
Simbiose Africana nº 3, 1973
Abdias do Nascimento. Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Afro-Brasileiros (IPEAFRO), Rio de Janeiro
Led by artist Andrea Yarbrough and inspired by Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica, this creative workshop is designed to deepen visitors’ understanding of Pan-Africanism. Participants are invited for reflection, sketching, and collective commitment in the exhibition gallery.
Grounding the session in the historical context of Garveyism, Negritude, and Quilombismo, three distinct movements that sought global Black solidarity, we will explore how Pan-Africanism went beyond ideas of racial identity to encompass universal, egalitarian aspirations. Together, the group can imagine and sketch possibilities for an alternative world with a foundation of solidarity.
About the Teaching Artist
Andrea Yarbrough is a South Side Chicago-born cooperator and steward of in c/o: Black women. Her work champions a Black ecosocialist approach to cultivating sites of care and regeneration, and she engages artists, art objects, art lovers, and art spaces to foster a more restorative, equitable economy. Andrea holds an MA in Museum and Exhibition Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is an artist worker-owner with Cooperation Racine.
What to Expect
This is a creative and conversational workshop guided by teaching artists and Art Institute staff. This program will take place in the galleries, withiin the exhibition Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica.
The primary creative activity is sketching; all activity supplies will be provided. Folding stools are available for participants to use during the entirety of the program. If you have any questions or accessibility-related requests, please email museum_interpretation@artic.edu or call (312) 857–7613.