Resurrecting the Sun: Luminaries of Art and Activism

Project Presentation, Installation and Performance with Ayiti Resurrect/Climbing PoeTree

@ The African American Museum in Philadelphia

Saturday, March 26, 2011 ~ 4 – 6p

Closing the exhibit Patience to Raise the Sun: Art Quilts from Haiti and Their Power to Change Women’s Lives with an evening of creativity, poetry and purpose, this program focuses on art and activism inspired by the beauty and resilience of Haiti and its people.

Three Ayiti Resurrect members will report back with stories and a slide show of images from their most recent trip to Ayiti working in solidarity with the Comier community to honor the anniversary of the quake and facilitate expressive arts workshops and a mental wellness clinic in the days leading up.

Participants will have the opportunity to experience a tent sanctuary interactive installation created by Naima Penniman, Ayiti Resurrect co-founder and half of the internationally renowned spoken word duo, Climbing PoeTree. Throughout the past 5 years Climbing PoeTree has been collecting Stories Testimonies Intentions Truths Confessions Healing Expressions and Dreams from audience members on square pieces of cloth and sewing them together into an enormous and every-growing tapestry called S.T.I.T.C.H.E.D. that celebrates the collective wisdom and collaborative power of our communities.

Participants will be invited to contribute personal thoughts, hopes and prayers for Haiti quake victims and survivors. These colorful messages will be added to the S.T.I.T.C.H.E.D. tapestry, representing an accumulative expression of compassion and solidarity from Climbing PoeTree audiences throughout the U.S. and around the world.

@ The African American Museum in Philadelphia

FREE with Museum Admission!

701 Arch Street

Philadelphia, PA 19106

For more information contact

lsumpter@aampmuseum.org / 215. 574.0380 x243