We are pleased to announce the publication of a catalogue to document the visual artists’ residency which took place in Mali in April, 2014. KAWRAL was an artistic residency that took place in Mopti in March, 2014. 25 professional artists from throughout Mali worked for three weeks on the themes Reconciliation, Peace and Social Cohesion. Works produced during the residency …
Year: 2014
Gowanus Open Studio Weekend
Fire & Water, Steel, Video, Sound, 10 feet x 10 feet, 2014 ||| This mixed media wall installation combines welded steel, video and sound. It pays homage to the potters and blacksmiths in Mail. The videos are documentary. The sculptural elements are abstract. Since they are inspired by the same source, they compliment and enlarge each other. Janet participated in …
Celebrate Africa- Symbols of Spirits Exhibition
The 2nd Annual Exhibition celebrating the connections between the peoples of Africa and the Brooklyn public. The massive collection of Eric Edwards, one of the largest in the United States, is the center-piece of this historical undertaking. Carefully assembled over the last 44 years this Brooklynite has one of the finest and foremost collections of African art and artifacts in …
Considering Migration: Research Trip to Tucson
Janet went to Tucson on September 13th for a week. Working with Tucson Arts Brigade and US Dept. of Arts & Culture, we looked at the impact of the immigration crisis around Tucson & at the border. US Dept. of Arts & Culture REPORT-TO THE BORDER, WITH THE TUCSON FIELD OFFICE
Building
“Building offers a look at how artists grapple with the structure of structures. The word “building” is inherently both the action of creating and the object of its creation. We begin with nothing, design by pushing and pulling, adding and subtracting, while amassing the elements to create the structure until we have an object that literally has to stand. Janet …
i found god in myself…
i found god in myself is a multimedia and multigallery exhibition celebrating the 40th anniversary of Ntozake Shange’s groundbreaking choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf. Since its debut performance in 1974 just outside Berkeley, California, at a bar named the Bacchanal, Shange’s work has captivated, provoked, inspired, and transformed audiences all over the world. …
Culture Citizens: The Immigrant and the Stranger
Twelve artists from around the nation explore the theme “Culture Citizens: The Immigrant and the Stranger”
Multiple Exposures: Jewelry & Photography
Janet is pleased to show her sculpture Wealth in Africa @ The Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NYC Wealth in Africa is a mixed media sculpture in the form of a large necklace. Inspired by Janet’s long connection to the Continent, Wealth in Africa highlights the richness of Africa– the people and their culture(s). The title is …
Lecture: Threatened World Cultural Sites: The Silk Road & Mali
ArtTable The World Monuments Fund lists 67 cultural sites still threatened in 2014. ArtTable members Marla Mossman and Janet Goldner have intimate understanding of the issues in respective geographical areas: Marla on The Silk Road, and Janet on Mali. Each is an artist and a cultural ambassador to these areas of the world that have important and impressive ancient cultural …