Weekend Festivals
In Conversation: Modern African American Art
Opening Weekend
Included with museum admission
Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 10am - 4:30pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
Celebrate the range and variety of artwork on view in In Conversation: Modern African American Art with a two-day festival of artwork, ideas and performance.
DROP-IN ART MAKING
Collaborative Collage | 11 am-2 pm | Atrium
Join artist and children's author Bryan Collier to create a colossal masterpiece using a unique blend of watercolor and collage.
PRESENTATION
All Jazzed Up | 1-2 pm | Morse Auditorium
Reservations by May 29
Eric Jackson, dean of Boston jazz radio and host of WGBH's Eric in the Evening, delves into the connections between African American visual artists of the 20th century and their counterparts in jazz.
DANCE PERFORMANCE
EDGEWORKS Dance Theater | 2:15-3 pm | Atrium
Select dancers from this all-male company challenge and affirm perceptions of male identity, revealing strength and vulnerability. Featuring the work of Artistic Director Helanius J. Wilkins and other internationally recognized choreographers.
PRESENTATION
In Conversation ... Onstage | 3:15-4:30 pm | Morse Auditorium
Reservations by May 29
Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, The James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes Chief Curator, Richard Powell, art history professor at Duke University and co-author of the In Conversation catalog, and In Conversation artist Keith Morrison discuss the contributions of modern African American artists toward a larger American identity.
Made possible by the Lowell Institute
