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| Featuring 75 works, this exhibition offers audiences a unique opportunity to go beneath the surface and better understand the graphic work of celebrated American artist Romare Bearden. The works in the exhibition illustrate Bearden’s extraordinary facility for weaving into every art form a rich tapestry of literary, biblical, mythological, popular culture and western and non-western themes informed by his African American cultural experiences. |
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The exhibition was organized by the Romare Bearden Foundation, New York, NY. Exhibition Tour Organization and Management by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
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| The Lantern, 1979. © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY |
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January 23, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
What’s Your Story? Art Workshop (Ages 9 to 12)
Maryland artist Gina Lewis guides youth through the process of storytelling and illustrating their stories
using a collage. To register, please call (443) 263-1828.
Gina Marie Lewis
Lewis is a mixed media artist and educator. She holds an MFA in painting from Howard University and a BA in Cultural Studies and Studio Art from Norwich University. Lewis’ work has transitioned into an exploration of abstraction, calligraphic line and layering combining such media as rice and watercolor papers, textiles, ink and acrylic.
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| $2 (activity fee) with family membership. Non-members: $6 |
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Saturday, January 23, 2 p.m.
Freedom is the Message – Presentation by Dr. Floyd Coleman, Howard University
Dr. Coleman, artist and art historian, discusses the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on the works of Romare Bearden, the development of the Spiral group and artists in Canvasing the Movement, the museum’s Arts Wall
exhibition.
Dr. Floyd Coleman
Over the past 40 years, Dr. Coleman has helped to expand the canon of African American art history. He has brought this knowledge to the public through his writings and teaching of art history and has written and lectured widely on developments in African American art of the 20th century.
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Saturday, February 13, 2 p.m.
Music in Sight, Reflections by a Rhythm Master
Maryland artist and Howard University Professor, Al Smith, Jr., shares his perspective on “seeing” music and rhythms in the works of Romare Bearden and other African American artists.
Al Smith, Jr.
Professor Smith’s 40 years of scholarly research and creative work has been in the direction of “visual music.” His current work involves developing 3-D animation as a “visual instrument” through which to express time-based animated painting.
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Saturday, February 27, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. (Ages 6 to 8)
What’s Your Story? Art Workshop
Maryland artist Gina Lewis guides youth through the process of storytelling and illustrating their stories using a collage. To register, please call (443) 263-1828.
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$2 (activity fee) with family membership. Non-members: $6
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Saturday, February 27, 2 p.m.
Dr. Robert Steele on Romare Bearden
Dr. Robert Steele, director of the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park, discusses the cultural significance of prints by Romare Bearden and other African American artists; and collecting African American art prints.
Dr. Robert E. Steele
Since August 2004, Dr. Steele has been the Executive Director of the David C. Driskell Center for the Study of the Visual Arts and Culture of African Americans and the African Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park. Under Dr. Steele’s leadership, the Center became a
nationally-known institution in the field of African American visual arts.
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Free with museum admission.
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Thursday, March 4, 6:30 p.m.
Romare Bearden and Women as Agents of Change, Authority and Beauty
The museum’s Board Chair, Dr. Leslie King-Hammond, director of the Center for Race and Culture and dean emeritus of graduate studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art, hosts a lecture that explores the complex and vibrant role that women have played in the work of Romare Bearden.
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Free with museum admission.
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Saturday, March 13, 2 p.m.
Allen Edmunds and Mel Hardy
Traditions in Print: The Brandywine Workshop
For the past 37 years, the Brandywine Workshop has been a leader in the development of offset lithography as a fine art. Join artist Allen Edmunds and arts enthusiast Mel Hardy in a discussion of the cultural impact of the Brandywine artists.
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Free with museum admission.
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Thursday, March 18, 6:30 p.m.
Insights on Romare Bearden with Dr. David C. Driskell
Artist, educator and art historian Dr. David C. Driskell shares personal views on Romare Bearden, the man and his work. Dr. Driskell is a renowned painter and collector of art; his works are featured in several museums and private collections around the world. He is considered one of today’s leading voices on African American art and artists.
Dr. David C. Driskell
Dr. Driskell has been the recipient of ten honorary doctoral degrees and has contributed significantly to scholarship in the history of art on the role of Black artists in America. He has authored seven books on the subject of African American art, co-authored four others and published more than forty catalogs from exhibitions he has curated. His articles and essays on African American art have appeared in major publications throughout the world.
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Saturday, March 20, 2:30 p.m.
August Wilson and Romare Bearden – Readings and Discussion by the Arena Players
Bearden’s collages heavily influenced the dramatic works of August Wilson. Join the Arena Players as they perform and discuss similar themes and a universal relevance in the works by Wilson, a master of the dramatic theater and Bearden, a master of the visual arts.
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