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MetroMode: Buy Local, Collect Local

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What does a basket of art look like? Dozens of metro Detroiters will find out when the distributions of Community Supported Art (CSA), a new model of buying art, take place over the next three months. Traditional CSAs - where the "A" stands for agriculture - are familiar. In spring, people sign up to receive weekly baskets of farm products, from garlic to greens, throughout the growing season. ArtServe Michigan will bring a fresh crop of art to art collectors using the same idea. A dozen artists will create nine original works. The first three will be delivered late this month, including jewelry made of shattered auto glass, a paper helmet, and a music box.

Click here to read the full article at MetroMode.

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What does a basket of art look like? Dozens of metro Detroiters will find out when the distributions of Community Supported Art (CSA), a new model of buying art, take place over the next three months. Traditional CSAs - where the "A" stands for agriculture - are familiar. In spring, people sign up to receive weekly baskets of farm products, from garlic to greens, throughout the growing season. ArtServe Michigan will bring a fresh crop of art to art collectors using the same idea. A dozen artists will create nine original works. The first three will be delivered late this month, including jewelry made of shattered auto glass, a paper helmet, and a music box.

Click here to read the full article at MetroMode.

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Events
June 2: Invincible, DJ Zita, Mamaz, Lady Ryan and More at La Pena in Berkeley

DJ Zita & La Pena present: QUEENDOM

Benefit for The Center for Young Womens' Development

Featuring:

Invincible
DJ Zita
Mamaz (Aima the Dreamer & Persia)
Lady Ryan
SF Soulstars
Bay Area Steppers

Live painting & art show by:

Wrenagade
Agana (Few n Far)

Hostess: Aima the Dreamer
Vendors: Femme Arts Collective

La Pena
3105 Shattuck @ Woolsey
Berkeley, CA

Saturday, June 2nd
All Ages | 9pm-12am
$10 Pre-Sale | $12 at Door

For more information and to purchase advance tickets, click here.

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May 11: Rebel Diaz, Invincible, and more at Clark Park in Detroit

Let Our Voices Be Heard! Building Community & Defending Our Rights

A hip-hop concert in Clark Park with special guests:

Rebel Diaz
Invincible
Mic Audio
Red Pill
dPress
DJ Moz Def
DJ Illanoiz
Motor City Rockerz

Friday, May 11
5pm - 9pm | Free
Clark Park (Clark at Christiancy)

All donations welcome in support of the Southwest Detroit Freedom School and this free community activity

Let Our Voices Be Heard! Building Community & Defending Our Rights

A hip-hop concert in Clark Park with special guests:

Rebel Diaz
Invincible
Mic Audio
Red Pill
dPress
DJ Moz Def
DJ Illanoiz
Motor City Rockerz

Friday, May 11
5pm - 9pm | Free
Clark Park (Clark at Christiancy)

All donations welcome in support of the Southwest Detroit Freedom School and this free community activity

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Concentrate: Wesley Taylor is Breaking Down Barriers

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The music box blends art, history, technology and music in a way that's innovative and unique. Much like Taylor himself. And that's just a small sample of the multimedia projects he and Invincible have in mind. The pair have also partnered with music producer Waajeed to win an MAP Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop "Complex Momements," an interactive hip-hop performance using video projection, sculptural art, and technology to explore relationships between complex sciences and social-justice movements.

Click here to read the full article at CONCENTRATE.

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The music box blends art, history, technology and music in a way that's innovative and unique. Much like Taylor himself. And that's just a small sample of the multimedia projects he and Invincible have in mind. The pair have also partnered with music producer Waajeed to win an MAP Award from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to develop "Complex Momements," an interactive hip-hop performance using video projection, sculptural art, and technology to explore relationships between complex sciences and social-justice movements.

Click here to read the full article at CONCENTRATE.

