Category: Culture

Kwasi Asare to hold a holiday season Kente weaving workshop at Sankofa in Washington, D.C.!

December 15, 2024

Hello Friends – as time changes with the Winter Solstice, the holiday season and the beginning of a New Year, master weaver Kwasi Asare is conducting a special holiday Kente weaving workshop at Sankofa in Washington, DC. The workshop will be held on Sunday, December 22, at Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave. … More Kwasi Asare to hold a holiday season Kente weaving workshop at Sankofa in Washington, D.C.!

Kwasi Asare to hold Kente weaving workshop at the Sankofa Video Books & Cafe in Washington, D.C.

July 25, 2024

Hey Friends, after having a great success at the Colorado Black Arts Festival, Kwasi Asare is back in Washington, D.C. preparing to conduct another one of his special Kente weaving workshops! Kwasi will be at the Sankofa Bookstore Saturday, August 3rd, from 12 noon until 3 pm. This is a great opportunity for people to … More Kwasi Asare to hold Kente weaving workshop at the Sankofa Video Books & Cafe in Washington, D.C.

Kwasi Asare Kente workshops, Juneteenth and the summer arts festival season

June 13, 2024

Hey friends — the summer festival season is here and Kwasi will be doing a number of events on the East Coast, and he will also be in Colorado for the Colorado Black Arts Festival July 12th – 14th. Kwasi did the Colorado Black Arts Festival last year and we had a wonderful time enjoying … More Kwasi Asare Kente workshops, Juneteenth and the summer arts festival season

Kwasi Asare to hold workshop with Lisa Shepard-Stewart and Cultured Expressions

March 2, 2024

Hey Friends – Kwasi will be holding a special Kente weaving workshop with writer and designer Lisa Shepard-Stewart, at her Cultured Expressions studio in Rahway, New Jersey, on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 2 pm until 6 pm. It promises to be a wonderful event! Lisa Shepard-Stewart is an expert in African fabrics and aesthetics … More Kwasi Asare to hold workshop with Lisa Shepard-Stewart and Cultured Expressions

The Colorado Black Arts Festival: Expanding cultural contact through Kente weaving

August 14, 2023

This summer has been a wonderfully active and memorable summer for Kwasi Asare to promote and share his Kente cloth weaving! For the weekend of July 7th, 8th and 9th Kwasi traveled to Denver, Colorado for his first ever appearance at the Colorado Black Arts Festival. Kwasi he set up his traditional loom in an … More The Colorado Black Arts Festival: Expanding cultural contact through Kente weaving

A Wonderful Kente Weaving Educational Workshop for East Farms Elementary School Students

June 5, 2023

Just before the Memorial Day weekend, Kwasi Asare was back in his groove, doing Kente weaving workshops with elementary, middle school and high school students. Kwasi put on his Kente Weaving Educational workshop for 4th graders at East Farms Elementary School in Farmington, Connecticut on Thursday, May 25th; he did a series of 4 one-hour … More A Wonderful Kente Weaving Educational Workshop for East Farms Elementary School Students

Kente Cloth – A Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day!

May 9, 2023

Friends – Kente cloth is one of the best gifts you can give your mother on Mother’s Day! Kwasi Asare’s handmade, authentic Kente cloths are a gift representing African culture, heritage and dignity. Kente cloths can be used as wall hangings, or for household décor on tables, chairs and couches – or as personal, wearable … More Kente Cloth – A Perfect Gift for Mother’s Day!

A Kente Cloth Education Workshop for East Farms Elementary School, Farmington, Connecticut

April 24, 2023

Once again Kwasi Asare is doing one of his favorite activities – doing hands-on workshops teaching children about Kente cloth and the history and culture of Kente weaving! On Thursday, May 25th, 2023 at 9 am at East Farms Elementary School in Farmington, Connecticut, Kwasi will bring his small looms into the classroom and teach … More A Kente Cloth Education Workshop for East Farms Elementary School, Farmington, Connecticut