Join us on Saturday, October 4, 12:30-6:30pm at the Center for the Arts Concert Hall on George Mason University's Fairfax Campus for a Symposium about Before the Americas, curated by Cheryl Edwards.
12:30pm - Light food/beverages
1:05 - Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:15 - Artist Panels - Renee Stout, Alec Simpson, Julio Valdez, James Phillip, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Michelle Talibah, Azia Gibson Hunter, Wilfredo Valladeres, Melanie Royster, Irene Clouthier, Fabiola Yursicin, Luis Vasquez LaRoche
3:15pm - Intermission
3:30pm - Panel of Art Historians - Dr. LaNitra Berger, Dr. Arianna Curtis
4:15pm - Panel of Curators - Cheryl Edwards, Donald Russell
5:30pm - Panel of Collectors - Eric Key, Antoinette Peele, Jason Reynolds, Adlai L. Pappy, MD
6:00pm - Performance of The Cleanse by Luis Vasquez LaRoche
Before the Americas is an art historical survey featuring 45 works by Afro-Latino, Caribbean, and African American artists, many of whom have lived and worked in Greater Washington. These artists confront racial and colonial constructs and have often been invisible within common art historical narratives. Their works span painting, printmaking, sculpture, book art, performance, and video art.
The exhibit traces the significance of these artists through four themes: Genetic Memory, Migration, Invisibility, and Interconnectivity.