In commemoration of Juneteenth, Flux Projects will present Remembrance as Resistance: Preserving Black Narratives, a project by artist Charmaine Minniefield created to honor the more than 800 unmarked graves discovered in the African American Grounds of Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery. While the physical installation at Oakland Cemetery has been postponed until 2021, Flux Projects is proud to release a series of virtual programs and events this Friday, June 19. Through this project, Minniefield celebrates the Ring Shout, a traditional African American worship and gathering practice, whose origins in West African ritual and ceremony predate slavery. Minniefield explores evidence of its survival in contemporary dance, music and spoken word as testament to the resilience of a people. Remembrance as Resistance: Preserving Black Narratives [...]

Flux Projects is honored to receive continued funding from Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture through it Contracts for Services (CFS) for our 2020 year of programs. The Fulton County Arts Council was established in 1979 by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners to ensure all citizens' access to the arts. They accomplish this through support and development of artists, arts organizations, arts institutions, and cultural programming for residents. Since 2012, FCAC has been one of the most steadfast supporters of Flux Projects's work.