The exhibition of African vessels from the collection of Sellersville, Pa. residents Dr. David and Karina Rilling will include 16 ceramic vessels from the West African countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Republic of Benin and Nigeria.
They include a rare, ancient jar created between the 10th and 13th centuries in the ancient civilization of Djenné, and examples of vessels from five ethnic groups made in the 19th and 20th centuries. They were selected from a gift of African art works given to Widener University by the Rillings in 1999.
A reception will be held on November 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Widener Art Gallery.
The reception will include a performance by noted dancer and choreographer Anssumane Sillá at 6 p.m. in the University Center atrium. A resident of Philadelphia, Sillá is a native of Guinea Bissau and will perform works based on his native country’s heritage.
The exhibition is the senior project of John Thomas, a fine arts major from Philadelphia, Pa. In addition to serving as curator for the exhibition and arranging the dance performance, he will also teach a third grade class about African ceramics at the Widener Partnership Charter School as part of the project.
The gallery, which is free and open to the public, is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Wednesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gallery will be closed Nov. 24-26 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The gallery is located on the Main Campus of Widener University in University Center on 14th Street between Walnut Street and Melrose Avenue in Chester.
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