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Events
May 16: Invincible, Pri the Honeydark, Reina Williams, DJ Reborn and more at Joe's Pub in New York City

Toshi Reagon's GOOD FOLK presents Women in Hip-Hop Showcase: Makibaka Huwag, Matakot

Dedicated to the speedy recovery and healing journey of DJ Kuttin Kandi

Featuring

Invincible
Pri the Honeydark
Reina Williams
DJ Reborn

With special guests

Helixx C
Big Tara

Wednesday, May 16th
9:30pm | All Ages
$15 | Tickets

Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St.
New York, NY

If you can't attend the show, please support Kuttin Kandi directly, here.

Toshi Reagon's GOOD FOLK presents Women in Hip-Hop Showcase: Makibaka Huwag, Matakot

Dedicated to the speedy recovery and healing journey of DJ Kuttin Kandi

Featuring

Invincible
Pri the Honeydark
Reina Williams
DJ Reborn

With special guests

Helixx C
Big Tara

Wednesday, May 16th
9:30pm | All Ages
$15 | Tickets

Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St.
New York, NY

If you can't attend the show, please support Kuttin Kandi directly, here.

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News
AFFRM Presents Restless City (A Film By Andrew Dosunmu)

EMERGENCE is proud to support the groundbreaking work of African American Film Festival Releasing Movement.

For more information, click here.

EMERGENCE is proud to support the groundbreaking work of African American Film Festival Releasing Movement.

For more information, click here.

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Events
April 29: Copperwire, Invincible, Mike-E, Detroit Flyhouse at Tangent Gallery in Detroit

CopperWire is a music and transmedia storytelling collaboration by three American artists of Ethiopian descent: hip hop artists Gabriel Teodros (Seattle), Burntface (Oakland), and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero (San Francisco).

CopperWire is a music and transmedia storytelling collaboration by three American artists of Ethiopian descent: hip hop artists Gabriel Teodros (Seattle), Burntface (Oakland), and singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero (San Francisco).

Their debut album - a hip hop space opera Earthbound co-produced by the trio with Chris Coniglio - comes out on April 17, 2012.

Featuring

Invincible
Mike-E

Special opening performance by Detroit Flyhouse at 6pm.

Sunday, April 29th 2012
6:00pm - 12:00am | RSVP

Tangent Gallery / Hastings Street Ballroom
715 E. Milwaukee St.
Detroit, MI 48202

This event will close out the three day festival at the Tangent Gallery/Hastings Street Ballroom to celebrate their new piece of paper which allows them to legally sell alcohol without getting raided by the DPD!

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April 26: Invincible, Immortal Technique, Jasiri X, and George "SEN one" Morillo at the Manning Marable Memorial Conference in New York City

The Manning Marable Memorial Conference

Broken Glass Everywhere: Hip Hop and Social Change (Panel Discussion)

Featuring

Invincible
Immortal Technique
Jasiri X
George "SEN one" Morillo

6:30pm - 8:15pm (Please arrive by 6:00pm)
Conference Registration | Tickets

The Schomburg Center for Reasearch in Black Culturer
515 Malcolm X Blvd.
New York, NY 10037

For more information, please visit the Manning Marable Memorial Conference homepage.

The Manning Marable Memorial Conference

Broken Glass Everywhere: Hip Hop and Social Change (Panel Discussion)

Featuring

Invincible
Immortal Technique
Jasiri X
George "SEN one" Morillo

6:30pm - 8:15pm (Please arrive by 6:00pm)
Conference Registration | Tickets

The Schomburg Center for Reasearch in Black Culturer
515 Malcolm X Blvd.
New York, NY 10037

For more information, please visit the Manning Marable Memorial Conference homepage.

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MAP Fund Awards Invincible, Wesley Taylor, and Waajeed 2012 Grant for 'Complex Movements' in partnership with Allied Media Projects

Thank you to The MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for including the Allied Media Projects as part of their 2012 grantees. The Fund will underwrite 41 new projects in the disciplines of dance, theater and music, all works that in some way explore the boundaries of contemporary performance practices.

