All exhibitions are FREE and open to the public Tuesday - Saturday 12 Noon - 5 p.m.
Black Flight: Our Sojourn. Our Connections. Our Stories.
Visual Arts & Exhibitions
(Hall of Culture, 3rd Floor)
Thu, Jan 19
-- Sun, Jun 17
Opening Reception: January 19, 2012 | Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join the African American Art & Culture Complex as we host an interactive photographic exhibition about the sojourn of African Americans to other countries, the cultural connections made on their trips, and the stories told through their photography.
This exhibition focuses on the trends of modern travel and aims to answer three questions: Where are we going? What is carrying us across the waters? How do we define this new expatriate experience?
Dolls: Collections, Stories, and Tradition
Visual Arts & Exhibitions
(Sargent Johnson Gallery, 1st Floor)
Thu, Feb 16
-- Thu, May 3
Opening Reception: February 16, 2012 | Time: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
The Sargent Johnson Gallery is pleased to present a doll exhibition that addresses a need to celebrate the diversity and beauty of African American and African people and their experience, manifested in dolls. This exhibition is a survey, with selected samples of dolls from several collections and doll makers who have as their focus Black Dolls. They come in all shapes and sizes. They are made of various materials and have different functions. They tell stories and are witness to history. The human form doll is among the first play toys a child, especially a female child has to identify with; thus, its aesthetic appearance has important implications for how a child perceives his or her self image.
Curated by Nashormeh Lindo, this exhibition serves as a response to the underrepresentation of positive images reflective of the black experience in the mainstream toy and doll industry and that have negative implications for young girls from the Western Addition—primarily those who are African American of a darker skin complexion. Come and learn about the fascinating world of African and African American dolls!
