{"id":692,"date":"2010-02-16T08:44:51","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T16:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=692"},"modified":"2010-03-02T18:55:39","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T02:55:39","slug":"auction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/about\/auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Auction Benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Join us for this Special Auction\u00a0to Benefit the Cascade Festival of African Films.<\/h4>\n

Bids will be accepted between February 19 and March 1, 2010.<\/h4>\n

Ready to bid? Visit our Auction Page on eBay.<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"\"<\/a>D\u00f4\u00a0 Kamissa<\/em> (Buffalo of D\u00f4) by Ronna Neuenschwander<\/a><\/h3>\n

15\u201d h x 24\u201d w x 12\u201dd; valued at $4,200.00<\/p>\n

Sawdust fired earthenware, mica, goatskin, cowry shell<\/p>\n

Inspired by the epic history of Sundiata Keita\u2019s empire of Mali, Ronna pays tribute to the magical beast that foretells the coming of this great ruler.\u00a0 The Buffalo in this work references a classical Ekoi headdress with a mica faceted body and goatskin underbelly.<\/p>\n

Ronna Neuenschwander is a nationally renowned sculptor with works in the Smithsonian\u2019s Renwick Gallery, the Mint Museum in North Carolina and the Portland Art Museum as well as public and private collections.\u00a0 She has been a supporter and member of the Cascade Festival of African Films for 20 years.\u00a0 She is represented by the Froelick Gallery in Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

Bid on D\u00f4 Kamissa<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Kanaga Dancer<\/em> by Baba Wagu\u00e9 Diakit\u00e9<\/a><\/h3>\n

20\u201d diameter platter; valued at $1,000.00<\/p>\n

Ceramic with painted underglazes, glaze<\/p>\n

Baba Wague paints images of his home country, Mali, where dancers from the Dogon ethnic group continue an age old tradition of masked dances, including the iconic Kanaga Mask Dance.\u00a0 Here, spurred on by egrets and a woman\u2019s scarf given in honor of his dancing prowess, the Kanaga Dancer performs for our delight.<\/p>\n

Baba Wague Diakite is an internationally recognized artist, writer and illustrator.\u00a0 He is the founder and director of the Ko-Falen Cultural Center in Bamako, Mali, which supports cultural exchanges between Westerners and Malian Artists.\u00a0 His artwork is found in numerous public and private collections in the U.S. and he has performed storytelling in the Smithsonian\u2019s National Museum of African Art as well as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Public Library and the American International School in Bamako.\u00a0 He is a 1998 recipient of a Coretta Scott King Book Award for illustration.\u00a0 He has been a supporter and then a member of the Cascade Festival of African Films for 20 years.\u00a0 He is represented by Pulliam Gallery in Portland, OR.<\/p>\n

Bid on Kanaga Dancer<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Le Ventilateur<\/em> by Arvie Smith<\/a><\/h3>\n

30\u201dh x 20\u201dw; valued at $1,900.00<\/p>\n

Acrylic on painter<\/p>\n

This painting by Arvie Smith was inspired by his travels to West Africa.\u00a0 In the dance halls of Dakar, Senegal, \u00a0a provocative dance nicknamed \u201cLa Ventilateur<\/em>\u201d (The Fan Dance) was born.\u00a0 The Talking Drum and the Dancer exchange rhythms, challenging each other in a riotous competition.<\/p>\n

Arvie Smith\u2019s work commonly reflects inspiration he has gained from his travels to West Africa of the past fifteen years. His work has been shown in New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Seattle, New Orleans, Portland, Los Angeles, and Florence, Italy.\u00a0 His paintings are part of public and private collections internationally and most recently his work has been added to the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture. He is currently represented by Beppu Wiarda Gallery, Portland, Oregon. He has been Associate Professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art since 1993. He is a founding board member of the Ko-Falen Cultural Center located in Bamako, Mali directed by Baba Wague Diakite and Ronna Neuenschwander.<\/p>\n

Bid on Le Ventilateur<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Join us for this Special Auction\u00a0to Benefit the Cascade Festival of African Films. Bids will be accepted between February 19 and March 1, 2010. Ready to bid? Visit our Auction Page on eBay. D\u00f4\u00a0 Kamissa (Buffalo of D\u00f4) by Ronna Neuenschwander 15\u201d h x 24\u201d w x 12\u201dd; valued at $4,200.00 Sawdust fired earthenware, mica, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4,"menu_order":60,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-692","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/692","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=692"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/692\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africanfilmfestival.org\/2010\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}