More about what the grant will support:

Complex Movements is an interactive hip-hop performance that will use video projection, sculptural art, and creative technologies to explore the relationship between complex sciences and social-justice movements. Complex Movements is led by Invincible, an acclaimed hip-hop artist, features music production by Waajeed, and includes a sculptural-multimedia installation designed and created by Wesley Taylor.

At the core of complex science is the idea that change occurs through critical connections rather than critical mass. Hip-hop is a creative medium well suited to tell the story of complex science: it evolves non-linearly through small-scale relationships—through the interplay of lyrical meaning and sound within songs, the process of reconstructing rhythmic patterns through sampling, and the transmission of resilience strategies between marginalized communities around the globe.

Invincible and Waajeed's music will communicate these concepts through dense, mind-bending lyricism and futuristic hip-hop musical arrangements. Wesley Taylor’s installation work will set the stage for the performance, representing each song through sculptural and video elements that interact with performers and the audience, creating feedback loops of participation.

Thank you to The MAP Fund, a program of Creative Capital supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, for including the Allied Media Projects as part of their 2012 grantees. The Fund will underwrite 41 new projects in the disciplines of dance, theater and music, all works that in some way explore the boundaries of contemporary performance practices.

More about what the grant will support:

Complex Movements is an interactive hip-hop performance that will use video projection, sculptural art, and creative technologies to explore the relationship between complex sciences and social-justice movements. Complex Movements is led by Invincible, an acclaimed hip-hop artist, features music production by Waajeed, and includes a sculptural-multimedia installation designed and created by Wesley Taylor.

At the core of complex science is the idea that change occurs through critical connections rather than critical mass. Hip-hop is a creative medium well suited to tell the story of complex science: it evolves non-linearly through small-scale relationships—through the interplay of lyrical meaning and sound within songs, the process of reconstructing rhythmic patterns through sampling, and the transmission of resilience strategies between marginalized communities around the globe.

Invincible and Waajeed's music will communicate these concepts through dense, mind-bending lyricism and futuristic hip-hop musical arrangements. Wesley Taylor’s installation work will set the stage for the performance, representing each song through sculptural and video elements that interact with performers and the audience, creating feedback loops of participation.

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Wesley Taylor's art featured in Creative Impact Michigan: 'Vision for the Future'

Thanks to our friends over at ArtServe's Creative Impact Michigan for a feature on EMERGENCE co-founder and celebrated artist, Wesley Taylor:

“I like complexity over simplicity,” states Taylor as he discusses his inspirations and points of view. “the future and the idea that the future holds things that have been predicted but are not possible yet inspires me -things like time travel. A lot of my artistic endeavors are centered on my favorite themes of science and complexity. I see complexity in the structure of nature and scientific principles but I also see complexity in communities.”

“Emergence Media is deeply rooted in activist work – through this work I find myself being involved in community building,” said Taylor. “Our interconnectivity can bring about change, and that is the idea that our company was founded on – emergent theory. We draw inspiration from change, and display those images of change in performance. We emulate those images using new technology."

Read the full article on Wesley, here.

Thanks to our friends over at ArtServe's Creative Impact Michigan for a feature on EMERGENCE co-founder and celebrated artist, Wesley Taylor:

“I like complexity over simplicity,” states Taylor as he discusses his inspirations and points of view. “the future and the idea that the future holds things that have been predicted but are not possible yet inspires me -things like time travel. A lot of my artistic endeavors are centered on my favorite themes of science and complexity. I see complexity in the structure of nature and scientific principles but I also see complexity in communities.”

“Emergence Media is deeply rooted in activist work – through this work I find myself being involved in community building,” said Taylor. “Our interconnectivity can bring about change, and that is the idea that our company was founded on – emergent theory. We draw inspiration from change, and display those images of change in performance. We emulate those images using new technology."

Read the full article on Wesley, here.

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