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Work
From 2022 - 2023, Ms. Afrika Abney applied acrylic and oil paint onto canvas to create her abstract paintings.
Ms. Afrika Abney has had the opportunity to use her formal training and education to provide art instruction to numerous students throughout the Washington, D. C.. region. Some of her previous projects include Higher Achievement's Summer Camp Academy (2003- 2004), and in 2013 and Young Playwrights' Theatre (YPT) SoJam Program (2012-2013).
KALEIDOSCOPE: WOMEN OF COLOR REFLECTING ON LIFE
Cover Art: Afrika Abney
Copyright© 2022 Esther Productions Inc., jonetta rose barras, Rosalind Blunt, Sharon Burton, Kanimozhi MV, Betty Nyangoni, Ph.D., Beverly Sims, Blanche Thomas, and Lesa Warrick
All rights reserved
Published in the United States by Esther Books, a division of Esther Productions Inc., a national nonprofit corporation dedicated to inspiring and empowering girls and women
ISBN: 98-1-7345632-0-7
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Esther Productions Inc. estherproductionsinc@gmail.com
As a consultant, Ms. Abney has provided services to many individuals, organizations and community members. Some of them include Esther Productions, Inc, New Harlem Gallery, Wisteria ArtSpace, Emma Mae Gallery, Phillips Collection, The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Anacostia Art Gallery and Boutique, The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers,Cassandra Burton, The African American Women's Resource Center, Mr. Ralph Nader, Breaking through Power, Mr. Lester Cuffie, DC Coalition for Housing and Justice , Ms. Juanita Britton, BZB International, and Kerry S. Pearson, LLC.
She had the opportunity to have one of her abstract paintings featured on the book cover. Ms Abney has donated some of her abstract collages and a painting to Esther Productions, Inc. Additionally, Esther Productions, Inc purchased one of Ms. Abney's abstract paintings on June 23, 2023 and on December 3, 2023, Esther Productions, Inc purchased two abstract paintings created by Ms. Abney.
Ms. Abney provided numerous services for many events. Some of them include Adams Morgan Day 2010, Anacostia Art Gallery and Boutique, Annual BZB Holiday Gift and Art Show, National Daddy Daughter Reunion Tour, Building Families in the 21st Century, The Gift, Daughters Speak Out, Sip, Paint and Reflect, PaintSpiration: Reflect and Paint!, Spring Cleaning: Mind, Body and Spirit, The Fatherless Daughters Speak Out, Breaking through Power, Kitchen Table Talks, Esther Productions, Inc Butterfly Series, Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing (Workshop for Teens), Inside Job: The Art of Personal Essay Writing (Workshop Sequel for Teens), The Malcolm X Drummers and Dancers performances, Reconciliation Week, Joy Jones' Double Dutch, Writing Institute for Teens, Teens Authors Talk, Understanding and Overcoming Fatherless Daughter Syndrome, The Power of Poetry in You, Women Are Poetry in Motion Every Day in Every Way, Kaleidoscope: A Writing Club, Winners Circle, Soaring Sisters Circle, The Impact of Fatherlessness on Girls and Women, Whatever Happened to Daddy's Little Girl? Unraveling the Mystery; Healing the Pain; Growing the Personal Power, Kaleidoscope, Inside Job Writing Workshops, Discovering Me Summit and Awards Ceremony, Kaleidoscope: Women of Color Reflection on Life, MEMBERSHIPANNOUNCEMENT:KALEIDOSCOPE WOMEN'S WRITING COLLECTIVE , Women Blossoming, NRW 2023,Me, Myself and Our Story: Creative Writing Institute for Young Ladies, Me, Myself and Our Story: The Art of the Personal Essay, A Writing Workshop for Girls,Me, Myself and Our Story: The Art of Memoir, Part 1, , Discovering Me...Without You: An Annual Personal Essay Contest,African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition, and AACL Tour.
Part of her work and services as a consultant since 1992 requires to Ms. Abney to outreach to schools outside of the Washington, DC. For example, she has sent emails about various events to schools.