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DESCRIPTION:This exhibition and several public programs  at the Philip an
 d Muriel   Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College  explore the impact o
 f African   coiled basket-making on aspects of  economic development in 
 the  American  South\, as well as the present-day  environmental and  so
 ciological  threats to the communities who create  this art form.The   e
 xhibition\, which was  organized by the Museum of African Art in New   Y
 ork City\, runs through  March 16 in the Museum's Main Gallery\, with an
  opening reception on Feb. 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and a lecture in the Mu
 seum's lecture hall at 7    p.m. by Assistant Professor of Environmental
  Studies Dr. Patrick Hurley.    In another related public lecture on Feb
 . 21 at 7 p.m.\,    Dr. Judith A. Carney\, UCLA professor of geography\,
  will consider the    relationships between an historic culture of slave
 ry and agro-economic    practices in the South.Grass Roots traces the hi
 stories of coiled basketry in Africa and America. Featuring    baskets f
 rom the low country of South Carolina and Georgia as well as    from div
 erse regions of Africa\, the exhibition documents the  production   of c
 oiled baskets from their use in the domestication of  rice in  Africa\, 
  through the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the Carolina  rice  plantatio
 n\,  and to the present day.This exhibition  provides  visitors with  th
 e opportunity to engage with diverse  artifacts  including baskets\,  ba
 sket-making tools and historic rice  cultivation  artifacts. It  highlig
 hts the remarkable beauty of coiled  basketry and  shows how the  market
  basket can be viewed simultaneously  as a work of  art\, object of  use
 \, and container of memory. In this  context\, the  humble but  beautifu
 lly crafted coiled basket\, made in  Africa and the  southern  United St
 ates\, becomes a vehicle for learning  about creativity  and  artistry c
 haracteristic of Africans in America  from the 17th  century to  the pre
 sent.The Berman Museum  exhibition has been  made possible  by NEH on th
 e Road\, a special  initiative of the National  Endowment for  the Human
 ities. Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art was organized by 
 the Museum for African Art in New York City in    collaboration with the
  Avery Research Center for African American    History and Culture in Ch
 arleston\, SC. It was co-curated by Chief    Curator Enid Schildkrout\, 
 Museum for African Art\, and curator and    historian Dale Rosengarten\,
  College of Charleston. The exhibition is    toured by Mid-America Arts 
 Alliance through NEH on the Road.\nThe  Philip and Muriel Berman Museum 
 of Art at Ursinus College\, known  for its  diverse collection and its i
 nnovative educational programming  and  outreach\, is open 10 a.m. to 4 
 p.m.\, Tuesday through Friday\, and noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Su
 nday. The Museum is closed Mondays and college holidays\, including Marc
 h 30\, Easter Sunday. The   Museum is a member of the ARTZ/Artists for A
 lzheimer&rsquo\;s museum network   and is accessible to visitors with di
 sabilities. Admission is free. The   Museum is accredited by the America
 n Association of Museums.  Exhibitions  and programs are funded in part 
 by a grant from the  Pennsylvania  Council on the Arts.
URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/grass-roots-african-origins-of-an-am
 erican-art-exhibition-at-ursinus-college-3e0a9d85
SUMMARY:'Grass Roots - African Origins of an American Art' Exhibition at 
 Ursinus College
LOCATION:601 E Main St\, Collegeville\, PA 19426: 601 E Main St\, College
 ville\, PA
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