New Artwork 2013: HIGHWAYMEN: Florida's Traveling '26' Designed by April Martin Chartrand

2013: New Artwork Inspired by the Unsung African-American Icons

 HIGHWAYMEN:  Florida's Traveling '26' 

Designed by April Martin Chartrand

These 4 pieces were inspired by four of the '26' original Highwaymen Artists
1)  Harold Newton | 1934-1994
2)  Mary Ann Carroll | 1940-present
3) Alfred Hair | 1941-1970
4) Livingston (Castro) Robert | 1941-2004

Learn more about these unsung American Icons through the PBS special:
http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/07/04/100168/the_highwaymen_segregation_and_speedpainting_in_the_sunshine?source=npr&category=u.s

NOTE:  This art is in no way connected to the original Highwaymen. I have been in contact with Ms. Mary Ann Carroll via the phone and email to inform her that I was researching the Highwaymen and found some alleged inappropriate usage of their names, alleged fraudulent  arts sales by collectors/self-appointed curators/Ebay etc/You Tube) , and many other alleged stealing of their work and names.

Treasured Cigar Box Assemblage Explorations of the African Diaspora by April Martin Chartrand - Video

California African American Museum 
presents

Treasured Cigar Box
Assemblage Explorations of the African Diaspora

Designed by April Martin Chartrand

                                                            October 6 -March 31, 2013

Video Link for the exhibition set up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tR8zi9lUT4&feature=share&list=UU4UYmpTxBVsY_dt7rg7MXRw 

"Transformative Visions 2013" March 9 - April 8th, 2013 - April Martin Chartrand is one of many featured artist

April Martin Chartrand is one of the featured visual artists  in the group art show in the 

"Transformative Visions 2013" 

For a video preview of last years show:   http://youtu.be/9V9UXCSvwFA

WHAT: A multimedia arts event lifting up a vision of peace, justice, healing,
and possibility for our communities and our world.

WHERE: Studio One Art Center, 365 - 45th St., Oakland
WHEN:  Opening event: Saturday, March 16th, 2-5PM.
WHEN:  Art exhibit on display 3/9 - 4/8

• LIVE JAZZ with musical all stars The Destiny Muhammad Project, plus special
• guests, pianist Tammy Hall, and Sistahs of the Drum!
• VISUAL ART EXHIBIT featuring more than 20 Bay Area artists! 3/9 - 4/8
• Dynamic SPOKEN WORD performers!

PRODUCED BY: OneLife Institute, with support from the San Francisco Foundation,
Studio One Art Center, and Harpist from the Hood.

 Photo:  April Martin Chartrand, Copyright 2013

April Martin Chartrand, will exhibit her Treasured Cigar Box March - April 2013

Transformative Visions 2013

ART SHOW | SPOKEN WORD | JAZZ CONCERT

   A multimedia arts event lifting up a vision of peace, justice, and possibility for our community and our world.

Multi-Media Group Art Exhibition

 March 9th - April 6, 2013

Location:  

Studio One

365 - 45th St., Oakland, CA 94609

Hours:  http://www.studiooneartcenter.net/

April Martin Chartrand,  will exhibit her

Treasured Cigar Box
Assemblage Explorations of the African Diaspora

Note:  Other artists to be announced  check website

http://www.onelifeinstitute.org/transformativevisions.html 

'Angel's Destiny' is archived @ San Francisco State University's Poetry Center

'Angel's Destiny: A Novel Story of Poems & Illustrations' by April Martin Chartrand -  is archived @ San Francisco State University's Poetry Center

San Francisco State University's Poetry Center

1600 Holloway Ave., Humanities (HUM) 510

San Francisco, CA 94132


If you at the school, stop by the center to read my book (two copies are available for reading at the archives).

Questions:

phone: 415 338 2227
fax: 415 338 0966
email: poetry@sfsu.edu


http://www.sfsu.edu/~poetry/awards/bookaward.html

California African American Museum presents

Treasured Cigar Box
Assemblage Explorations of the African Diaspora

Designed by April Martin Chartrand

                                    October 6 -March 31, 2013

 

Location: Research Library 

600 State Drive - Exposition Park,

Los Angeles, CA 90037  (213) 744-7432    
Attn:  Denise McIver, Librarian 

Tues - Sat 10am-5pm; Sun 11am-5pm

http://www.caamuseum.org/web_pages/research_library.htm

 

Chartrand's Treasured Cigar Box series invites you into a world of the global slave trade perspectives between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and America (USA).  These multidimensional assemblage cigar boxes (three boxes) incorporate recycled and found objects, keys, money, and hand painted paper.

This series bridges the gap by connecting the major Colonial slave trade shareholders of the New World.  Treasured Cigar Box (series) offers knowledge and research into the deeper meaning on how the exploitative, atrocious and brutal servitude, and harvesting of tobacco by circa 12-million African Slaves fueled the beginnings of the modern day corporations.

 

You Tube Book Trailer:  http://youtu.be/zyJto5AYooQ

The San Francisco Public Library presents Treasured Cigar Box Assemblage Explorations of the African Diaspora Designed by April Martin Chartrand

June 23, 2012 - August 2, 2012

101 Larkin Street, 3rd Floor African American Collection

San Francisco, CA

Hours: Open during library hours.

Chartrand's Treasured Cigar Box series invites you into a world of the global slave trade perspectives between Africa, Europe, the Americas, and America (USA).  These multidimensional assemblage cigar boxes incorporate recycled and found objects, keys, money, and hand painted paper.

This series bridges a historical gap by connecting the major Colonial slave trade shareholders and their cultivation of tobacco products in the New World.  The larger European Crowns (a constitution Monarchy) which expanded their empires were: Portugal, Spain, France, Britain/England, Dutch/Netherlands, and America.  Theses countries established global trading companies, built fortified harbors and trading settlements along the coastlines of the African continent (Gore, St. Louise, Elmira, and Cape Coast . . .).  For example, the French East Indian Company was one of the first such Gold Coast corporations.  All of these counties traded in various commodities, and parceled out newly colonized territories throughout the Triangular Trade system (West Africa, Caribbean, Americas, and Europe).

The Treasured Cigar Box series offers knowledge and research into the deeper meaning of how their exploitative practices in the brutal servitude of the African slaves reaped fortunes for the Colonizers.  Finally, the planting and harvesting of tobacco by African Slaves fueled the beginnings of the modern day global corporations.

http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/sometimes-a-cigar-box-isnt-a-cigar-box/Content?oid=2186229