Join us on Saturday, October 4, 11:00am-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.
We are looking forward to having you at George Mason University's Fairfax Campus next Saturday, October 4 for the Before the Americas Symposium!
The Symposium will take place at the Center for the Arts on George Mason University's Fairfax Campus (4373 Mason Pond Drive). There will be free parking in Lot K and the nearest paid parking garage is Mason Pond Parking Garage.
We invite you to arrive as early as 11am if you would like to visit Gillespie Gallery to see the exhibition before the symposium begins. There will be a shuttle service to/from the gallery for those who need it. Below is the program for the day.
11:00am - Optional self-guided visit to Gillespie Gallery in Art and Design building
12:00pm - Light food/beverages
1:00 - Welcome and Opening Remarks
1:15 - Artist Panels - Renee Stout, Joyce Scott, Alec Simpson, James Phillips, Martha Jackson Jarvis, Michelle Talibah, Aziza Gibson Hunter, Wilfredo Valladeres, Melanie Royster, Irene Clouthier, Fabiola Yursicin, Luis Vasquez LaRoche
3:15pm - Intermission
3:30pm - Historical Perspectives - Dr. LaNitra Berger, Dr. Ariana Curtis
4:15pm - Panel of Curators - Cheryl Edwards, Donald Russell
5:30pm - Panel of Collectors - Eric Key, Antoinette Peele, 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.