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CB&A recently coordinated and co-sponsored an exhibition of prominent African American Artists entitled The Art of Healing: The Healing Power of the Arts at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, NJ. The exhibit featured works by Gladys Barker Grauer, Bisa Washington, Janet Taylor Pickett, Russell Murray, Ujima Kuumba Majied, Ben Jones and Akintola "Hyze" Hanif. (See "News & Reviews")
We welcome our newest client, renowned African American psychic medium Quassan Castro, to the fold. Read about him at BlackNews.com. (http://www.blacknews.com/news/global_empowerment_foundation101.shtml).
We recently hosted our annual Jazz Tea for Myasthenia Gravis on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at the IDT Building in downtown Newark, NJ. Music was provided by the Rudy Walker Quartet. Proceeds will benefit the Garden State Chapter, Inc.-Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America.
Our busiest artist, Amiri Baraka, continues his book tour for Tales of the Out & the Gone. The production of his award-winning play Dutchman presented by the Cherry Lane Theatre (New York) received international recognition. Dutchman is being produced in various parts of the world and there is growing interest in his other plays, particularly Slave Ship which was presented in the U.K. in October 2007.
Several of our music clients, including Bradford Hayes, Sherry Winston and Spirit of Life Ensemble, recently released new CDs and our visual artists have been extremely busy with exhibitions around the country and around the world.
Celeste Bateman & Associates (CB&A) provides public relations and special events management for the business and non-profit communities; arts management services for small and emerging arts organizations, and our most recent initiative, THE NIA NETWORK ~ a program bureau featuring artists and speakers covering topics and art forms relative to the African Diaspora.
The Nia Network ~ A Program Bureau
CB&A has compiled a roster of extraordinarily talented individuals to form the Nia Network, a program bureau. The artists and speakers are available to perform and present at colleges and universities, performing arts centers, corporations, festivals, trade shows, etc. and will present art forms and address topics pertinent to the African Diaspora. "Nia" is the Swahili word for 'purpose' and the purpose of this division of our company is to promote what is good and positive about the African, Caribbean, and African-American cultural experience.
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PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to take on additional artists/speakers at this time, but please feel free to forward your information for future consideration.
Arts Management
CB&A provides technical assistance to small and emerging arts organizations in the areas of:
· Cultural Programming
· Program Evaluation
· Cultural Diversity
· Public Relations
· Grant Proposals
· Board Development
Special Events Management
We have extensive experience in special events planning and organizing. We've worked with numerous organizations in presenting events such as building openings, book signings, receptions, private parties, weddings, concerts, lectures, workshops, festivals, etc.
Public Relations
CB&A works with various organizations to enhance their visibility in the media preparing newsletters, press releases, press advisories, public service announcements; issuing calendar & event notices; preparing biographies, brochures, web content, invitations, flyers, fact sheets, annual reports and other promotional material.
Past & Present Clients (Partial List)
·African American Heritage Parade Committee
·African Globe Studio Theatre·Newark Art Supply
·Arlington Street Arts Gallery
·Berman Arts (NYC)
·Big Picture Holdings (Las Vegas)
·Connection-Newark
·Crossroads Theatre Company
·First Class Championship Development Center
·International Black Women’s Congress
·Krueger-Scott Mansion Cultural Center
·Leadership Newark
·Mega Management, Inc. (NYC)
·Metropolitan Baptist Church
·Newark Arts Council
·Newark Boys Chorus School
·Newark Downtown District
·Newark Literacy Campaign
·Newark Public Library
·Newark School of the Arts
·Newark Symphony Hall
·NJ Martin Luther King Commemorative Commission
·NJ Performing Arts Center
·Summit Medical Group
·Trilogy: An Opera Company
·Umoja Dance Company
·United Way of Essex & West Hudson
Brief Bio
Celeste Bateman, a licensed booking agent, started her company, Celeste Bateman & Associates (CB&A), in September 1997. Her business caters primarily to small businesses, cultural and non-profit organizations.
Prior to starting her business, Ms. Bateman was cultural affairs supervisor for the City of Newark. Prior to her service with the city, she was the program coordinator at The Newark Museum. She also served as interim executive director of the Newark Arts Council, a non-profit organization that serves the city’s artists and arts organizations
Ms. Bateman is a freelance writer and in 1999, she wrote and produced the Gospel play, We’ve Got the Victory which was performed in New York City and at various venues in New Jersey. One of her short stories was published in former BET talk show host, Tavis Smiley’s book Keeping the Faith which won an NAACP Image Award in 2003. She is currently working on a book of essays, poems and recipes entitled Fall Back and Let the Universe Catch You.
Ms. Bateman received her B.A. in Theatre Arts and Speech from Rutgers University and holds a Masters in Communication Arts from Montclair State University.
Special Notes
Visit our News and Reviews section as we update it on a regular basis to keep you apprised of our artists' and speakers' activities. Also, you can hear samples of our musicians' music by going to The Nia Network and clicking "more" under each musician's bio. Celeste Bateman & Associates is a certified Women/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) in the State of New Jersey.
Enjoy!
Photo: Celeste Bateman
Photographer: Barry Gray
Celeste Bateman & Associates is a licensed Booking Agency
NJ Lic. No. BW0430900
Celeste Bateman, Booking Agent
NJ Lic. No. BA1740000