Couldn’t get enough of Black President’s Day 2011? We’re back with a rad new exhibit & do-it-yourself performance art piece. For complete details click here:SAVE THE DATE FEB 18-MAR 15

LIVE ART – ART EXHIBIT – ARTISTS’ TALK – LIMITED EDITION PRINTS

If you’re over by the New Museum this Thursday (Dec 1st @ 7pm) come on by:

In conjunction with the exhibition “Museum as Hub: Steffani Jemison and Jamal Cyrus: Alpha’s Bet Is Not Over Yet,” Jemison and Cyrus have invited guests to read and interpret their favorite selections from the periodicals on display. For this event, Steffani Jemison will be joined by Firelei Baez, Mildred Beltre, (yours truly) Aisha Cousins, and Zachary Fabri.

http://www.newmuseum.org/events/587

Video still from MoCADA TV interview with Aisha Cousins and Shani Peters on the “2011 Black President’s Day Weekend”

MoCADA TV

MoCADA TV has arrived! The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art has for the past ten years been at the vanguard of contemporary African Diasporan culture. The museum has now partnered with Media MVMT to present the first season of MoCADA TV, a half hour television program dedicated to profiling, artists, cultural institutions and businesses of the African Diaspora.

MoCADA TV WILL AIR WEEKLY ON WEDNESDAYS AT 12:30pm ON *BCAT BEGINNING THIS WED. JULY 13th AT 12:30pm

You already know MoCADA for its cutting edge exhibitions, fascinating film screenings, and engaging artists talks. Now MoCADA will be LIVE in your living room EVERY week.

*BCAT TV Network cablecasts in Brooklyn on Time Warner channels 34 -35 & 56 -57, Cablevision channels 67-70, RCN channels 82-85 and Verizon channels 42-45.

MoCADA TV Executive Produced by Laurie Cumbo, The Brooklyn Community Foundation and MoCADA a Media MVMT production edited by Joe Saito produced by Chanelle Pearson Directed by Terence Nance
created by Laurie Cumbo, Shanté Cozier, James Bartlett, and Terence Nance

So aishacousins.com kicked off its inaugural Brer Rabbit Day celebration (sponsored by the lovely folks at Breadstuy) this weekend. The question of the day was “What is the TRUE origin of Brer Rabbit Day?” Here’s what folks have to say…

Hey Good People,

Those of you in Brooklyn can join in the mischief at Breadstuy this Sunday 2-4pm  (A train to Utica). We’ll have coloring games and storytelling for the young -& the young at heart. Plus Hillary’s fresh baked rabbit cookies! See you there!

Hey Do-It-Yourself-ers. It’s that time again. Aishacousins.com’s favorite fictitious holiday, Brer Rabbit Day will soon be here. And it’s never too early to plan your participation. Stay tuned for card templates and recipes!

Please help us win $5,000 towards the Obama Skirt Project in Heineken’s art contest. Did we add, the winner gets to shape Heineken’s 2012 Black History Month Campaign? We rose to 230 votes today! But the competition is tough -we need at least 100 more votes to win.

http://www.facebook.com/HeinekenRedStarSoul?v=app_123636307704971
Click on the “Help us choose the winner ” image and vote for Aisha Cousins.

About this image:

The photos on the left and right are of Aisha wearing a dress made from Obama fabric printed in Mali. Did you know women in over 30 African countries wear fabric with portraits of black candidates during presidential elections? The practice became popular in the 1950’-1960’s when many African countries gained independence from colonial rule. Several of these countries (Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, South Africa, and Tanzania) printed fabrics to celebrate our first black president, Barack Obama. Afro-American artist Aisha Cousins collected these fabrics, brought them to US fashion designers (many recent African immigrants), and wore the resulting garments in the USA everyday for a year.

The center image is a closeup of a limited edition “2011 Black President’s Day” fabric that was printed this year by award winning printmaker Shani Peters for Phase 2 of the Obama Skirt Project. The fabric was printed before we knew about the contest, but as luck would have it, it looks a bit like the Heineken logo. 44 skirts will be printed in honor of our 44th president, and hopefully sold to 44 Afro American women. More than just a skirt, they are an opportunity to document Afro-American  women’s experiences of having their 1st black president in a way that can be passed on for generations to come. Order yours and become an Obama Skirter today at http://2011blackpresidentsdaysale.eventbrite.com