About this Event
We're excited to announce the 2022 Afrofuturist Weekend taking place October 6th-October 9th. The event is a weekend-long celebration of Black artists making forward-looking work that envisions radically positive futures for Black people. Deploying new technologies, drawing upon history, subverting and inverting exploitative hierarchies, Afrofuturism puts Black people at the center of narratives about the future. There will be performances, visual art installations, video presentations, workshops, panel discussions, and immersive experiences meant to generate a call to action to realize these visions. Join us!
This year we'll have performances from Ben LaMar Gay, our Dark Matter Residents, an Afrofuturist Ball from GoldGrrl and Fabulous Freddy Prodigy, educational experiences, and so much more to be announced soon. Please mark your calendar and stay tuned for more updates. This will be a beautiful weekend not to miss here at Elastic Arts.
Lineups (subject to change!)
Thursday October 6th - We Free Strings (NYC) presented by the Improvised Music Series, Dark Matter Series, AfriClassical Futures, and AfroFuturist Weekend.
Friday October 7th - Opening ceremony ft. Sura Dupart.; Cat Mahari with the Chi-Buck Krump Collective x Chicago Chen Taiji Association; Justy; AfroFuturist Fashion Ball co-hosted by GoldGrrl and Fabulous Freddie Prodigy.
Saturday October 8th -Afternoon at Solidarity Plaza ($FREE$): Ben Lamar Gay, Naydja Bruton, GoldGrrlEvening at Elastic Arts: Ben Lamar Gay, Cat Mahari; Ashanti Owusu-Brafi, More TBA.
Sunday October 9th -Youth composers Mahari Collier, Rayna Golding with Angel Bat Dawid; AfriClassical Futures ft. Olula Negre and the Dark Matter Residents; Participatory Music Coalition jam.
This event is partially funded by the Arts Midwest Fund / NEA.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Elastic Arts, 3429 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago, United States
USD 15.00 to USD 35.00