Sewickley Black History Self-Guided Tour
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In addition to educational programming, Sweetwater provides cultural programming that is open to the public and offered for free or for a nominal cost - including musical performances, educational lectures, and exhibitions featuring local, regional, national, and international artists. Through gallery exhibitions, educational programming, and fundraising events, Sweetwater supports over 300 emerging and professional artists, musicians, and teachers throughout the region annually.
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Read MoreEvents Up and Coming
October 10 - November 7, 2020
24 years ago, Black artists and educators from our community approached Sweetwater with the idea to host the MAVUNO Festival of African American Art & Culture. It was a great success and we have been celebrating together every year since! Each fall, MAVUNO offers a variety of events, exhibitions, classes and workshops that focus on visual art, music, poetry and dance.
For 2020, we are moving MAVUNO outside and online. This year’s MAVUNO will reveal the story of African Americans in the Sewickley Valley with the Sewickley Black History Self-Guided Tour. This self-guided tour will offer a view into the past, highlighting the accomplishments and adversities of Sewickley’s African Americans, intertwined with historical and personal accounts from members of the community.
Black Art Matters: Revisiting 10 Years of MAVUNO Exhibitions
We will also look back at the history of MAVUNO with the virtual exhibition, Black Art Matters: Revisiting 10 years of MAVUNO exhibitions. Art works will be on view at SweetwaterArtCenter.org. This gathering of exceptional and poignant artworks will give you the chance to revisit, or see for the first time, the amazing talent of Black artists in our community.
Thank you to our 2020 MAVUNO sponsor The Sewickley Eye Group and Ameriprise, as well as our community partners, The Sewickley Community Center, The Sewickley Valley Historical Society, Tull Family Theater and the Sewickley Public Library.
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