THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN DIASPORAN ARTS
(MoCADA)
CELEBRATES 16 YEARS WITH 2nd ANNUAL MASQUERADE BALL
MAY 19th AT THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Derrick Adams, The Rockefeller Foundation & Studio One Eighty Nine Founders Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah To Be Honored
Featuring Benefit Paddle8 Art Auction Curated by Mickalene Thomas
Honorary Gala Chairs: Maxwell, Estelle, Bevy Smith and more confirmed to attend
(New York, NY—April 26,
2016) The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), is excited to celebrate its 16th anniversary of serving the community through the arts with its 2nd annual
MoCADA Masquerade Ball, to be held Thursday, May 19, 2016, at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Lepercq Ballroom.
The annual Spring Gala is a fundraiser that will benefit the museum
as it embarks upon a new capital campaign to raise monies for community
programs and to continually fund the development of their new larger
museum in Brooklyn. To purchase tickets, please
click here.
The
MoCADA Masquerade Ball will celebrate individuals who have positively
influenced the Contemporary African Diasporan Arts and the community,
including
Derrick Adams for the Artist Advocacy Award
The Rockefeller Foundation for the Philanthropic Advocacy Award and
Studio One Eighty Nine
Founders Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah for the Social Justice Advocacy Award. The MoCADA Masquerade Ball is set to feature confirmed Honorary Gala Chairs:
Singer/Songwriter/Producer Maxwell,
Grammy Award winning international recording artist and songwriter Estelle, and
Television Personality Bevy Smith with many other celebrity and VIP guests expected to attend in support of the museum.
The MoCADA Masquerade Ball is underwritten by several generous corporations committed to supporting the community. The evening’s sponsors include
Cholula Hot Sauce, Fox Audience Strategy, Habana Outpost and JetBlue.
MoCADA will also partner with
Paddle8, the award winning online auction house that offers
museum-worthy works and contemporary collectibles, for an unprecedented
online auction curated by
Mickelene Thomas that will include works from artists such as
Renee Cox, Sanford Biggers and Carrie Mae Weems. The online auction will commence prior to the gala on May 5th and conclude post event on May 19th.
For more information, please visit
www.Paddle8.com
MoCADA
uses art to strengthen community, both locally and internationally.
Through exhibitions and programming, MoCADA incites dialogue on pressing
social and political issues
facing the African Diaspora, and fosters a dynamic space for the
creation and continuous evolution of culture. Serving both youth and
adults, MoCADA challenges the traditional definitions of the "museum",
using art to impact lives both within its physical
walls and throughout the wider community.
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About MoCADA
The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) was established in 1999 as Brooklyn’s
first and only museum dedicated to the creation and
interpretation of contemporary Black arts and culture. Starting from
humble beginnings on the fourth floor of a Bedford-Stuyvesant
brownstone, MoCADA has since expanded from a grassroots startup with a
social justice mission, to an internationally-recognized
arts institution. Now located in Fort Greene, the museum has
established a reputation for cutting-edge exhibitions and programs that
cross artistic disciplines and create opportunities for emerging
artists. MoCADA has produced over 60 exhibitions and 500 public
programs, expanding from the museum’s main
gallery to the streets, parks, schools, and public housing of Brooklyn
and beyond, challenging the boundaries of the traditional museum to
build community and increase public access to the arts.
For More Information Contact:
Tiasia O’Brien
MoCADA
P: (718) 230-0492
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