Saturday, July 16, 2016

Rolling on the Bronzeville Arts District Trolley Tour….2016

My life in Bronzeville is never boring…
if I said it was...
I would be lying …
In mi vida
 in my barrio… 

Bronzeville

Each day is always different…

A summer night

can be filled with the energy of the moment

or it can be mellowand laid back

but 
there is one thing for sure...
  
The Summer Nights Art District Trolley Tour in Bronzeville
is always 
an interesting and eclectic experience...

2 show you what I mean…
let's time travel back 24 hours…
when I was rolling through Bronzeville 
last night ...
on the Bronzeville Art District Trolley Tour 2016
The  Trolley was rolling!

Although there were several Art Spaces 
Galleries and Art places to see…  
I only had time to stop at three 
and
at those three stops 
I saw lots of art
on exhibit 
I talked to artists about their work...
I met art lovers and a variety of people ...
who have come to enjoy the Bronzeville Art District ...

I heard some interesting music
I had a glass of white Zinfindel ...
I saw some film at the Bronzeville  Museum site...
 I saw some fun performances

And ….
as I viewed the Exhibit
Echoes On My Journey
a historical exhibition on 
the Great Migration 
of African Americans 
from the South to the North

my energy flowed  from 
the Past…Present and  2 the Future…
in the Galleries of old and Nu Bronzeville...

Come join me on the trolley
where the beauty of a Bronze sculpture from Benin caught my eye...

My first stop was Faie African Art Gallery at 1005 East 43rd Street
At Faie Gallery, you will find an outstanding  collection of  African statues, paintings, masks, musical instruments, pottery, baskets and metalworks.
Laura was having a great time playing the Balephone … 
Musician… Tiona  plays  a melody  along  with her…
Sister Adeleysha  guided us through the collection 
of the sculptures and art.
 Gallery owner Faie was talking to customers.
The art at Faie comes from different  places in Africa and other parts of the African Diaspora…including Haiti  and the Caribbean…. 
A contrast in ancient and modern African art…. in many mediums… turns this gallery into a  rich cultural feast for the eye, the soul and  the spirit… 
An ancient carving with cowry shells captures 
the face of an old Soul... 
A large beautiful sculpture from Benin caught my eye...
We visited the gallery at the lower level.
And then
 We were all back on the trolley
Leaving the African treasures of 
Faie Gallery and rolling through Bronzeville to 47th St….

 Next stop!  
Gallery Gruichard  
and the Bronzeville Artist Lofts
at 436 East 47th St.
Next stop!

All photos by Aki Antonia c 2016 
All rights reserved.
By AA 7152016  BAB c2016