August Wilson African American Cultural Center

AWCommunity Day: Holiday Edition

We love all of the photos that we are seeing for your Gingerbread Houses! We are over joyed at all of the smiling faces. Thank you to our supporters UPMC, UPMC Health Plan and @Radworkshere is still time to submit your family's Gingerbread house photos and stories to [email protected]

The bright future of Broadway performance is waiting to be discovered in Giving Voice, a documentary following several teenage finalists in the 2018 August Wilson Monologues Competition http://ow.ly/1gJN30ro75g

Cozy on up with the family and join #AWAACC for AWCommunity Day: Holiday Edition on December 12th from 11 am 3 pm. We will be hosting a virtual gathering on our Facebook and YouTube pages. We know this year may look a little different than what we are used to, but we would like to spread some holiday cheer! We will have our Artisan Market, Gist Gallery Tour An interview and gallery visit with Marlon Gist, A Kwanzaa Celebration, Baking with Nice To Be Iced Cookies, and UP...MC Health Plan Family-friendly exercise and snacks with a health coach, just to name a few. Special thanks to our sponsors UPMC and UPMC Health Plan. For more information: https://aacc-awc.org/event/awcommunity-day-holiday-edition/

The power of activism in art. Check out this article Zanele Muholi’s Tate Exhibition Shows Us the Power of Photography in Activism https://www.artsy.net//artsy-editorial-zanele-muholis-tate

Shopping Amazon this season? Join Amazon Smiles and support the August Wilson African American Cultural Center as your charity of choice! With every purchase, Amazon donates a percentage to the Center

Save the Date: #GivingTuesday is December 1! We’re proud to be a part of this global celebration of giving. The August Wilson African American Cultural Center (#AWAACC) will be here for you today, tomorrow, and well into the future because of the generous contributions we receive. Do you want to find out more information about #Awaacc? https://aacc-awc.org

Visual artists Dominic Chambers & Shikeith in conversation with Curator Kilolo Luckett

Are you ready for another Lit Friday?! Well, on November 20th, we have #Author of The House of Deep Water and 2016 Kimbilio Fellow Jeni McFarland along with Tyree Daye , who is the 2019 Whiting Writers Award and #Poet ! Jessica Lanay, our Lit Curator, will be moderating in our virtual salon via #awaacc Facebook Live or register to join the Zoom with this link https://aacc-awc.org/event/lit-fridays/

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