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Art-&-Facts

Collaboration

New Collaboration with Montage Interior Design Studio
Legacy Arts Project to strives to live again.
present "Celebrating Black Formerly situated in the old MSA/Mine Safety
Arts in Pittsburgh Weekend”
Appliances building in Point Breeze. The
Black arts in Pittsburgh is Montage was the venue for a variety of special
growing vibrantly each day events from weddings, birthday parties and family
and is evidenced through the reunions to fund raisers, art exhibits, poetry
collaboration between the Legacy Arts Project readings, seminars and networking events.
and the Harambee Ujima Blacks Arts Festival.
"Celebrating Black Arts in Pittsburgh Weekend"
is a way for us to show support for each other in
the ways in which we highlight arts of the
African diaspora. It's a joy and a sign of growth
that we have joined forces to honor Black arts in
our community through performances,
marketplaces, and the convergence of culture
July 17-19, 2015. May we continue to come
together to elevate ourselves, our art, and our
communities.
Harambee!
Erin Perry

Amir Rashid
is a Past Master Storyteller, Our new home ( 9100 Frankstown Rd. Formerly
hourstorian, poet, musician and Thad Stevens Elementary School ) will serve a
visual artist. Baba Amir variety of purposes. We will, of course, still be a
Is founder of the Agriculture venue for events but in addition we will also be an
Academy where art and farming art repository for the safe keeping and display of
can be taught to our youth. His our local artists work. We will also be a beacon for
paintings and sculptures can be servicing a variety of the communities needs like
viewed at his gallery Sanaa Studio mentoring programs, behavioral therapy
518 Blessing St. Pgh. Pa. 15213 counseling for our youth, art classes, yoga and
meditation classes and a full scale health and
fitness facility.
Harambee Ujima Executive Committee
gives a special thank to Ms Nazura Haymon Our goal is to renovate this beautiful old school
for stepping in to assist us with building building so that we may continue making a
organizational capacity; helping with positive impact in the community. There will be
assessing and implementing how the something for any and everyone who ventures
Executive Officer new role may fit our through our doors. All are welcome!
revitalization plan to return The Black Arts Helen Bayns
Festival to be a major social economic event
in the region.