Category: Art

Kwasi’s Asare offers Kente Presentations and Workshops at Roots Charter School and other Organizations

February 26, 2022

Hello Friends – We hope you have been keeping warm and in good spirits during this winter season. This past weekend Kwasi did a virtual presentation and educational workshop on the history and background of Kente weaving and its cultural evolution in our modern era for the Pontiac Center of Arts and Culture in Pontiac, … More Kwasi’s Asare offers Kente Presentations and Workshops at Roots Charter School and other Organizations

Kwasi Asare is offering a special Kwanzaa holiday discount for his online Kente weaving course!

December 31, 2021

UPDATE: Unfortunately, CourseCraft is shutting down in April 2022. We are working on creating a new alternative for Kwasi’s unique online weaving course. We will either use another online platform or use a YouTube channel with private lessons. Please contact Kwasi directly at kwasister@gmail.com or (202) 569-5153 for more information. Hello Friends – we hope … More Kwasi Asare is offering a special Kwanzaa holiday discount for his online Kente weaving course!

Kwasi Asare’s online Kente Weaving Course – A perfect gift for the Holiday Season!!!

December 7, 2021

UPDATE: Unfortunately, CourseCraft is shutting down in April 2022. We are working on creating a new alternative for Kwasi’s unique online weaving course. We will either use another online platform or use a YouTube channel with private lessons. Please contact Kwasi directly at kwasister@gmail.com or (202) 569-5153 for more information. Friends – once again, we … More Kwasi Asare’s online Kente Weaving Course – A perfect gift for the Holiday Season!!!

RIP Virgil Abloh, Ghanaian-American Designer Extraordinaire

December 2, 2021

The May 2021 cover of Vogue Magazine featured Amanda Gorman in a Kente dress inspired by Ghanaian American designer Virgil Abloh. Abloh had a massive impact in fashion, as well as influencing graphic art for musicians like Kanye West, Jay Z, Lil Wayne, A$AP Rocky and others. … More RIP Virgil Abloh, Ghanaian-American Designer Extraordinaire

Kwasi Asare demonstrating Kente weaving at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

October 6, 2021

Friends – we love this video clip of Kwasi at work in front of his large loom, plying his craft for the 2018 Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, D.C.!!!!!!!! This video is very short – it is less than 1 minute long – but it gives viewers a wonderful up close and detailed look at … More Kwasi Asare demonstrating Kente weaving at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Kwasi Asare is still offering live Kente cloth workshops!

September 1, 2021

Kwasi Asare conducting a special children’s Kente Cloth workshop in Richmond, Virginia on July 22, 2021. Despite the difficulties of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kwasi is still conducting some live workshops and seminars! In this new era of COVID-19 and the Delta variant, we all have to make adjustments – but we can still find ways … More Kwasi Asare is still offering live Kente cloth workshops!

Introducing the WORLD’S FIRST online Kente weaving course – brought to you by Kwasi Asare!

June 23, 2021

COVID-19 and the creation of Kwasi Asare’s online Kente weaving course UPDATE: Unfortunately, CourseCraft is shutting down in April 2022. We are working on creating a new alternative for Kwasi’s unique online weaving course. We will either use another online platform or use a YouTube channel with private lessons. Please contact Kwasi directly at kwasister@gmail.com … More Introducing the WORLD’S FIRST online Kente weaving course – brought to you by Kwasi Asare!

Kwasi Asare’s New Authentic Kente Cloth Bow Ties are Now Available!!!!!!!!

June 18, 2021

There’s nothing like the feel and look of authentic Kente cloth – and now Kwasi Asare has created a new line of special KENTE CLOTH BOW TIES!!!!!!!!!! These authentic Kente weave bow ties add a touch of style and beauty – and a splash of color – to any dress shirt. Just one authentic Kente … More Kwasi Asare’s New Authentic Kente Cloth Bow Ties are Now Available!!!!!!!!

Kente Cloth and the Modern Politics of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter

June 18, 2020

The Memorial Day public execution of George Floyd triggered an avalanche of worldwide emotion, protest action and outrage that have led to local, state and national debates and legislative changes as well as a plethora of corporate and institutional policy discussions and transformations. In the midst of this historic moment, House Democratic Party leaders dawned … More Kente Cloth and the Modern Politics of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter