College of Wooster Art Museum's 'Music in the Galleries' features Divine Gbagbo

Divine Gbagbo

WOOSTER, Ohio - Ghanaian musician Divine Gbagbo will be featured when The College of Wooster Art Museum presents "Music in the Galleries" on Thursday, March 1, at 7 p.m. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the museum galleries located in the Ebert Art Center (1220 Beall Ave.). Gbagbo will present African music and drumming in conjunction with the current exhibition, "The Art of Africa: Objects from the Collection of Warren Robbins," which includes sculpture, textiles, beaded clothing, and jewelry representing nearly 30 cultures of sub-Saharan Africa on display through March 4.

Gbagbo, who teaches music at Mawuko Girls' School in Ho, Ghana, holds a M. Phil. degree in African Studies from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana. Gbagbo has been a visiting scholar at The Ohio State University-ATI for the past two years, where he teaches a course titled "World Music Cultures" with an emphasis on African music. In Ghana, Gbagbo coordinates a summer program for visiting students and faculty from Ohio State, teaching drumming, dancing, and the local Ewe language.

The College of Wooster Art Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1-5 p.m. All receptions, lectures, exhibitions, and performances are free and open to the public. Group and class tours are also available. Exhibitions and related events are supported, in part, by the Ohio Arts Council with state tax dollars "to encourage economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans."

For more information, call 330-263-2388 or visit www.artmuseum.wooster.edu.