Guyana Modern

Contemporary Arts & Culture of Guyana and its Diaspora. Curated @GraceAneizaAli.

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Guyana Modern shares the most recent arts and culture news of Guyana and its Diaspora. Follow us on Medium to read new stories weekly: https://t.co/G9mWarZEBW

[Archives, Art and Lived Experience @archvival_ale]

Through her Guyanese mother's clothes and father's old passport photos, Keisha Scarville finds herself https://t.co/RNi4djz9Nf

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

TONIGHT! Join us at @brooklynhistory for a thoughtful conversation about the beauty of "Brooklyn's Guyana." Doors open at 6PM.

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

In just a few days, hear from four Guyanese woman writers as they reflect on the power and vision of Guyana's immigrant and diasporic communities throughout Brooklyn. RSVP here >> https://t.co/SSrggJUWpI

[Center for Brooklyn History @brooklynhistory]

On Tuesday, 11/20, we're featuring female authors from NYC's fifth largest immigrant community in a program presented with #QueensCollege of #Guyana Alumni's New York Chapter and @guyanamodern . https://t.co/3CS22PfNxi

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

In just a few days, hear from four Guyanese woman writers as they reflect on the power and vision of Guyana's immigrant and diasporic communities throughout Brooklyn. RSVP here >> https://t.co/SSrggJUWpI

[OF NOTE Magazine @ofnotemagazine]

Next week, Ingrid Griffith @DemeraraGoldShw will be in conversation with @NatHopkinson, Rosalind McLymont, and @GraceAneizaAli for "Brooklyn's Guyana," a talk reflecting on women & Guyanese migration in Brooklyn. RSVP >> https://t.co/IMxN1svyVV

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Join us next week for "Brooklyn's Guyana," presented by Guyana Modern in partnership with the Queen's College of Guyana Alumni Association (NY). RSVP here: https://t.co/SSrggJUWpI @GTGirlsRock @caribBEING @CaribEquality @BrownGirlMag

[OF NOTE Magazine @ofnotemagazine]

"We want to empower Guyanese women because in our community, women are leaders." — @GraceAneizaAli. Thank you, @CLifeNews, for writing about the upcoming conversation "Brooklyn's Guyana" @brooklynhistory!
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[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Together, these four Guyanese literary and artistic voices will reflect on the politics and role of migration in Brooklyn's dynamic Guyanese community. @brooklynhistory @GTGirlsRock @BrownGirlMag @caribBEING @CaribEquality

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Get your tickets now! On Nov. 20, join authors @NatHopkinson and Rosalind Kilkenny McLymont, playwright Ingrid Griffith @DemeraraGoldShw and scholar @GraceAneizaAli for an evening of conversation at the Brooklyn Historical Society. https://t.co/MwkazzUqYc

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Photographer Keisha Scarville's new series "Alma" premiers tomorrow at @lightworkorg in Syracuse.

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[Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU @APAInstitute]

What a magical evening! Thanks @gbahadur, @rajivmohabir & @GraceAneizaAli for reminding us to honor history in the footnotes, and for demonstrating the impact that a literary recovery project can have on descendants of indenture and diaspora.

[Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU @APAInstitute]

Lalbihari Sharma's "Holi Songs of Demerara," published in 1916, is the only known literary work by an indentured servant from the Anglophone Caribbean. Tonight, celebrate its recovery + translation into English w/ @gbahadur, @rajivmohabir + @GraceAneizaAli https://t.co/vv135771ZS

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

This weekend, Guyanese actress and writer Ingrid Griffith will be performing her acclaimed solo show "Demerara Gold" @DemeraraGoldShw in East Hampton, NY. Read more about this iteration of the performance: https://t.co/RqNRVDSGOS

[Center for the Humanities at GC CUNY @HumanitiesGC]

Rain or shine, join us Sat @QueensLibrary from 2-4pm for Indo-Caribbean community storytelling, with readings by @gbahadur & @rajivmohabir with @SAADAonline & @APAInst & chance to share, record, & archive your stories; free & open to all. RSVP & more info: https://t.co/1409337pxH

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

Wherever you are in the world, join the conversation on the legacies of indenture tomorrow using #CWconvo. We will be at Barefoot Garden Cafe, Colombo, 7-9pm, with contributors to #WeMarkYourMemory.

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Next Monday, Oct. 29, join us and @APAInstitute at NYU for "I Even Regret Night: Verses from Indenture," a reading and conversation. RSVP >> https://t.co/EQjq9v4Xvs

[Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU @APAInstitute]

“These songs are Caribbean music & poetry—translating them is a journey into the realm of my ancestors.”—@rajivmohabir
MON 10/29: Join Mohabir, #APAVisitingScholar @gbahadur & @GraceAneizaAli for a reading of "I Even Regret Night: Holi Songs of Demerara">>https://t.co/gJMkOb57xI

[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

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[Guyana Modern @guyanamodern]

Now open for research and consultation at @EmoryUniversity, the archived papers of artist Donald Locke ensure the legacy of Guyanese artistic production.

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[Victor L Davson @LimboAnansi]

A Dance of the Forests (for Wole Soyinka), 62 x 47 in., Acrylic and glitter on canvas, 2017 #VictorDavson #VictorDavsonStudio #contemporaryart #newwork #WoleSoyinka

[Guyana SPEAKS (UK) @JCWestmaas]

To all UK Based Guyanese - Saturday, 13th October is the unveiling and reception of Eric and Jessica Huntley's Nubian Jak Blue Plaque. Please register for this free event!