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Department of African American and African Studies Symposium on Creating, Curating, and Studying Black Art

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October 19 - October 20, 2017
12:00AM - 12:00AM
Urban Arts Space, Hale Black Cultural Center, King Arts Complex

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Add to Calendar 2017-10-19 00:00:00 2017-10-20 00:00:00 Department of African American and African Studies Symposium on Creating, Curating, and Studying Black Art All events are free and open to the publicRegister here.In celebration of the exhibition of Start at Home: Art from the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center Collection, this symposium brings together artists, museum professionals, and scholars of Black art. The two-day event includes artist talks by Alison Saar and Dr. Fahamu Pecou; a keynote lecture on museums in the era of Black Power by Dr. Susan Cahan (Temple University); and a talk about “Black Art Futures” by Dr. LeRonn Brooks (New York University). Symposium panels will address the history of Black Art in Ohio and beyond, past and current practices of curating and exhibiting Black art, and the practice of Black art as resistance.Thursday, October 19All events at the Hale Black Cultural Center, unless otherwise notedNicole Fleetwood graduate student workshopin University Hall Room 38611:30 AM-1:30 PMMaking Black Art NowOpening keynote with artist Alison SaarIntroduction by Lawrence Williamson, Jr. Director of the Hale Black Cultural Centerat Urban Arts Space5 PM-6:30 PMFriday, October 20All events at the Hale Black Cultural Center, unless otherwise notedContinental Breakfast & Chair’s Welcome8:30 AM-9 AMCurating and Exhibiting Black Art: Past and Presentwith Lawrence Williamson, Jr., Director of Hale Black Cultural Center and curator of their art collection, Deidre Hamler (local curator), and Lucy Mensah from Detroit Institute of Arts9 AM-10:30 AM Black Art in Ohio in the 1960s and 70sPanel led by Dr. Horace Newsum (H. Ike Okafor-Newsum), Emeritus Professor, The Ohio State UniversityPanelists: Queen Brooks, April Sunami, Bettye Stull, Willis "Bing" Davis, Shirley Bowen10:30 AM-12 PMLunch + Lunch talk by Dr. Susan Cahan (Temple University) on “The Museum in the Age of Black Power" (talk starts at 12:30 PM)12 PM-1:30 PM Art as Resistancewith Melissa Crum, Independent Scholar & Entrepreneur; Simone Drake, The Ohio State University; Nicole Fleetwood, Rutgers University1:30 PM-3:00 PM  Artist Talk: Fahamu Pecou, visual/performing artist and scholar3 PM-4 PMClosing Keynote: LeRonn Brooks (Lehman College) on Black Art Futures at King Arts Complex5:30 PM This symposium is presented by the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Ohio State University; The Arts Initiative; Urban Arts Space; the Department of African American and African Studies; the Department of History of Art; the Arts and Humanities Discovery Themes; and King Arts Complex.  Urban Arts Space, Hale Black Cultural Center, King Arts Complex Department of African American and African Studies afamast@osu.edu America/New_York public

All events are free and open to the public
Register here.

In celebration of the exhibition of Start at Home: Art from the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center Collection, this symposium brings together artists, museum professionals, and scholars of Black art. The two-day event includes artist talks by Alison Saar and Dr. Fahamu Pecou; a keynote lecture on museums in the era of Black Power by Dr. Susan Cahan (Temple University); and a talk about “Black Art Futures” by Dr. LeRonn Brooks (New York University). Symposium panels will address the history of Black Art in Ohio and beyond, past and current practices of curating and exhibiting Black art, and the practice of Black art as resistance.


Thursday, October 19
All events at the Hale Black Cultural Center, unless otherwise noted

Nicole Fleetwood graduate student workshop
in University Hall Room 386
11:30 AM-1:30 PM

Making Black Art Now
Opening keynote with artist Alison Saar
Introduction by Lawrence Williamson, Jr. Director of the Hale Black Cultural Center
at Urban Arts Space
5 PM-6:30 PM

Friday, October 20
All events at the Hale Black Cultural Center, unless otherwise noted

Continental Breakfast & Chair’s Welcome
8:30 AM-9 AM

Curating and Exhibiting Black Art: Past and Present
with Lawrence Williamson, Jr., Director of Hale Black Cultural Center and curator of their art collection, Deidre Hamler (local curator), and Lucy Mensah from Detroit Institute of Arts
9 AM-10:30 AM 

Black Art in Ohio in the 1960s and 70s
Panel led by Dr. Horace Newsum (H. Ike Okafor-Newsum), Emeritus Professor, The Ohio State University
Panelists: Queen Brooks, April Sunami, Bettye Stull, Willis "Bing" Davis, Shirley Bowen
10:30 AM-12 PM

Lunch + Lunch talk by Dr. Susan Cahan (Temple University) on “The Museum in the Age of Black Power" (talk starts at 12:30 PM)
12 PM-1:30 PM 

Art as Resistance
with Melissa Crum, Independent Scholar & Entrepreneur; Simone Drake, The Ohio State University; Nicole Fleetwood, Rutgers University
1:30 PM-3:00 PM  

Artist Talk: Fahamu Pecou, visual/performing artist and scholar
3 PM-4 PM

Closing Keynote: LeRonn Brooks (Lehman College) on Black Art Futures 
at King Arts Complex
5:30 PM 

This symposium is presented by the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center, the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, The Ohio State University; The Arts Initiative; Urban Arts Space; the Department of African American and African Studies; the Department of History of Art; the Arts and Humanities Discovery Themes; and King Arts Complex.