Check out this special Encore Presentation of an artist talk reflecting on the inaugural exhibition “Afro-centrism and American Kinship: A Visual Exploration.”
See it HERE.
Tag: #Art
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Meditation with the National Museum of African American History & Culture
Explore meditation as a practice in liberation. This 40-minute mindfulness meditation features the soundscape of the “Spirit in the Dark” exhibition (more information HERE) and contemplation of the journey of Black Americans toward liberation.
Register here (FREE!) for access via Zoom.
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Application Deadline: True NM Youth Artists
Calling all AAPINH and Black youth artists! Would you like to share your story and your commitment to anti-racism through your art?
Artist Requirements:
* AAPINH and African American/Black youth
* Ages 16-24 years of age
* Desire to share your culture and express your story through artApply HERE to be part of the fourth annual TrueNM Project!
* Experiment with different media
* Participate in workshops and presentations
* Earn a stipend for your work and participation
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Paper Bead Workshop
Tara Trudell (Santee Sioux/Raramuri/Mexican/Spanish) will guide you in a beautiful process that cultivates healing, expression, and belonging: Your personal writings will be cut into strips and rolled into beads.
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Santiago’s Flying Circus Gallery Opening
Come to the African American Performing Arts Center for a show of paintings and more by Santiago Perez and company: Last Great American Whale/Of Monsters and Men
OPENING OCTOBER 6, 5-8 PM
CLOSING OCTOBER 31 WITH HALLOWEEN PARTY
GALLERY TALK: OCTOBER 7, 1 PM
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American Landscapes: A conversation with Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick
NMPBS & OAAA present “American Landscapes,” a free conversation with leading scholar on American landscape paintings Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick, in conjunction with the PBS documentary “The American Buffalo.”
Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick’s research explores how and what audiences are taught to see when viewing these images. Food will be provided.
Register HERE for your free tickets!
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Ubuntu Fashion Fusion Cultural Show
Join New Mexico Women’s Global Pathways (NMWGP) for an evening of dancing, drumming, crafts, and modeling of artisanal outfits!
A benefit for displaced persons and the artisans of NMWGP. Suggested donation $15.
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“Good Trouble” photo exhibit
In the spirit of the late Rep. John Lewis’s advice to “Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble” comes this exhibit of photography documenting and celebrating the role of activists to champion and inspire.
Images from the 1930s up to now capture leaders and activists from Gandhi to Rosa Parks to Greta Thunberg.
Exhibit will be on display through September 17.
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ABQ Museum “Live After Five”: Speak Truth to Power
On the third Thursday of the month, Albuquerque Museum is FREE after 5:00!
Join in the special programming, including art projects, live music, yoga, docent-led tours – and, this month, a reading by Fusion Theatre of Ariel Dorfman’s Speak Truth to Power: Voices from Beyond the Dark. The script consists of real interviews with 42 human rights activists from around the world.
