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Too Old a Hand: Selected Works Reflective Of Zora Neale Hurston’s Folklore Interests.

September 15 – December 15, 2007

Edouard Duval Carrie', La Main Divine, 1997, Bronze, 23 x 8 x 8" .
Courtesy of the Artist and Stella Jones Gallery,
New Orleans, LA

I settled down at the house of Colonel Rowe to stay a while. I kenw that he wondered about me -- why I had come there and what i wanted. I never told him ....I kept on day by day saying nothing as to why I had come. He offered to stage a dance for me also. I thanked him, but declined. I did not tell him that I was too old a hand at collecting to fall for staged dance affairs. If I do not see a dance or a ceremony in its natural setting and swuquence, I do not bother. Self-expericence has taught me that those staged affairs are never the same as the real thing....

Zora Neale Hurston, Tell My Horse

Mary Jane Hewitt, Ph.D. - Guest Curator

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The Art of Money-- African Metalwork and Currency

May 12 - August 24, 2007

Spiral Copper Currency, Eastern Nigeria; Pre-1900; H: 6.5.” Courtesy of a private collection and Robertson African Arts,
New York City

The African Metalwork and Currency exhibition centers on metal as currency for trade, a measure of wealth and a display of social status. A diverse range of prestige and utilitarian iron, copper and bronze forms provide an overview of African metalwork in general, mainly from West and Central Africa, the historic origin of the black population of the Americas. Enthusiasts of art in general and metalwork in particular can see these works for their sophisticated design, beauty and dynamic qualities.

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The Eatonville Quilters –A Celebration Of CommunityTradition

January 20 - April 27, 2007

Iyesha, 71 1/2 x 44," Cotton Blend, Machine-quilted, 1995 (Ella J. Dinkins)

Based on field research conducted by folklorist and oral historian, Worth Long, who conducted the project through grant assistance provided by the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Division of Historical Resources, Florida Department of State, assisted by the Historic Preservation Advisory Council, this exhibition features the craft of Eatonville matrons ranging in age from their early 60s to their late 80s.

This is a companion exhibition to the Orlando Museum of Art's African American Quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama and Central Florida.

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Now in its 19th year, the annual Zora Neale Hurston Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA! Festival) is a multi-day, multi-disciplinary event.

Goals
To celebrate the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston;
To celebrate the significance of her hometown, Eatonville, Florida, known as the nation's oldest incorporated African American municipality, and
to celebrate the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States and world culture.

Established in 1990, The Hurston is a program of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (P.E.C.). Its mission is to provide a place “in the heart of the community” where the public can view the work of artists of African Descent, who live on the Continent and/or in the Diaspora.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. (P.E.C.) is a non-profit/tax-exempt historic preservation organization whose mission it is to enhance the resources of Eatonville, Florida, which is "the oldest incorporated African American municipality in the United States" and the hometown of writer, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston; to educate the public about Eatonville's historic and cultural significance; and to use the community's heritage and cultural vibrancy for its economic development.

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