Clemmons Family Farm joyfully presents:
We Are The Dream:
Affirming the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior
Through A Day of Art and Celebration
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
2023 CELEBRATION
Monday, January 16 | 10 am – 5 pm | Free Admission for all at the ECHO Center in Burlington!
Join Clemmons Family Farm and our team of collaborating artists at the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain's 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration! This is a free admission day sponsored by the City of Burlington and made possible through our joyful partnership with ECHO.
Guests will explore this year’s theme, We Are The Dream: Affirming the Legacy of Martin Luther King Through A Day of Art and Celebration, in a series of wonderful arts events curated by Clemmons Family Farm. Visit the City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign poster exhibit, which we have relocated from the Authentica Gallery on the Clemmons farm in Charlotte to ECHO especially for MLK Day. Get creative during our participatory visual and performing arts events featuring nine of Clemmons Family Farm's fantastic collaborating artists!
ABOUT OUR COLLABORATING ARTISTS:
All artists showcased in Clemmons Family Farm's MLK Day Celebration Events are members of the Vermont African-American/African Diaspora Artists' Network.
All artists showcased in Clemmons Family Farm's MLK Day Celebration Events are members of the Vermont African-American/African Diaspora Artists' Network.
Edwin Owusu (SINNN).
The Great Orator Edwin Owusu, better known by his stage name SINNN, has been a mainstay in Burlington’s music scene since 2001. As a hip-hop and Afrobeat artist, his music is composed of shareable moments from his journey disseminated to audiences through meticulous attention to detail. He has performed with many talents including local greats like David Grippo Funk Band & Myra Flynn as well as national acts like Wyclef Jean. 
KeruBo.
KeruBo is a singer/songwriter born in Kendu Bay, Kenya. Her music is a powerful medium for bringing awareness to and rebuking social injustices. Driven by a mission to preserve and teach her culture and heritage, KeruBo educates, advocates, and heals through song. 
PK Silver.
PK Silver has been a maker and creator ever since they could hold a crayon. They believe that community and storytelling are the core of art, that art is an essential part of life, and joy is a radical act. Using their background as a curator, they have claimed the title of a Victorian Baroness, curating their own cabinet of curiosities with a multitude of mediums. They strive to combine their love of nature, history, and space in every piece they make. |
Julio Desmont.
Julio Desmont is an abstract visual artist. He often paints with acrylic or oil paints, and sometimes uses mixed media including spray paint. Influenced by his Haitian culture, Julio’s artwork is vibrant and has lots of movement. He chooses to radiate happiness in his work, which balances chaos with stability. 
Mikahely.
Mikahely is a self-taught musician/singer/songwriter from Madagascar who plays guitar, the valiha (an 18-stringed instrument made of bamboo) and the marovany, a stringed instrument with 22 or more strings. His music is based on traditional Malagasy folk songs and lullabies, with ceremonial rhythms and healing sounds. 
Sekhmet.
Yvonne, dancing under the stage name Sekhmet, can’t remember a time when she wasn’t listening to music. In the ’80’s she began to study Raqs Sharqi (Egyptian Style Belly Dance), Classical Persian, Middle Eastern Folk dance and folk dances of Uzbekistan. She believes that her inspiration as a dancer truly emerged when she began to study Danse Orientale (Turkish Style belly dance) with acclaimed scholar and dancer Artemis Mourat. |
Kenroy Walker (Roy Truth).
Roy is an Alumni of Florida Memorial University- a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) that is home to the famous “Negro National Anthem” (written in 1900). He holds a degree in Popular Music. As a multi-disciplinary artist at Clemmons Family Farm, Roy extends his knowledge of musical structure and songwriting in a way that is collaborative and enjoyable. 
Omega Jade.
Omega Jade is a multidisciplinary artist whose art includes music production, standup comedy, spoken word poetry, hip hop, and candle making. 
Toussaint St. Negritude.
Former Poet Laureate of Belfast, Maine, poet, bass clarinetist, and composer Toussaint St. Negritude conjures whole liberations in full tempo. US Poet Laureate Gwendolyn Brooks described his work as "full of sweet sounds and surprises." Originally from San Francisco, Toussaint has lived and broadly thrived across the African Diaspora, from the liberating heights of northern California, to the sacred mountains of Haiti, to the Coltrane District of North Philadelphia. He, along with bassist Gahlord Dewald, is the leader of the band Jaguar Stereo!, a free-form ensemble of his own poetry and improvisational jazz, and his works have been widely published and recorded for over 40 years. On an alpine sanctuary facing east, Toussaint St. Negritude continues to thrive in the farthest elevations of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. |
Visit the ECHO website to see more events happening during the MLK Day Celebrations!
2o23 "Artists on the Farm" Wall Calendar
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Purchase our 2023 "Artists on the Farm" Wall Calendar!! Learn more about our collaborating artists and support Clemmons Family Farm!
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