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Rubber stamps and paint containers on paper and colorful surface with multicolored stamped patterns
Family Program

Kids in the Courtyard: Stamp It Up!

December 3, 2017 | 1:00PM - 4:00PM

Explore how artists share their creations in public locations through street art. Find inspiration in our Axé Bahia exhibition and design your own stamp using Styrofoam and sponges. Create a custom print by layering your stamp with experimental printing materials such as fruit, leaves, and more!

Parking available in UCLA Lot 4, 221 Westwood Plaza, directly off Sunset Blvd | $12/day
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About the Exhibition

Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis, explores the distinctive cultural role of the city of Salvador, the coastal capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia and an internationally renowned center of Afro-Brazilian culture. Featuring more than 100 works from the mid-20th century to the present, including a stunning array of sculpture, painting, photography, video, and installation art, the exhibition explores the complexities of race and cultural affiliation in Brazil, and the provoca­tive ways in which artists have experienced and responded creatively to prevailing realities of Afro-Brazilian identity in Bahia.

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