Join artist Tasha Dougé and the Lewis Latimer House Museum for a series of interactive STEAM activities to illuminate history!
Did you know that the Pride flag was redesigned in 2018 to include Black, Brown, and Trans pride stripes? It's time to honor this important moment in history and pay tribute to our Caribbean roots by creating our very own flags. Flags are known to be cultural symbols of pride and unity. This month we will honor the symbolism behind the Pride Flag and other Caribbean flags in an exciting workshop. By using blank versions of our favorite Caribbean flags and redesigning them to incorporate movements we are personally proud of. This is your opportunity to use your artistic skills and imagination to create a stunning masterpiece that represents your unique identity and the rich history of the Caribbean.
Illuminating Histories is a family-friendly virtual STEAM workshop series by artist Tasha Dougé in collaboration with the Lewis Latimer House Museum. It seeks to shed light on the hidden legacies of Black historical figures through innovative, immersive artistic approaches and applications.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council.
Audience:
All ages welcome
Families welcome
Materials:
Blank, colorless printout of any Caribbean Island Flag
Coloring Utensils (Markers, Crayons, Colored Pencils)
About the artist:
Tasha Dougé is a Bronx-based, Haitian-infused artist, artivist & cultural vigilante. Her body of work activates conversations around women, advocacy, sex, education, societal "norms," identity and Black pride. Through conceptual art, teaching, and performance, Dougé devotedly strives to empower and to forge broad understanding of the contributions of Black people, declaring that her "voice is the first tool within my art arsenal."
She has been featured in The New York Times, Essence and Sugarcane Magazine. She has shown nationally at RISD Museum, The Apollo Theater & Rush Arts Gallery. Internationally, Dougé has shown at the Hygiene Museum in Germany. She is alum of the Laundromat Project's Create Change Fellowship, The Studio Museum of Harlem's Museum Education Program, Haiti Cultural Exchange’s Lakou Nou residency, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute’s Innovative Cultural Advocacy Program and their inaugural Digital Emerging Artist Retreat.