Homegoing: a juried exhibition to be on view 11/30/22 - 1/29/23 at 2 venues

Sharing history and its complexities through art is important to me, so I was honored to participate in this unique opportunity. The book was wonderful too. The following is from the City Gallery website.

The Avery Research Center, and the MOJA Arts Festival kicked off the NEA Big Read with Homegoing, a “novel about the legacy of chattel slavery by African-born writer Yaa Gyasi spanning eight generations.” It shows the parallel lives of two 18th-century Ghana-born half-sisters and follows their descendants through historical periods such as the American Civil War and the great Harlem Jazz Age.
For this NEA Big Read juried exhibition, South Carolina artists were asked to submit recent work highlighting themes from the book, including heritage and identity, family, progress, racism, and slavery. Jurors for the exhibition were Dr. Tamara Butler, Executive Director of the Avery Research Center; Daron Calhoun II, Facilities, Outreach and Public Programming Coordinator and Race and Social Justice Initiative Coordinator; and Djuanna Brockington, 2023 Black Ink Festival Committee member.

Earlier this autumn as part of the NEA Big Read, the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL) hosted two special book club discussions in October, and the MOJA Arts Festival presented the premiere of a new dance work, Origin, by Harambee Dance Company, exploring connections between West Africa and the American South. More discussion groups are planned alongside special events with the Black Ink Festival and the Avery Research Center. 

INVITED ARTISTS FOR THIS EXHIBITION ARE:
Fairoozan Abdullah
Oyindamola Adewale
Brittany Alston
Indira Bailey
Karole Turner Campbell
Lee Garrard
Karyn Healey
Tyeisha Jenkins
Okeeba Jubalo
Ben Kelly
Alia Kroos
Catherine Lamkin
Robert Maniscalco
Ervin McDaniel
Richa Pokhrel
Anne Sbrocchi
Cynthia Sims
Lauren Sloan
La Toya Thompson
Keith Tolen
Jalen Williams
Grace Womack

ABOUT THE AVERY RESEARCH CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
The Avery Research Center’s mission is to collect, preserve, and promote the unique history and culture of the African diaspora, with an emphasis on Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and beyond. As part of the College of Charleston’s Library system, the Avery Research Center’s archival collections, museum exhibitions, and public programming reflect these diverse populations as well as the wider African Diaspora.

Homegoing show art drop at City Gallery with Anne Quattlebaum.

Limbs Akimbo

Connected Here, There, and Everywhere

Art drop at Avery Research Center's Cox Gallery with Anne Quattlebaum and Courtney Hicks.

AVERY RESERCH CENTER
125 BULL ST, CHARLESTON
Cox Gallery hours-
M,W,F 10am to noon and 1:30pm to 3:3opm;
T, Th by appointment only.
CLOSED:  12/22 through 1/2

An open house will be held Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Wednesday, January 11, 2023 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Avery Reserach Center

CITY GALLERY         
34 PRIOLEAU STREET, CHARESLTON
Gallery hours -
Wednesday-Sunday from noon until 5pm. CLOSED: 12/23-27, 12/30-1/2