FALL 2008

Join New York University’s Africa House for events that look at political, economic, social and cultural aspects of Africa and its relationship with the world.

The following events are free and open to the public. People who are not members of the NYU community are encouraged to attend, but are reminded that some form of photo ID will be required to gain entrance to most NYU buildings.

We encourage anyone interested in learning more about these events or new developments at Africa House to subscribe to our email list by emailing africa.house@nyu.edu.

FALL 2008

Thursday Sept 11, 2008
Africa House and DRI Faculty and Student Reception
Time: 6-7:30pm
Location: Kimmel Center, room 409
60 Washington Sq. South, 4th Fl.

Thursday Sept 25, 2008
The CATER Initiative: Can technology aid in poverty alleviation
Professor Lakshminarayanan Subramanian, CS
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: New York University
Kimmel Center, 8th Floor Rm 805
60 Washington Square South

Friday Sept 26, 2008
ATA 3rd Annual Presidential meeting
Time: 9am-1pm
Location: Kimmel Center, Eisner and Lubin Auditorium,
60 Washington Sq. South, 4th Fl.

Saturday Oct 4, 2008
The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End
Time: 2-4:45pm
Location: The M M A, 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd St.), Bonnie J. Sacerdote Hall
Presenter: Lecture by Doran H. Ross

Monday Sept 29, 2008
Press preview at the Met:” The Essential Art of African Textiles”
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wednesday Oct 1, 2008
Opening reception, The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saturday Oct 4, 2008
The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End
Time: 2-4:45pm
Location: The M M A, 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd St.), Bonnie J. Sacerdote Hall
Presenter: Lecture by Doran H. Ross

Monday Oct 6, 2008
Opening reception at the Grey, The Poetics of Cloth: African Textiles/Recent Art
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Grey Art Gallery, NYU

Thursday Oct 16, 2008
The Macroeconomics of oil booms: Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa
Presenter: Ibrahim El Badawi
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 19 W 4th Street, Rm. 517

Friday Oct 17, 2008
Africa Diaries- Monthly Film series, L.M. Kit Carson
Time:TBA
Location:TBA

Friday Oct 24, 2008
Jacob Zuma Event
Time: 5:00 PM
Location:Kimmel 914

Monday Oct 27, 2008
Emmanuel Yeboah Event
Time:6:00-7:30 PM
Location: Pless Hall - 1st Floor Lounge

Week of Oct 27, 2008
Events in Ghana
TBA

Thursday Nov 6, 2008
Robert Holmes Award Presentation and Ceremony
Time: 6-8pm
Location: TBA

Sunday Nov 9, 2008
A conversation between Artist El Anatsui and Alisa LaGamma, Curator, at the MET
Time: 3pm
Location: The MMA, 1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd St.), Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium

Thursday Nov 20, 2008
African Development Bank
Presenter: Leonce Ndikumana
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 19 W 4th Street, Rm. 517

SPRING 2009

Thursday Feb 12, 2009
Financial Markets Conference
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

Thursday March 4 & 5, 2009
Africa and the Arab Gulf Conference in Abu Dhabi
(DETAILS TBA)

April 1 – April 25, 2009
Opening of the Brazza Exhibit

Thursday April 2, 2009
Africa House Contemporary Art Series: The Brazza Art Project

Thursday April 9, 2009
Africa House Contemporary Art Series: The Brazza Art Project

Thursday April 16, 2009
Africa House Contemporary Art Series: The Brazza Art Project

Thursday April 23, 2009
Africa House Contemporary Art Series: The Brazza Art Project

Thursday May 7, 2009
Jonathan Morduch book signing and discussion
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

Wednesday May 13, 2009
Botswana panel discussion and 2008 Award Dinner
Chika Oneyani, Celebrate Africa Foundation
Time: TBA
Location: TBA

Thursday May 14, 2009
Commencement

May 15-29, 2009
Summer School in Ghana

OTHER RELATED EVENTS

Tuesday Sept 16, 2008
Opening Reception, S & M: Shrines and Masquerades in Cosmopolitan Times
Time: 6-8pm
Location: 80 Washington Square East Galleries
NYU Steinhardt, Department of Art and Art Professions

Monday Sept 29, 2008
Press preview at the Met:” The Essential Art of African Textiles”
Time:
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wednesday Oct 1, 2008
Opening reception, The Essential Art of African Textiles: Design without End
Time:
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art