [Senufo Hunter's Funeral](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/senufo-hunters-funeral/) - Senufo funeral for the chief of the hunters. Molasso, Mali. December 2010. - [Senufo Women's Music](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/womens-music/) - Senufo Women's Music at the funeral for the chief of the hunters. Molasso, Mali. December 2010. - [Oumou Sangare @ the Malian Cultural Center, NYC](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/oumou-sangare/) - Oumou Sangare sang for the Malian Cultural Center in the Bronx, NY before her concert in Prospect Park, July 29th 2011. - [PM Cheick Modibo Diarra](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/cmd-july/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [Opinion Poll: Bamako, May 2012](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/opinion-poll/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [Cinquantenaire: Mali Honors the Past and Plans for the Future](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/cinquantenaire/) - An article with photographs about the Malian celebration of 50 years of independence in 2010. - [The Poetics of Cloth](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/cloth/) - Catalog essay about the work of the Group Bogolan Kasobane - [The Women of Kalabougou](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/kalabougou/) - The women of Kalabougou are renowned for their pottery. Photographs & text presenting their work and their lives. - [Why no election now!](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/no-election-now/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [The Crisis in Northern Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/crisis-in-the-north/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [Contact](https://www.janetgoldner.com/contact/) - Janet Goldner's contact form - [March for Peace in Mali, DC](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/march-for-peace-in-mali/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [MAPS of Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/maps/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [#1: Background & March 21-28](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/week1/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a viewpoint that is missing from most accounts of the Malian crisis. - [#6: A Revolution in Process (not a coup)](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/mali-crisis/after-6-months/) - Janet Goldner's many years of work in the field & deep connections with Malians provides a unique viewpoint on the current Malian crisis. - [The Language of Beads](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/beads/) - An interview with Kandioura Coulibaly about his bead work and the philosophy of beads in Mali. Photography and text. - [Have We Met?](https://www.janetgoldner.com/media/video/have-we-met/) - Have We Met? is a split screen video that presents four aspects of daily life in a remote village in northern Mali. - [Which Mali?](https://www.janetgoldner.com/words/which-mali/) - A poetic essay about Mali in the 1990's. - [News](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/) - Current exhibitions, lectures, residencies and other event. ## Categories - [Installations & Sculptures](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/category/installations-sculptures/) - [Africa Projects](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/category/africa-projects/) - [Mali](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/category/africa-projects/mali-africa-projects-2/) - [Wall installations](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/category/installations-sculptures/wall-installations/) - [news](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/category/news/) - Assign this category to posts for them to appear in the news section ## Tags - [Award](https://www.janetgoldner.com/news/tag/award/) - 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