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Saturday, February 24 , 12 noon, National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium. Shawn Davis of the Academy for Educational Development introduces the landmark exhibition Visual Griots of Mali, the result of a project in which U.S. and Malian photographers helped the youth of the country create their own photographic documents of their [...]

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Visual Griots of Mali: African Children Tell Their Stories with Cameras

by Jason M. Novak
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Saturday, February 24 , 12 noon, National Museum of Natural History, Baird Auditorium. Shawn Davis of the Academy for Educational Development introduces the landmark exhibition Visual Griots of Mali, the result of a project in which U.S. and Malian photographers helped the youth of the country create their own photographic documents of their lives. This program includes a screening of the short film Malick Sidibé: Portrait of the Artist as a Portraitist (2006, 8 minutes) and an invitation to the audience to document their reactions to the exhibition.

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