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artwork by LaVonna Varnado Brown. Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

SPECIAL EVENT AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collage & Kiki, New Orleans Edition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Friday, 14 June 2024, 6-8PM
John Thompson Legacy Center, 1212 Saint Bernard Avenue
Hosted by LaVonna Varnado Brown and Jennella Young<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EVENT WEBSITE<\/a> | REGISTER<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website<\/a> to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collagists LaVonna Varnado Brown and Jennella Young invite the New Orleans community to a Collage & Kiki. “Remember that feeling of making art with the homies just for the pure joy of spending time and being creative together? There were snacks within reach, you got your art materials, some dope tunes playing in the background, and the kiki was so sweet you just didn’t want to leave. Join us for Collage & Kiki, New Orleans Edition, with our fam in town for Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2024. We’ll bring the playlist, the magazines, glue, and scissors. You bring the vibes and the creativity. All are welcome.<\/em>“ <\/em>This event is free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans-based LaVonna Varnado Brown <\/strong>is a socially-engaged multidisciplinary artist, teacher, and community worker who makes AfroFuturistic collage with odes to history, the Divine Feminine, and floral daydreams abounding. She writes, “AfroFuturism is a cultural aesthetic that explores the intersection of art and history with intention to inspire action in the now by healing beyond trauma.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennella Young <\/strong>is a Brooklyn-based artist and educator who is deeply committed to embedding arts, cultural, and community knowledge into the everyday experiences of the young people she works with. In her art practice, Young primarily focuses on portraiture, creating meditative spaces that bring forgotten stories of Black and Brown women back into existence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTIST BIOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jennella Young <\/strong>holds a BA in Psychology from Lehigh University, an MA in Counseling Psychology from New York University, and advanced graduate work in Art History and Library and Information Science at Pratt Institute. Her artistic journey includes work with the Apollo Theater Oral History Project, Guggenheim Museum, and Weeksville Heritage Society. The artist lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Instagram @jennebella<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LaVonna Varnado Brown <\/strong>holds a BA from Southeastern University Louisiana with a focus on Theatre and Liberal Arts, with studies in London and Paris. She has worked as an installation artist, artist advocate, teaching artist, and tutor in and around New Orleans. At Kolaj Fest New Orleans 2023, LaVonna presented her collage workshop, \u201cUses of the Erotic\u201d, and was a panelist for the symposium, \u201cThe Mystical, the Esoteric, & the Magical\u201d. For 2022-2023, she was Artist in Residence at Longue Vue House & Gardens in New Orleans. The artist lives and works in New Orleans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kolaj Fest New Orleans is a multi-day festival and symposium about contemporary collage and its role in art, culture, and society, 12-16 June 2024. Visit the website<\/a> to learn more, see an overview of the program, and register to attend.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SPECIAL EVENT AT KOLAJ FEST NEW ORLEANS 2024 Collage & Kiki, New Orleans Edition Friday, 14 June 2024, 6-8PMJohn Thompson Legacy Center, 1212 Saint Bernard AvenueHosted by LaVonna Varnado Brown and Jennella Young EVENT WEBSITE | REGISTER Kolaj Fest New Orleans is…<\/p>\n

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