What: Sneak preview screening of “Basquiat: The Radiant Child” by Tamra Davis
When: Monday, July 12, at 8pm
Where: The Salt Space, 1160 Broadway at 27th street, penthouse.
For more info, please go to www.djspooky.com/radiantchild.html
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant ChildJuly 8th, 2010Bro/Sis Comes to the HamptonsJuly 8th, 2010
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol is a Harlem based, community based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to developing Black and Latino youth into empowered critical thinkers and community leaders. The Brotherhood/Sister Sol focuses on issues such as leadership development and educational achievement, bias reduction, sexual responsibility, sexism and misogyny, political education and social justice, Pan African and Latino history, and global awareness. The Brotherhood’s mission statement clearly states that it “is not simply an organization; more accurately, it’s a way of life. Providing youth with an opportunity to explore their ideas, identity and future among peers, with the support and guidance of their immediate elders, is a natural method of promoting positive development into adulthood.”
On Saturday, July 17th, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, along with TRUE’s Claude Grunitzky and a host committee, will be hosting a festive afternoon in the Hamptons to support the summer initiatives of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol. Where: B.Smith’s waterside restaurant, Long Wharf at Bay Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11936 When: 3-6pm The event is sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield, Newmark Knight Frank, The Reginald F. Lewis Foundation, BookHampton & Belvedere Vodka. Gift bags will be provided by Dior and there will an open bar, festive summer appetizers, and entertainment. Purchase your tickets for only $150 here For more information, contact Ariana Aguilar or Kathryn Littlefield at fundraising@brotherhood-sistersol.org and visit www.brotherhood-sistersol.org to learn more about their amazing programs and initiatives. Create today: regards croisés France – Etats-Unis sur les jeunes entrepreneurs culturelsJune 30th, 2010
A l’initiative de l’Ambassade des Etats-Unis et de Culturesfrance, une journée de débats a été organisée jeudi 24 juin 2010 à la résidence de Monsieur l’Ambassadeur, Charles H. Rivkin. Un événement marquant la volonté des deux organisations de permettre aux jeunes entrepreneurs culturels des deux côtés de l’Atlantique de partager leur envie de créer et de dresser un tableau comparatif des modèles français et états-uniens, en évoquant au cours de deux tables rondes, le rôle des institutions et politiques publiques, le soutien du secteur privé (mécénat, fondations, etc…), et l’enjeu des nouvelles formes de production culturelle. Les deux pays accordent une importance majeure à la culture mais se distinguent par le rôle déterminant du ministère de la Culture en France (absent aux Etats-Unis), et le dynamisme du secteur privé américain dans ce secteur, diversifié en une mosaïque d’intervenants: les philanthropes, les universités, les institutions culturelles à but non lucratif, les communautés… Un pragmatisme enviable en France, où la césure entre les secteurs public et privé, entre une culture subventionnée/élitiste et une culture privée/commerciale, est encore bien présente. En bref, comme le rappelait Lucie Marinier, chargée de mission au département culturel de la Mairie de Paris, on peine encore à reconnaître la notion de « creative class », qui renvoie au modèle d’un monde culturel décomplexé, décloisonné, pluriel et fluide. Une différence de conception palpable également lors de la brillante intervention de John Maeda, Président de la Rhode Island School of Design, qui a su mettre en valeur la complémentarité entre la Science, l’Art et le Design, et l’intérêt de mettre l’intuition de l’artiste au service des nouvelles technologies. Parmi la dizaine d’intervenants figuraient notamment : Christoph A. Geiseler, un jeune entrepreneur social et culturel de 29 ans, à la fois Dj et réalisateur, et co-fondateur de MIMA Music Inc., une association dont l’objet est d’éduquer et « transformer les gens par la musique », aux Etats-Unis et dans le reste du monde, en structurant des communautés autour du jazz, de l’électro voir de la capoeira. Et Fred Benenson, jeune activiste numérique promoteur de la culture du logiciel libre, travaillant pour l’entreprise de mécénat contributif Kickstarter, et membre actif de Creative Commons, projet à l’origine du concept de droits numériques gratuits. Le financement de la culture en France - Budget 2009 du ministère de la Culture et de la Communication: 2, 9 milliards d’euros (39% pour le patrimoine; 29% pour la transmission des savoirs; 27% pour la création). - Budget 2006 de la ville de Paris: 260 millions d’euros. - La loi du 1er août 2003 garantit des avantages fiscaux aux donateurs. - 23% des entreprises de plus de 20 salariés pratiquent le mécénat. - En 2006, les communes de plus de 10 000 habitants ont investi 968 millions d’euros; les départements 407 millions d’euros et les régions 168 millions d’euros. - Le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication