AFRICAN COSMOS: STELLAR ARTS

SI Level Two Grand Challenges Award CONSORTIA GRANT                        $100,000.00

AFRICAN COSMOS: Stellar Arts.

An interdisciplinary Educational Initiative

An interdisciplinary educational initiative focusing on art, cultural astronomy, and its interface with science. African Cosmos: Stellar Art is the first major exhibition and publication that explores the historical legacy of African cultural astronomy and the ways that celestial bodies and phenomena serve as inspiration and symbol in the creation of African arts both traditional and contemporary.  Outstanding works of art dating from ancient times to the present will illuminate Africa’s contributions to the science and practice of astronomy and show how celestial observations are central to social, cultural and artistic expression. A Smithsonian Art + Science Programming Collaboration*

*The National Museum of African Art (NMAfA), National Air and Space Museum and the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (NASM), The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), The National Museum of National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Natural History (NMNH), The Anacostia Community Museum (ACM), The National Postal Museum (NPM) and the National Zoo (NZP).  Museum experiences for audiences on and off the National Mall.