Wednesday, December 13, 2017

ART LINKS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND KIDS IN AFRICA


THIS EVOCATION OF BOBO DIOULASSO ADORNED THE WORKSHOP WALL



Children had made it at a center the sculptresses founded:

For this photo and those taken in Africa / zoom
La Soupape Ailée ("The Flying Safety Valve)

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The artists







Teens, since 2024 



The teachers

  • Sanogo Boureima, called I.B., directs the workshop. Each week he sends photos of the progress made:



Among his works exhibited at  the museum devoted to "outsiders' art," the Halle Saint-Pierre. 

  • Moukoro Kassoum, called Ladji, learned art at the center as a child. He is now a professional sculptor:  



Making puppets: 



For the performance, music and kids and mothers, please click.




  •  Safiatou Ballo, griot, for dance:


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Association memberships and an annual exhibit of the children's works, which are exchanged for tax-deductible contributions, finance the center. 

The exhibits take place at the Secours populaire
6 passage Ramey, 18th

 


Benefactors contribute 30
and receive a calendar:

Those donations and dues
are the only resources.

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The center that Blandine and Malika founded 
over 20 years ago
is good for the children and teachers,
and enriches the people who discover that joyful art.

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