Saturday, May 10, 2014
1–5 pm
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor
Artists, including those featured in the exhibition Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties, come together for a series of intergenerational conversations and performances dealing with the challenges of cultural activism during the Civil Rights era and today. The afternoon’s schedule follows:
1–2:15 p.m.
Roundtable with Witness artists Jack Whitten, Bruce Davidson, and Mark di Suvero and artists LaToya Ruby Frazier and Abigail DeVille; moderated by Teresa A. Carbone, Andrew W. Mellon Curator of American Art.
2:30–3:45 p.m.
Roundtable with Witness artists Ademola Olugebefola and Jae Jarrell and artists Leslie Hewitt, Adam Pendleton, Steffani Jemison, and Kambui Olujimi; moderated by Kellie Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University.
4 p.m.
Performance by Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., music scholar, pianist, and composer.
4:30 p.m.
Reception
Tickets are included in Museum general admission, and seating is first-come, first served. To guarantee seating, advance purchase is recommended at www.museumtix.com or at our Visitor Center. Free for Members; to reserve, call the Membership Hotline at (718) 501-6326 or email Membership.