The National Black Arts Festival
The National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) takes place in Atlanta, Georgia every July and is an art fair dedicated to black or african diaspora art. From their website it can be described as “The mission of NBAF is to engage, cultivate and educate diverse audiences about the arts and culture of the African Diaspora and provide opportunities for artistic and creative expression”
It takes place from July 31 - August 2nd 2009 at the Woodruff Art Center.
As an introduction and to emphasize the importance of this festival (which this year will focus more on black film) here’s an interesting question posed by a huffington post writer: Do We Need a National Black Arts Festival? It poses questions about the importance of race, nationality, and culture when categorizing art and if this is a necessary way to remember the arts.