s’est engagé sur un plan triennal (2009-2011) en faveur des quartiers prioritaires, et souhaite notamment soutenir des projets culturels dans les quartiers. Cet appel à projets 2009 est doté de 2 millions d’euros. - 2, 5 milliards d’euros ont été consacrés au mécénat en 2008. Le financement de la culture aux Etats-Unis - La ville de New York dispose d’un budget de 131 millions de dollars par an (1er budget culturel public aux E.U.A), plus 803 millions de dollars donnés tous les quatre ans aux institutions artistiques de la ville pour se moderniser et se développer. En 2005, l’Etat de New York consacre 7% de son budget à la culture. - Revenus propres et taxes (ventes, billetterie, restauration): 50% ; dons des individus et legs: 35, 5%; mécénat d’entreprise et des fondations: 7, 5%. - En 2006, 62 000 fondations ont investi 3, 6 milliards de dollars dans la culture. - En 2008, les citoyens états-uniens ont donné plus de 307 milliards de dollars. - Aux Etats-Unis, chaque citoyen donne 45 dollars par an en moyenne aux arts et à la culture. C’est dix fois plus qu’en France. - Pour plus d’info sur l’originalité du fundraising américain : www.usafundraising.com Suez Environnement Manager’s ConferenceJune 8th, 2010On June 1st and 2nd, 2010, Suez Environnement invited the top executives from around the globe to participate in the first annual Suez Environnement Management Conference. Executives from various Suez Environnement subsidiaries, along with CEO Jean-Louis Chaussade, confirmed their commitment to corporate social responsibility by actively participating in a CSR workshop dedicated to promoting diversity, advancing women’s careers, and confronting ethical issues.
The workshop began with guest speaker Claude Grunitzky, who presented the most relevant benchmarks in the business world for minorities, women’s careers and ethics. Following Mr. Grunitzky’s introduction, the top executives broke off into groups to create a Metaplan, which is a creative technique used to facilitate groups in order to brainstorm ideas, develop opinions and create solutions. During the creation of the Metaplan, participants were asked three key questions in each category, and responded accordingly with their ideas and suggestions for how to make Suez Environnement a more ethical, inclusive and diverse company. Peaceful Relations in the Middle EastJune 7th, 2010“La diversité : charité, business ou bluff?” à SciencesPo.June 4th, 2010
Il faut provoquer l’égalité des chances à l’école et en entreprise. Comme d’une seule voix, les cinq personnalités invitées sont tombées d’accord lors de la conférence sur “La diversité : charité, business ou bluff?” organisée mercredi à Sciences Po par Ambition Campus, une association qui tisse des liens entre les lycéens de ZEP et les étudiants de grandes écoles. A la tribune, Jacques ATTALI, Président de la Commission pour la libération de la croissance française, Président de Planet Finance ; Armelle CARMINATI-RABASSE, Vice-présidente Engagement et Diversité Accenture – France ; Le Général Emmanuel DE RICHOUFFTZ, Le “Général des Banlieues”, GDF SUEZ ; Joel ROMAN, philosophe ; et Karine GULDEMANN, Déléguée générale de la Fondation ELLE. Concert for Peace, Tolerance, and Understanding – USA SenegalApril 7th, 2010Emerging Senegalese Superstars Play in New York, Washington DC, and Dakar Leading Senegalese artists are scheduled to perform at a series of free concerts in the United States and Senegal for Peace Tolerance, and Understanding, as part o Concerts will feature leading Senegalese artists across a spectrum of musical genres: hip hop group Positive Black Soul, “Golden Voice” Abdou Guitté Seck, Ma Sané of Waflash, and “angel” voiced Titi. In Dakar, the five artists will be joined by well-known legends of Senegalese music, including Youssou N’Dour, Baba Maal, Omar Pene, and others: Pape Diouf, Mame Balla, Abou Thioubalo, Carlou D, the Julien Jouga Christian Choir, and an Islamic music group. DJ Xuman and MC DJ Boubs will open the show. A total of three concerts will take place at the following locations: New York University’s (NYU) Skirball Center in New York on April 8th, 2010 (doors open at 7 PM; 2-hour show at 8 PM); Cramton Auditorium at Howard University, Washington DC, on April 12th, 2010 (doors open at 6 PM; 2-hour show at 7 PM); and at the 60,000 seat Stade Léopold Senghor (aka Stade de l’Amitié) in Dakar, Senegal, on May 12th, 2010 (doors open at 6 PM; 5-hour show at 8 PM). The two concerts on April 8, 2010, at New York University’s Skirball Center and on April 12, 2010, at Howard University’s Cramton Auditorium in Washington DC, will feature four groups, including three of Senegal’s newer, most popular stars, whose performances will symbolize the diversity in Senegalese music – from hip-hop to mbalax and bougarabou to reggae beats. The “Concert de la Paix, la Tolérance, et l’Entente” will be held at the Léopold Sédar Senghor Stadium, on May 12, 2010. The line-up for the five-hour free concert includes: Youssou N’Dour, PBS, Ma Sané, Titi, Abdou Guité Seck, Omar Pene, Baaba Maal, Pape Diouf, Mame Balla, Carlou D, Abou Thioubalo, the Julien Jouga Christian choir and an Islamic music group, DJ Xuman, and MC DJ Boubs.
