"Worlds Collide: Spirit, Soul & Body’: A Spoken Word and Visual Art"

February 25 ~ 6pm at Gallery Opening-Jordan Street Lobby
7pm Word Performances- Grand Hall of NMBCC

The African American Arts Institute presents "Worlds Collide: Spirit, Soul & Body," an evening of spoken word and visual art. All humans that walk the sands of earth exist within the realms of spirit, soul and body simultaneously. Daily, these worlds collide. It is not always a collision of catastrophic proportions. It is, however, usually a gentle passing that can cultivate life, love, and peace. Worlds Collide explores the gentle collision of cultural diversity—diversity of age, gender, ethnicity, and art form—through spoken word and visual art. The event features a catered gallery opening of paintings, photography, and sculptures by some of Indiana’s finest visual artists, including Bloomington’s own Wayne Manns and Joel Washington, and Indiana University Yara Cluver, and Katie Dieter. The gallery opening is followed by spoken word performances by the Philadelphia-based Asian American duo Yellow Rage; poet, writer, educator, and veteran of the Taco Shop Poets Tomás Riley; and IU Professor Emeritus Dr. James E. Mumford. The gallery opening begins at 6:00 p.m. in the lobby of the Ruth N. Halls Theatre in the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. Spoken word performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center. The event is free and open to the public.