Preview of “There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art”
March 5, 2021 | 3:00pm; Zoom
Hear more about the origins of the exhibition, There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art. Hosted by the Office of Alumni Relations. Featuring Elizabeth S. Humphrey ’14, curator of the exhibition, in conversation with Ramiro Storni ’23.
September 25, 2021 | 3:30 p.m.| Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Curator’s Tour of There is a Woman in Every Color (more info…)
Join Elizabeth S. Humphrey ’14 , curator of the exhibition and PhD. Student, Art History, University of Delaware, for a tour of There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art, a new exhibition examining the representation of Black women in the United States over the past two centuries.
October 14 | 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. | Bowdoin College Museum of Art
October 15 | 12:00 noon | Bowdoin College Museum of Art
Music at the Museum with George Lopez (more info…)
Beckwith Artist-in-Residence George Lopez performs a program of music in the Bowdoin College Museum of Art associated with the exhibition There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art.
The same program will be presented at each concert.
October 21, 2021 | 7:00 p.m. | Beam Classroom
Film and Discussion: “Free, White, and 21” by Howardena Pindell (more info…)
Howardena Pindell’s 12-minute film details the racism she experienced living as a Black woman in the United States. Made in her New York apartment, she vacillates between telling different accounts as herself and reacting and responding to these accounts while dressed as a white woman. Judith Casselberry, Associate Professor, Africana Studies, Bowdoin College, will lead a discussion following the film.
Presented by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition, There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art.
November 3, 2021 | noon | Virtual Event
Discussion with the Black Lady Art Group (more info…)
The Black Lady Art Group was created at Bowdoin College as an artist collective focused on creating a safe space for producing and exploring artistic practices as Black women. Founders Amie Sillah ’20, Amani Hite ’20, and Destiny Kearney ’21, join in a discussion moderated by Elizabeth S. Humphrey ’14 to learn about their respective practices, the artist collective, and challenges facing Black women artists today.
Presented by the Bowdoin College Museum of Art in conjunction with the exhibition, There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art.