Liverpool Museums
09-30-2009, 02:20 PM
http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/graphics/kanya_king_johnferguson_copyright.jpgFounderof MOBO awards, Kanya King reclines on a white sofa ? John Ferguson
Tonight thousands of people will be tuned in to watch the MOBOawards (http://www.mobo.com/). Every year since 1996 singers, rappers and groups have been collectingawards to celebrate the contribution they have made to music. The awards were thefirst to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution that urban music and its Blackorigins have made.
This celebration of Black culture music will also continue into October with the startof BlackHistory Month (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatsonnet/eventseries.aspx?sid=7). One of the many activities during the month of activities willbe an art workshop tracing the roots of Black music.
Artist Tony Phillips will be hosting some special art workshops tracing and celebratingthe history of music of Black origin. Connecting Threads is a two-day workshop,taking place at Merseyside Maritime Museum from 6 ? 8pm on 5/6 or 7/8 October,2009.
Taking inspiration from photographs, illustrations, portraits, musical texts, speechesand newspapers, participants will be encouraged to explore how to interpret events,ideas and music into a visual narrative using collage techniques.
The culmination of these two-day workshops will be a collection of artwork that willform a ?scrapbook?. The artworks will be used as a decorative backdrop for the JivingLindy Hoppers Dance Event at the Maritime Dining Rooms on 30October 2009.
Suitable for those aged over 16, the Connecting Threads workshop is the perfect opportunityto celebrate black music and culture and get involved with Black History Month, whileworking with a professional artist to gain some top tips.
To book your tickets for this free event please e-mail bookingsmmm@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk orcall 0151 478 4441
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/CelebrateMOBO.aspx)
Tonight thousands of people will be tuned in to watch the MOBOawards (http://www.mobo.com/). Every year since 1996 singers, rappers and groups have been collectingawards to celebrate the contribution they have made to music. The awards were thefirst to celebrate and acknowledge the contribution that urban music and its Blackorigins have made.
This celebration of Black culture music will also continue into October with the startof BlackHistory Month (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/whatsonnet/eventseries.aspx?sid=7). One of the many activities during the month of activities willbe an art workshop tracing the roots of Black music.
Artist Tony Phillips will be hosting some special art workshops tracing and celebratingthe history of music of Black origin. Connecting Threads is a two-day workshop,taking place at Merseyside Maritime Museum from 6 ? 8pm on 5/6 or 7/8 October,2009.
Taking inspiration from photographs, illustrations, portraits, musical texts, speechesand newspapers, participants will be encouraged to explore how to interpret events,ideas and music into a visual narrative using collage techniques.
The culmination of these two-day workshops will be a collection of artwork that willform a ?scrapbook?. The artworks will be used as a decorative backdrop for the JivingLindy Hoppers Dance Event at the Maritime Dining Rooms on 30October 2009.
Suitable for those aged over 16, the Connecting Threads workshop is the perfect opportunityto celebrate black music and culture and get involved with Black History Month, whileworking with a professional artist to gain some top tips.
To book your tickets for this free event please e-mail bookingsmmm@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk orcall 0151 478 4441
More... (http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/CelebrateMOBO.aspx)