World Performance Studies Award: Marlyse Baptista and Ida Abreu
Marlyse Baptista received an award from the Center for World Performance Studies for bringing to campus the Cape Verdean sculptor, painter and sketch artist Ida Abreu. Baptista nominated Abreu for a four-week residency at the University of Michigan during April 2010. Abreu will offer exhibits of his art, as well as three campus lectures. In addition, he and Baptista will visit several public schools in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Detroit where they’ll discuss with students the connections between art, language and identity.