The official results of our Call for Artists were e-mail to the selected artists by April 15, 2010.

Thanks a lot for your kind understanding.

Sisto Pascale, Uruguay. Acrylic on canvas. MZO Center First Visual Arts Exhibit, 2008 

Up coming event:

September, 2010

MZO Center Third Visual Arts Exhibit

Women of the African Diaspora: Images of Hope & Struggle

More information:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

OPEN ARTISTS INVITATION
We are pleased to announce one of the most important multicultural activities that the Manuel Zapata-Olivella Afro Latino Development Center (MZO Center) is planning in 2010, our Third Annual Visual Arts Exhibit of the African Diaspora. In the exhibit, we hope to present art works inspired by themes such as cultural diversity, community development, visibility, identity construction, inequality, displacement, marginalization, human trafficking, and domestic violence. This event is aimed at addressing main concerns of marginalized communities, with an emphasis on different realities of the African Diaspora. The exhibit will be on display in September, 2010, at the Fellowship Hall in Wesley United Methodist Church, 5312 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20015.
 
With this multicultural event we want to contribute to the development of a collective consciousness with respect to the diverse socio-economic conditions of afro-descendant communities in the Americas. To this end, we hope to promote awareness of their varied social/cultural contributions to support the process of identity construction. To learn more about the exhibit requirements and the selection process please contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

^{Spring Session: April 12 thru June 17, 2010}

^{Please contact each Program Coordinator for further information}

^{Education and Community Capacity Building Program}

English as a Second Language - ESL:

Levels: I, II & III. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 7 to 8:30 pm. Individual Tutoring Available. Coordinator: Elizabeth Bergner at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 
Spanish as Second Language - SSL:

Levels I & II, Tuesday, 7 to 8:30 pm. Coordinator: Nadia Gomez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

^{Computer Literacy:}

^{Mondays and Wednesdays: 6:00 to 7:00 pm.}

^{Coordinator: Jorge Martinez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it}  

^{Cultural Enrichment Classes}

^{Tango Class for Intermediate level: 7:00 to 8:00 pm
"Milonga (Tango Party) de Todos Los Santos" (1st, 3rd and 4th Friday of every month) 8:00 to 11:30 pm. Classes started on April 2, 2010.}

^{NEW! Tango Class for Beginners: Same Fridays at 6 pm (please register in advance). Classes start on Friday, April 2, 2010.}

^{Salsa Lessons for beginners: Monday & Wednesday at 7 to 8 pm. (please register in advance), starts on Monday April 12, 2010.}

^{Coordinator Tango & Salsa: Manuel Martínez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it}

"Tambor Terapia": Saturdays 11 am - 12 pm. Coordinator: Mesi Walton at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

^{Other Classes}

^{Professional Development: Tuesdays and Thursdays: 6:00 to 8:00 pm (by appointment only)}

^{Coordinator: Andrea Mesa at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it}

Personal Finance Management Workshops: Saturdays: 11 to 12:30 pm (by appointment only)

^{Social Services}

^{Immigration/Legal Advice Clinic: Saturdays: 1:00 to 4:00 pm. (by appointment only).}

^{Coordinator: Courtney Hague at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it}

Community Workshops: upon request. 

Coordinator: Judy Valencia at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Domestic Violence Awareness Workshop: "Una Conciencia Vital de mi misma" (for Spanish speaker women only). Saturdays: March 20 & 27, April 3 & 10, 2010. 9 - 11 am.

McKenna's Wagon: Feed the hungry program with Martha's Table & Wesley UMC.

Coordinators:

Junior White at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Pastor Kate Murphey at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

^{Location: MZO Center at 5312 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20015.}

^{For more information on our activities, please contact us: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it}

Visual Arts & Culture, 2009 Most Recent Event

Afro-Latino Concert at Howard University:

"African Roots in Latin America and the Caribbean" ♪♪ 

Saturday, November 21st, 2009.

Featured:

"Vicky Leyva y su Sabor Negro" Afro-Peruvian Singer

"Candombé for Ever" Afro-Uruguayan Drumming & Dancing

"Alafia" Afro-Cuban Dancing & Drumming

"Raíces de Borínquen" Bomba from Puerto Rico

"Grufolpawa" Afro-Panamenian Dancing

Co-sponsored by:

• The Department of World Languages and Culture, Howard University, DC
• Wesley United Methodist Church, DC
• Casa de Maryland, MD
• Latin American Youth Center LAYC, DC
• Benedict College, Columbia, SC
• Grupo Afrodescendiente, DC
• TransAfrica Forum, DC

For more information about this amazing event and on coming up activities, please contact Culture and Arts Program Director, Vicky Leyva at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel.: 202-558-7230 

NEWS: Please take a look into media Coverage on our November 21 Concert: "African Roots in Latin America and the Caribbean" at The Examiner, by Felicia Montgomery.

Special acknowledgments: Professors James, Davis, Xiomara Aldeano, Ian Smart, Quito Swan, and to the Cimarron group at Howard University. Many thanks to the Team of Volunteers at MZO Center, our Board Members & Coordinators: Rolando Roebuck, Judy Valencia, Whit Hutchison, Lucy Murphy, Kimberly Powell, Vernie Varela, and Inga Stefan, who translated Dr. Michael Birembaun-Quintero's etnomusicology remarks.