Culture Keepers: Layout for Mural, Painting Starts in January!

Friday, December 21, 2012

Layout for Mural, Painting Starts in January!

Layout for the Dance Wing, CVPA Suitland High School. The theme is celebrating African Americans in Dance. Special Thanks to Wells Fargo for Sponsoring this project!

A Journey Through the African Diaspora Project

The Prince George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) was recently awarded the 2013-2014 Museums Connect grant for the project A Journey through the African Diaspora. PGAAMCC's high school after school program, Culture Keepers, partnered with an after-school program Onarin Koja, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Both teen groups will research the African Diaspora and engage in Cultural Exchange in the Spring of 2014. Museums Connect is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the American Alliance of Museums.

International School Partners:

Teen Group: Culture Keepers
Suitland High School
Location: Forestville, MD. USA

Teen Group: Onarin Koja
EMEFM Antonio Sampaio High School
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Museum Partners:

Prince George's African American Museum & Cultural Center
Location: North Brentwood, MD.

Museu Afro-Brasil
Sao Paulo Brasil