Public Programs

Join us at SUNDAY VIBES at the CAC for this special presentation and research survey of historic North American, success-based board games to help the African American Community navigate through social obstacles of oppression, led by Xenobia Bailey. Xenobia will conduct a introduction to the sustainable properties of the visual Aesthetic of Funk, through visual journaling of her creative practice. This presentation will be followed by an open studio and lab of creative game-planning, mapping game plans from the socially engineered games that are played in everyday life. This will be a self-...

You are invited to join us at SUNDAY VIBES at the CAC for a special presentation of “Prelude to a Glorious Revolution," dance experience written and performed by Greer Goff Mendy, Director of the Tekrema Center. "Prelude to a Glorious Revolution" is an artistic statement of history, spirituality, and societal liberation of the Black female body through dance. The performance will take place inside the exhibition Femmes Feroces: Material Life x Femmes Noires, on view now inside the CAC Oval Gallery. Admission to this event is free and open to the public and is part of SUNDAY VIBES at the CAC...

On Sunday, March 15, the CAC and pop-up boutique Material Life present Femme Funk Fête , a celebration of all things Black, Feminine and Funky. This program highlights the dynamics of feminine energy and its significant role in the development of the Funk genre during the 60s, 70s and early 80s. From 1 to 4 pm, join us for a day party hosted by Chipo Kandake featuring a selected set comprised of solely women artists by the by the Queen of Rare Groove, DJ Soul Sister of New Orleans! The event will also feature an appearance by Girls Rock NOLA and a dance performance honoring select New Orleans...