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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 of
  African  coiled basket-making on aspects of  economic development in th
 e American  South\, as well as the present-day  environmental and sociol
 ogical  threats to the communities who create  this art form.The  exhibi
 tion\, which was  organized by the Museum of African Art in New  York Ci
 ty\, runs through  March 16 in the Museum's Main Gallery\, with an openi
 ng reception on Feb. 7 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and a lecture in the Museum's
  lecture hall at 7   p.m. by Assistant Professor of Environmental Studie
 s Dr. Patrick Hurley.   In another related public lecture on Feb. 21 at 
 7 p.m.\,   Dr. Judith A. Carney\, UCLA professor of geography\, will con
 sider the   relationships between an historic culture of slavery and agr
 o-economic   practices in the South.Grass Roots traces the histories of 
 coiled basketry in Africa and America. Featuring   baskets from the low 
 country of South Carolina and Georgia as well as   from diverse regions 
 of Africa\, the exhibition documents the production   of coiled baskets 
 from their use in the domestication of rice in  Africa\,  through the tr
 ans-Atlantic slave trade to the Carolina rice  plantation\,  and to the 
 present day.This exhibition provides  visitors with  the opportunity to 
 engage with diverse artifacts  including baskets\,  basket-making tools 
 and historic rice cultivation  artifacts. It  highlights the remarkable 
 beauty of coiled basketry and  shows how the  market basket can be viewe
 d simultaneously as a work of  art\, object of  use\, and container of m
 emory. In this context\, the  humble but  beautifully crafted coiled bas
 ket\, made in Africa and the  southern  United States\, becomes a vehicl
 e for learning about creativity  and  artistry characteristic of African
 s in America from the 17th  century to  the present.The Berman Museum ex
 hibition has been  made possible  by NEH on the Road\, a special initiat
 ive of the National  Endowment for  the Humanities. 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 A
 frican American   History and Culture in Charleston\, SC. It was co-cura
 ted by Chief   Curator Enid Schildkrout\, Museum for African Art\, and c
 urator and   historian Dale Rosengarten\, College of Charleston. The exh
 ibition is   toured by Mid-America Arts Alliance through NEH on the Road
 .\nThe  Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College\, know
 n for its  diverse collection and its innovative educational programming
  and  outreach\, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.\, Tuesday through Friday\, an
 d noon to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The Museum is closed Mondays
  and college holidays\, including March 30\, Easter Sunday. The  Museum 
 is a member of the ARTZ/Artists for Alzheimer&rsquo\;s museum network  a
 nd is accessible to visitors with disabilities. Admission is free. The  
 Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Exhibitions
   and programs are funded in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania  Coun
 cil on the Arts.
URL:http://limerick.patch.com/events/grass-roots-african-origins-of-an-am
 erican-art-exhibition-at-ursinus-college-aab42c36
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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