I came across this event and thought it might be cool for everyone to go see. It is photography by African Youth and I think it relates nicely with illustrations and youth literature. I will ask her about it in class tomorrow but here is the information.
"Visual Griots: An Exhibit of Photography by African Youth" (Exhibits (Museum, Kresge, Gardens, ...))
Griot (gree-oh) n. - a storyteller and keeper of the oral traditions of family and village. A new, eye-opening image of Africa will be on display at the Michigan State University Museum, thanks to a group of sixth grade Malian students from two small villages 500 miles southwest of Timbuktu. "Visual Griots: An Exhibit of Photography by African Youth" will be in the MSU Museum's Heritage Gallery, Sept. 15, 2008 - March 15, 2009. "Visual Griots," a project of the Academy for Educational Development, Washington, D.C., sent a team of Malian and U.S. photographers into the villages of Damy and Kouara to put cameras in the hand of youth, empower them to document their lives, and help them better connect with their communities and the world. Promoting community cultural development and mutual understanding are the primary goals of the program.
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Location: MSU Museum, Heritage Gallery [map]
Price: Free
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Thanks for this - it sounds great
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