Wednesday Night Live: Kwanzaa Celebration

551 South Tryon Street,Charlotte NC 28202

29 December, 2021

Description

Join us as we celebrate Kwanzaa's fourth principle Ujamaa with an evening of creative experiences. For this special Wednesday Night Live, The Gantt will celebrate Kwanzaa, highlighting its fourth principle Ujamaa (meaning cooperative economics). The celebration will include a candle-making workshop with Kathy Fogle of Happy Kat Candles, an African-inspired dance class with artist and educator Jermaine Nakia Lee, and an informational session about the history and traditions of Kwanzaa with our city’s own, Kwanzaa Charlotte. We will also have a local artisan fair, featuring an array of hand-crafted treasures for sale during the evening. Our two featured exhibitions, Container / Contained: Phil Freelon - Design Strategies for Telling African American Stories, and Visual Vanguard: An Exhibition of Contemporary Black Carolina Artists will be open for view as well. This experience is free and open to community members of all ages, and masks are required. Please keep in mind that our workshops during Wednesday Night Live are open to everyone until each workshop’s capacity is reached. To ensure equal access, we will welcome guests to the workshops on a first-come, first-served basis. Please see the schedule of the evening’s experiences below: Ujamaa Artisan Fair 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm 2nd Floor Lobby Kwanzaa Informational by Kwanzaa Charlotte 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 2nd Floor Lobby African-Inspired Dance Workshop by Jermaine Nakia Lee 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Performance Suite Candle-Making Workshop with Kathy Fogle 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Classroom The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture is a multi-disciplinary arts institution in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1974 and named for Charlotte civic leader and former mayor Harvey Bernard Gantt, the Gantt Center’s mission is to present, preserve and celebrate excellence in the art, history and culture of African-Americans and those of African descent. Designed by Philip Freelon, co-designer of the new Smithsonian National Museum for African American Art and Culture, the Gantt Center features fine art exhibits from around the world. Visit ganttcenter.org for more information. Harvey B. Gantt Center (Gantt Center) reserves the right to cancel an event due to low enrollment, inclement weather or other circumstances which would interrupt or diminish the overall program experience. If the Gantt Center cancels an event, registrants will be offered a full refund.