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Afro-Cuba at the Crossroads is the Promega Corporation Fall Art Showcase. It features the artwork of Leandro Soto and Patricia Clark from Arizona State University West, Interdisciplinary Arts and Performance department.
Leandro Soto's art is multi-cultural and explores relationships. He uses performance art, paintings, installation art plus set and costume design to depicted Afro-Cuban culture. Soto's fine art is theatrical. His installations are productions that may involve objects scattered on the floor and walls and may include video or sound to help create context, in addition to painted stage-like elements.
Patricia Clark's creative research involves the use of media technologies as the tool through which she examines issue of cultural and global identity. She explores content areas that lie within the cultural, social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, the Southwestern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean with a current emphasis on the island of Cuba. Her work includes digital prints, interactive media, video art and documentary. Additional Cuban art will be on display from other art collections including Francisco "Gordillo" Arredondo and Jose Rodriquez.
This exhibit is being held in conjunction with special Afro-Cuban Fall 2007 events associated with the University of Wisconsin. A listing of all events can be found at: http://www.wisc.edu/arth
The Afro-Cuba at the Crossroads showcase opens Tuesday September 18, 2007 and continues through November 30, 2007 at the Promega BioPharmaceutical Technology Center in Madison. A public art opening reception will be held on Tuesday September 18 from 4:30pm – 6:30pm.
Promega Corporation has sponsored the artist’s showcase since 1996 as part of the company’s commitment to creativity and innovation in the arts, cultures and sciences. The Biopharmaceutical Technology Center, located on 5445 East Cheryl Parkway two miles south of Highway 12/18 (Beltline) off Fish Hatchery Road, was developed, in part, to provide Promega employees and community members a place to pursue these goals.
 The exhibit is open Monday – Friday 8 am - 4 pm from September 18, 2007 through November 30, 2007. Daniel Swadener, in conjunction with Promega, is the producer of the art exhibit. For more information he can be contacted through e-mail at swadener@excite.com or visit his web site at: danielswadener.com
About Promega
Promega Corporation is a leader in providing innovative solutions and technical support to the life sciences industry. The company's 1,450 products enable scientists worldwide to advance their knowledge in genomics, proteomics, cellular analysis, molecular diagnostics and human identification. Founded in 1978, the company is headquartered in Madison, WI, USA with branches in twelve countries and 54 global distributors. Annual sales exceed $190 million.
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