325 Lafayette Street, Unit 9104,Bridgeport, CT 06604
(entrance on Gregory St)
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo
203-685-1309
iyabarts@gmail.com
iyabarts.com
Gallery 9104 features the art of Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, storyteller and master teacher specializing in paintings, drawings, sculpture, textile collage, poetry, puppetry, and performance of his original works, like “UnFramed”. He is a sought-after poet/artist regionally, nationally, in the U.S., Caribbean and Africa.
Event: Gallery Visits
Saturday, November 13; 12 pm – 6 pm
Sunday, November 14; 12 pm to 6 pm
Gallery 9104 is an Art House. Our goal is to give the art lover an opportunity to see the work beyond the gallery walls in a setting they can relate to.
Event: Djeli Village Storytelling with Puppets at the NEST # 30
Saturday, November 13; 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and his troupe of Puppets take us back to ancient Afrika, to the tradition of Oral History. When the Djeli or Griot (story teller) traveled from village to village, telling the tales and folklore passed down from generation to generation.