EXHIBITIONS
Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints -
Popular Art from the Northeast of Brazil
O Pelourinho! Popular Art from the
Historic Heart of Brazil
Exus and Orixas - Opening Doors to Brazil
Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints – Popular Art from the Northeast of Brazil is a new
three-part exhibition project consisting of three independent but interrelated exhibitions:
• Expressions of Faith
EXPRESSIONS OF FAITH presents the two dominant religious traditions that have shaped the culture and experience of Brazil’s Northeast: Christianity and the African-Brazilian Candomblé. Devotional objects created by popular artists, as well as photographs, prints and a video convey the vital faith and unique religious expression of the two religious traditions. This first component of Bandits and Heroes, Poets and Saints was developed in 2007 with a Planning Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is currently available for circulation. An interpretive brochure accompanies this exhibition. For examples of work, see artists from Salvador, Bezerros and Juazeiro do Norte.
• The Land and Its People
• Poetry, Improvisation and Song
