Fortune, Courage, Love: Arts of Africa’s Akan and Kuba Kingdoms from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts With guidance from Richard Woodward, founding curator of the African art collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Piedmont Arts hosts this original exhibition highlighting royal life in Africa through the decorative arts. Linking history, statesmanship, and tradition, this exhibition will travel the continent with a special focus on comparing the traditions of the Kuba kingdom in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Akan culture in Ghana. Traditional masks, personal jewelry, woven textiles and other regalia bring the customs of African kings to our region. Related Events Members-Only Reception Friday, January 15 • 5:30 – 7:30 pm • Piedmont Arts A New Mosaic: African American Art from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts January 16 – March 5, 2016 • Piedmont Arts Kind Cuts January 16 – March 5, 2016 • Piedmont Arts Current Brushstrokes January 16 – March 5, 2016 • Piedmont Arts Africa Family Day Saturday, February 27, 2016 • 1 – 3 pm • Piedmont Arts Above image: African, Akan culture, Ghana Man's Wrapper (Kente cloth), 20th century Rayon or silk 122½"L x 90½"W 311.15 cm x 229.87 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Aldine S. Hartman Endowment Fund Photo: Travis Fullerton © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Homepage image: African, Kuba Culture (Zaire), Mukenga Mask, 19th – 20th century Raffia, cloth, leopard skin, wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, string 19½”H x 17”W x 22”D Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Fund. Photo: Katherine Wetzel © Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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