About the artists : Positive Black Soul Positive Black Soul, the hip-hop duo of Didier Awadi and Duggy Tee, will headline the concert (http://www.myspace.com/positiveblacksoul). They recently reunited after some time apart. Bound by music and their common ideals of Afrocentrism and peace and democracy, the two musicians have become African hip-hop role models and leaders in their communities and perform their hits in French, Wolof, the main language in Senegal, and in English. Titi Titi (Ndeye Fatou Tine) (http://www.titi-music.com) is also known as ‘Titi l’ange’ (‘Titi the Angel’) for her glorious voice singing to Mbalax rythms. Titi has gained critical acclaim for her music and been in great demand to share the stage with several Senegalese top stars. She recently won the prestigious SUNUMUSIC Best Female Singer Award. Ma Sané Ma Sané and her all-male group Waflash is one of West Africa’s loveliest, gentle singers (http://www.myspace.com/waflash). Since she started the group with childhood friends in the 1990s, Waflash has known great success. Their sounds reflect a broad range of influences, blending African and Western musical genres: Senegalese mbalax and bougarabou, soul, jazz, Afrobeat, hip-hop, reggae. Abdou Guité Seck Abdou Guité Seck is also referred to as “The Golden Voice” and “the future of Senegalese music” (www.guiteseck.com). Prior to launching his solo career, Abdou Guité became the lead vocal singer for the Franco-Senegalese group Wock, which signature sound combined mbalax with rock. The group performed at Festival des Nuits Métisses, North Sea Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, and Festival International de Jazz de St. Louis. Abdou Guité won the 2000 RFI Découvertes Award and was nominated in 2001 for the best world music album category in the French Music Awards in Paris. Abdou Guité has embarked on his solo career with his new band, Evolution, and has won numerous awards with several solo albums and huge commercial success in Senegal and beyond. His abiding themes continue to explore childhood, love, hope, education, and universal peace.
How To Obtain Free Tickets For US Concerts: SKIRBALL CENTER CONCERT – APRIL 8th, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: Ticket RSVP for NYU Skirball Center performance: Concerts for Peace, Tolerance and Understanding – Featuring Positive Black Soul, Abdou Guitte Seck, Titi, Ma Sane NYU Skirball Center – Thursday, April 8th RSVP by email for free tickets: ibrahim10031@gmail.com Type “RSVP – Peace” in the subject heading; in body of email provide full name and indicate 1 or 2 tickets (Limit: 2 tickets per person) Tickets for guests with RSVP will be available at no cost at the NYU Skirball Center box office (Noon-6pm, Tues-Sat) beginning Wednesday, April 7th RSVP tickets are free, but are “first come first served” General admission / Doors open at 7pm – Concert at 8pm
CRAMTON AUDITORIUM CONCERT – APRIL 12th HOWARD UNIVERSITY: Ticket RSVP for Howard University Cramton Auditorium performance: Concerts for Peace, Tolerance and Understanding – Featuring Positive Black Soul, Abdou Guitte Seck, Titi, Ma Sane Howard University Cramton Auditorium – Monday, April 12th RSVP by email for free tickets: cramtonauditorium@howard.edu Type “RSVP – Peace” in the subject heading; in body of email provide full name and indicate 1 or 2 tickets (Limit: 2 tickets per person) Tickets for guests with RSVP will be available at no cost at the Howard University box office (10am-6pm, M-F) beginning Friday, April 9th RSVP tickets are free, but are “first come first served” General admission / Doors open at 6pm – Concert at 7pm PUMA presents… Of the Same EarthJanuary 27th, 2010PUMA, the global athletic and lifestyle brand, has teamed up with artist Kehinde Wiley, the internationally acclaimed, half-Nigerian American-born painter, for a creative project in anticipation of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. In June of 2009, Wiley journeyed to Cameroon, Ghana, and Côte D’Ivoire to collaborate with three of Africa’s most prominent football players, Samuel Eto’o, John Mensah and Emmanuel Eboué, in order to create a series of four original artworks featuring the players. The following clip is the story of how PUMA was able to connect a fine artist with three prominent athletes in their home countries, through a dialogue of art, sport, and culture. For more information, please go to Pumafootball.com. Mamadou BAHJanuary 15th, 2010
Patrick Weil How will the future look in 2020?December 9th, 2009
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