Black Arts Matter Festival 2019
Produced by award-winning spoken word artist Shasparay Lighteard, the Black Arts Matter Festival (March 2-9, 2019) brought together black artists from Madison and the Midwest for a week of performances, discussions and more. Features include a slam poetry contest (Friday-Saturday, Central Library), a one-person show by Porsha Olayiwola (Wednesday, Edgewood College), and a screening of Spike Lee's satirical film Bamboozled (Thursday, Central Library). Funding for Central Library events provided by a grant from the Madison Public Library Foundation. Photos by Library staff.
Black Arts Matter Festival 2019
Produced by award-winning spoken word artist Shasparay Lighteard, the Black Arts Matter Festival (March 2-9, 2019) brought together black artists from Madison and the Midwest for a week of performances, discussions and more. Features include a slam poetry contest (Friday-Saturday, Central Library), a one-person show by Porsha Olayiwola (Wednesday, Edgewood College), and a screening of Spike Lee's satirical film Bamboozled (Thursday, Central Library). Funding for Central Library events provided by a grant from the Madison Public Library Foundation. Photos by Library staff.