INTRODUCING THE PAN AFRICAN ARTS FESTIVAL

THE PAN AFRICAN FILM AND ARTS FESTIVAL---A LOOK AT THE FESTIVAL'S ART MARKET

The past 12 days I have been back and forth between the Baldwin Hills Mall, where my Lyfestyles display promoted and marketed clients products and services as well at to distribute Urban Lyfestyles Magazine in complimentary giftbags; to the various sites in Culver City or Hollywood for the viewing of the films,the red carpet interviews or the great after parties!

The Baldwin Hills Mall proved to be a great experience of meeting wonderful people from all over the world as well as the local residence of Los Angeles. This truly was a family atmoshere of working and supporting one another as each vendor shares uniquely distinctive pieces of authentic workmanship.

Monday, Feb. 16th is the last day to come out and to see some of the most warm hearted hard working creative people I have ever met. If you can not be at PAFF at all, here is a video that was shot of various artist at the Baldwin hills mall...


photos by foxx photography




The Pan African Film and Arts Festival's Art Market is a major juried exhibit of Black fine art and quality crafts featuring the work of over 100 different artists and artisans. The artistic works range in scope from oil paintings, watercolors, sculpture, mixed media, pen and ink drawings, glass painting and carvings to jewelry art and woven apparel. The exhibit will be presented to the public free of charge.

The PAFF continues to be the largest Black film festival in America, as well as a world-class art exhibition showcasing work from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the South Pacific and Canada to illustrate the diversity and complexity of people of African descent.

The Art Market is curated by Ghana's Allohn Agbenya.

Location:
Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Los Angeles,CA 90008

Hours:
Sat: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mon: 10 a.m. 9 p.m.

PAFF Participating Artists

The following is the list of this year's participating artists in PAFF's Art Market taking place February 5-16, 2009 at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.

Obasogie Aimiuwu is the 2009 PAFF Featured Artist and will on exhibit February 5-16, 2009 at the PAFF Art Market.

FINE ART
Adesoge Olalekan Adegun
Adewumi Isaac Adekunde
Agboola Oni Olamide
Artchuma Chuma Okoli
Aziz Diagne
Buchi Upjohn
Charles Bibbs
Coulours of tomorrow Art Studio (Feb. 5-9)
Djibril N'Doye
DSY Fine Art/ Artistic Treasures By Diana Shannon Young
Eluonyechie Orolua Mike
Jay's Art-Jeffery Stephenson
Martino Dorce-Original Haitian Watercolors
Merryl Jaye (Feb. 10-16)
Owupetu Cornelius Olalemi
Ray's Touch
Sami Bentil
Thomas Spears Inc.
Zimbabwe Gallery- Shona Art
Zebi Designs (Feb. 10-16)

CRAFTS
Arts Africains
Baba Blanklets /Wondala Int'l Batik (Feb. 5-9)
Bilafrik Craft & Mat Enterprise
Harambee Mktg & Karimu Designs 4U
Ida's Elegance
Julien Dothard Imports /Crafts
Sable Images, Inc.
Saibo African Imports
Shaka Camara & Musa Kora
Wild Strawberry & Muddy Wheel Studio
Zimbabwe Gallery- Shona Art

FASHION
Ahneva Ahneva
Aziz Fashions /Fashion
Bilafrik Craft & Mat Enterprise
Champagne & Grits Studio (Feb. 5-9)
Damali (Feb. 10-16)
G-Baby
Harambee Mktg & Karimu Designs 4U
KB Fabrics
Sconi Wear
Shaka Camara & Musa Kora
Sika Dwimfo
Simply Greta-Greta Wallace
Sultry Touch Collection
Simply Greta-Greta Wallace
Sultry Touch Collection

JEWELRY
Akouavi Fashions (Prestive d'Afrique)
All By Hand
Another Phase by Karen Roache
Bilafrik Craft & Mat Enterprise
Ida's Elegance
Jendayi Collection-Monnae Michaell or Wazir Salaam
Sika Dwimfo
Third Generation Jewelers
Uncommon Sense
Wild Strawberry & Muddy Wheel Studio
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