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African Food: Afang Soup, an Ibibio Dish from Nigeria
by Atim Annette Oton I was born in Calabar, the capital of the once called, South Eastern State, the child and only daughter of an Ibibio man from Eket which is now in Akwa Ibom State in Southeastern Nigeria. I grew up knowing my village and my culture, my father, who helped create the state knew the importance of family…
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BRONX: AFRICA
As an African whose father first came to the US in the 1950’s to go to school and returned in 1962 with my American mother whose Caribbean heritage is from Trinidad and Jamaica, I spent most of my summers in the US as a child and came to live like my father in the 1980’s…
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Bronx Africa at the Bronx Council on the Arts
Last month, I returned to my role as a curator – exploring Africans in the Bronx. This blog will explore my process from inception to the role of programming and community engagement. I will join LeRonn Brooks as we explore Africa in the Bronx. Here is my first draft of my curatorial concept: BRONX /…
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Global Lives and Old Brooklyn Neighborhoods
by Atim Annette Oton My friend Imari DuSuazay calls herself a Brooklyn Girl. I know how that feels, except I am more a Global African Woman living in Brooklyn. Last week, in talking to a reporter, I spoke of how I listen to or read the news, it sounded simple enough. I said that I…
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Calabar Imports Bed Stuy PopUp, bringing Africa into the heart of Bed Stuy
This week, I complete the design and installation of our new store just for the holiday. Inspired by Africa, I bring the Global African Redux to Brooklyn in the heart of Bed Stuy. Using color, objects and textiles, I energize a bland space and give it some pop. Here are a few vignettes, more to…
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Schomburg Houses: Affordable Apartment Home Staging in the heart of Harlem
October 6: Beginning the design of the Apartment Staging the Schomburg Houses, a project by West Harlem Group Assistance, an established affordable housing provider. We decided on the first floor back apartment to be the space I stage and the front studio to also serve as a gallery. Sent off colors of accent walls, next…
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Design Wednesdays: 3 Project Definitions and Needs
Design Wednesdays: 3 Project Definitions and Needs.
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Design Wednesdays: Building Your Dream with Three Projects
by Atim Annette Oton My Vision Map last year and this year focused on all the ideas I was interested in doing but the next real big step after it was done was to identify the three projects that stem from my dreams that I really wanted to focus my life and time on. These…
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Design Wednesdays: Vision Map
by Atim Annette Oton Have you sketched an idea down before for a client? Have you been keeping your dreams in your head. Well, it’s time to put it down on paper. And I call this process life mapping and my tool is a Vision map. A number of designers wonder and ask me why I…
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