It may not quite feel like it outside but we know it’s coming. The days have already shortened and that’s my cue that fall has arrived. On the heels of fall is winter so it is not my favorite time of the year. Especially with all this Pumpkin spice foolishness in the air. Still, there are…
June is one of my favorite months and at Zawadi it will be a busy and exciting one. I am just back from Dak’Art the bi-annual, Pan-African Art festival in Senegal that lights up an already exciting art landscape. It lasts for a month, May 3-June 3 and it covers an official and sometimes even more interesting…
SPRING IS HERE! If you’re in the Northeast, we actually skipped spring and went straight to summer. And guess where we like to be in summer? OUTSIDE! And nothing makes an outdoor living space pop like signature art and design pieces from Africa. Here are a few ideas to refresh your front or backyard…
This Friday, November 23, experience First Call for our limited selection of handmade Paula Whaley holiday ornaments. These one of a kind art pieces painstakingly highlight the beauty of the black female form in a variety of mediums and sizes. These unique and collectible pieces will sell out quickly.
What an exciting month September was. The Opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture electrified the city and we were thrilled to meet visitors from near and far who came uptown to visit Zawadi. It was thrilling to see local artists such as Francine Haskins (dolls) and Brenda Winston of Damali…
If I said East Orange, New Jersey, what would come to your mind? A gritty city with very little to recommend it probably. Well, there’s a proverbial rose in East Orange and her name is Adrienne Lockett. She is an extraordinary jeweler. I have known Adrienne for at least 15 years now. I can’t remember…
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