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The North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) received a National Endowment for the Humanities exhibition planning grant to fund the planning phase of a new, groundbreaking exhibition titled “New Masks Now: Artists Innovating Masquerade in Contemporary West Africa.” This collaboration with the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (NMAfA) will be a nationally and internationally traveling exhibition and feature an accompanying scholarly publication and series of public engagement programs. The curatorial planning team is led by Amanda M. Maples, curator of African art at the NCMA. Jordan A. Fenton, assistant professor of art history at Miami University Ohio, and Lisa Homann, associate professor of art history at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will serve as co-curators and experts in the field of masquerade. Hervé Youmbi, a leading contemporary artist in Cameroon, is a collaborating researcher and contributing author. Kevin D. Dumouchelle, cu

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